Non-Acute Cardiovascular Nurses Board Certification Exam
Exam Summary:
This is the CVRN Level I Cardiovascular Nursing Board Certification Exam which was developed specifically for nurses working in non-acute care cardiology arenas such as telemetry and PCU, cath lab holding areas, emergency department chest pain centers, cardiac rehabilitation units, and office based private practice cardiac nurses.
Benefits of Cardiovascular Nursing
Certification
· Demonstrate
accountability to employers or potential employers
· Career
Advancement
· Potential
Income Incentive
Exam Preparation:
The ABCM provides a list of items to study for the Cardiovascular Nursing
Cardiology Board Certification Exam and makes reading recommendations of
approved reference texts.
The ABCM provides practice exams for the
Cardiovascular Nursing Cardiology Board Exam which can be found in our
Resource Center.
Exam Results:
After your Exam is completed, the ABCM will process your score and send results
to you within three weeks, along with a list of those diagnoses you had trouble
with in the exam. This valuable feedback
provides our Exam clients with the information they need to further their study
in cardiovascular nursing.
Sample Questions 1:
Which of the following factors represent major risks for the development of
coronary artery disease?
(Answer found at the bottom of this page.)
a. hypertension
b. HDL <35
c. diabetes mellitus
d. all of the above
Sample Questions 2:
Hyperkalemia is characterized on the ECG by the presence
of: (Answer found at the bottom of this
page.)
a.
reversal of the ST slope
b.
prolonged QT interval
c.
peaked T waves in most leads
d.
prolonged ST segment
Exam Locations:
The CVRN Level I Board Certification Exams are now available in your home city
or town by proctor. Travel has become cost prohibitive for many and time
off is often difficult for many. We are therefore making every effort to
ensure this vital Board Certification Exam is easily available.
CVRN Review Workshops Available:
If you are interested in hosting a CVRN Level I or II Workshop, we recommend you
contact the Marriott Heart Foundation, Home of the American College of
Cardiovascular Nurses, who will help you plan any level of Cardiovascular
Nursing course and we will work with them to bring the Exams to your doorstep.
To start the process call:
(813)394-4968 or email: info@cvncertify.org
Why Become CVRN Board Certified:
Most importantly is that Cardiac Nurses need to demonstrate professional
accountability in their everyday practice which includes the diagnosis and
management of cardiac patients.
And in this day of high litigation, employment shifting, and Joint Commission
accountability, these Exams are a perfect way to assess the overall competency
of Cardiac Nurses working in Cardiology.
Prove to yourself and your colleagues that you have achieved competency
in Cardiology by taking one of the ABCM's CVRN Exams.
The ABCM has the only 100% cardiology focused exam in the marketplace
today.
And last, but not least is the fact that the ANCC approves the CVRN Board
Certification Exams for Magnet Status,
should this be a goal your hospital is seeking or to renew your status.
Before selecting the best Cardiac Exam for you or your staff, click here
to SEE EXAM MATRIX FOR ALL CARDIAC EXAMS AVAILABLE in the US.
Cardiovascular Nursing Level I Awards Certificate:
The ABCM issues CVRN Level I Awards Certificates to those achieving a 70% or
higher score on the Exams. These
frameable Awards Certificates are good for a three-year renewable period with
proof of 50 continuing education hours in cardiovascular nursing every three
years, and by paying the renewal fee of $75 USD.
History and the Need:
Our Founders, Dr. Henry J. L. Marriott and Jonni Cooper, with the assistance of
a team of Nursing Professionals, developed standards of practice for
Cardiovascular Nursing in 1998.
From these standards, they developed the Nation’s first and only 100% Cardiac
Exam for Nurses on several levels, as the job delineation role models are
different for various areas within Cardiac Nursing Practice.
This Level I Cardiac Exam was particularly developed with the Telemetry
Cardiac Nurse and the Emergency Cardiac Nurse in mind.
Prior to these developments, there was no national standard with which to
measure the competency of a Cardiac Nurse at any level.
Nurses are given a tremendous responsibility for bedside diagnosis and
management as part of the Cardiology team and report their findings to
physicians. It is essential
therefore, that this group of Cardiac Nurses be proficient in the Basics of
Cardiology. This exam should set
any employer at ease and help guide them with future program development for
their Cardiac Nurses.
Current Cardiology Board Exams Available to Cardiac Nurses
1. CVRN Level I for Telemetry and
Emergency Nurses
2. CVRN Level II for CCU/CVICU/Cath
Lab Nurses
3. CVRN Level III for Cath Lab
Nurses (Inquire about endorsement).
4. CVNP Level IV for Advanced Nurse
Practitioners
Several hundred Nurses and Nurse Practitioners on an International scale have
demonstrated their proficiency by passing one or more of these Board
Certification Exams.
Answer to Sample Question 2:
c.
Peaked T waves in most leads.