What is the difference between ccrn and pccn

May 14, Blog , Career Advice. Linda M. Progressive care is one of the fastest-growing nursing specialties, but remains one of the least understood. These patients are moderately stable with an elevated risk of instability and are found in settings such as step-down, intermediate care, progressive care, telemetry, and transitional care.

Progressive care refers more to the acuity and care needs of the patient population than to a specific location within the hospital. Many hospitalized patients require complex assessment and monitoring without the advanced therapies of intensive care.

This is a specialized patient population with specialized needs. An experienced progressive care nurse can intervene and prevent a patient from needing intensive care-level services. My experience in hospital settings and conversations with other nurses indicate that not everyone is familiar with that concept. To me, progressive care nursing means having enough knowledge of both critical care and acute care to be agile in our practices to accommodate what happens to patients in the middle.

When were the PCCN certifications established? Has 15 years experience. Jul 29, Day 1 CABG's and fresh lobectomies could qualify for critical care. Sign In Register Now! Search Search. Nurses Nursing. Register to Comment. I thought what you wrote when my friend said that to me. I think PCCN would be a more appropriate test for your area of expertise. Hi there, I'm just curious if the reverse of this is true.

Please shed some light for me thanks. Has 9 years experience. Sep 10, Sign In Register Now! Search Search. Specialties MICU. Register to Comment. Hi, this is double posted onto critical care nursing but I was hoping i might get more answers from cross posting Hi All! My boss told me this as she has both certifications A: PCCN certification is a credential granted by AACN Certification Corporation that validates your knowledge of nursing care of acutely ill adult patients to hospital administrators, peers, patients and, most importantly, to yourself.

PCCN certification promotes continuing excellence in progressive care nursing. How long is PCCN certification good for? Candidates may sit for the PCCN exam up to 4 times in a month period. A discounted retest fee is available to candidates who do not pass the exam and is available until the exam is passed.

A: PCCN certification is recognized for a 3-year period. Is Step Down considered critical care? Typically, these units are staffed at a higher nurse to patient ratio than general medical-surgical wards but not as high as ICUs.

Is PCU considered critical care?