Board Review & Certification Resources

BoardVitals is an online exam review tool that gives you access to more than 450 Critical Care Nursing (CCN) board review practice questions with detailed explanations for correct and incorrect responses. The Board Vitals' CCN question bank follows the exam content for the AACN Adult CCN Exam. Follow these instructions to set-up your account and start reviewing!

Begin by setting up a personal account:

1. Go to BoardVitals New User Registration
2. Use your HFHS email to create your account! This will give you access to the question banks we have purchased.
3. You will be sent a confirmation email. You must click on the confirmation link in the email to complete your registration. If you have used BoardVitals in the past, you may need to clear your browser cache in order to update the question banks that are available to you. 

Accessing Question Banks After Completing Registration:

1. Login to BoardVitals https://www.boardvitals.com/users/sign_in#
2. From the BoardVitals homepage, DO NOT fill in the "occupation" and "Exam" dropdowns to locate the Question Banks. Instead, click on "My Dashboard" in the top right corner.

3. From your Dashboard, choose the desired Question Bank from the dropdown in the dark blue toolbar at the top of the page. 

Using the Critical Care Nursing Question Bank

1. When you login, go to your Dashboard following the instructions outlined above. 
2. Choose the Critical Care Nursing Question Bank from the dropdown in the top toolbar. 
3. From the CCN Dashboard, create a Custom Quiz or take a Quick Start Quiz. Additional information on how to create Quizzes within a Question Bank can be found here: https://info.boardvitals.com/knowledge/how-do-i-use-boardvitals-2  and https://info.boardvitals.com/knowledge/getting-started-with-boardvitals

CCRN certification is for nurses who provide direct care to acute/critically ill adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients. The AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses) Certification Corporation grants CCRN certification. The AACN website has detailed information about the exam process for first time applicants and renewals.