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What’s on the Exam?
How to Register
Exam Scores
Retaking the Exam
Online CRRN Prep Course
FAQs
Exam Eligibility
Before you can register to take the CRRN exam, you’ll have to meet both of these requirements:
- You need a current and unrestricted RN license
- You need to have at least 2 years of professional RN practice in rehabilitation nursing, or one year of practice with a year of advanced nursing studies
If you meet these requirements, you’re set to begin the registration process!
What’s on the Exam?
First, let’s talk about the questions on the exam. There are 175 multiple-choice questions total, but only 150 of the questions will count toward your score. Why is that?
The 25 unscored questions on the exam are called “pretest” questions. These are added to the exam to determine if they’re good enough questions to add to future versions of the test.
The trick is that you won’t have any way of knowing which questions are scored and which ones are pretest. They will appear just like the scored questions throughout the test.
The time limit for the exam is 3 hours. There aren’t any scheduled breaks, but you’re free to take restroom breaks as needed.
Let’s take a closer look at the different sections of the CRRN exam.
1. NURSING MODELS AND THEORIES
8% of the exam
- Nursing models and theories that act as a framework for rehabilitation nursing
- Incorporating relevant research, theories, and models into patient-centered rehab care
2. FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS
53% of the exam
- Optimizing the preservation and restoration of patient health and holistic well-being
- Optimal psychosocial patterns and coping and stress management skills
- Optimizing the patient’s functional ability
- Management of the patient’s neurological condition
- Optimizing the patient’s ability to effectively communicate
- Optimal nutrition and hydration
- Optimal elimination patterns
- Optimal sleep and rest patterns
3. THE FUNCTION OF THE REHAB TEAM AND TRANSITIONS OF CARE
12% of the exam
- Collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
- Promotion of the patient’s community reintegration or transition to the next care level
4. LEGISLATIVE, ECONOMIC, ETHICAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES
27% of the exam
- Integration of legislation and regulations in care management
- Delivering cost-effective patient-centered care
- Ethical considerationsLegal obligations
- Providing a safe environment of care for patients
- Integration of quality improvement processes
How to Register
Once you’ve ensured that you meet all of the eligibility requirements, you can register for the exam.
To get started, you’ll need to submit an application on ARN’s website. The application will ask you for your contact information and any documentation to prove your eligibility (among other things).
When you submit the application, you’ll also need to submit the testing fee, which is $460. If you’re an ARN member, you will only have to pay $300.
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Exam Scores
The CRRN test is scored using two methods: the Angoff method and scaled scoring.
Here’s how they work:
A group of subject-matter experts take an educated guess at the percentage of candidates who would correctly answer each question on the test. These estimates are then averaged to set a cut-off score, which test-takers must meet or exceed to pass. This method aims to ensure the pass threshold reflects the level of knowledge or skill that is deemed minimally acceptable for a particular profession or field.
Scaled Scoring
For every question you answer correctly, you get one point added to your raw score. At the end of the test, your final raw score will be converted to a scaled score. You’ll need a score of at least 500 to pass the exam.
The reason your raw score is converted to a scaled score is because everyone who takes the exam is given a slightly different set of questions. Since everyone has a different arrangement of questions, and because some questions are harder than others, converting your raw score to a scaled score ensures a more even playing field.
Retaking the Exam
If you didn’t get a passing score on your first try, that’s okay! You can retake the test during the next available testing period.
There is no limit to how many times you can take the exam, but keep in mind that you will have to pay the full testing fee every time.
Online CRRN Prep Course
If you want to be fully prepared, Mometrix offers an online CRRN prep course. The course is designed to provide you with any and every resource you might want while studying. The CRRN course includes:
- Review Lessons Covering Every Topic
- 700 CRRN Practice Questions
- More than 650 Digital Flashcards
- Over 60 Instructional Videos
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FAQs
How many questions are on the CRRN exam?
The exam contains 175 questions.
What is the time limit for the CRRN exam?
The exam is timed at 3 hours.
How difficult is the CRRN exam?
The exam is considered to be moderately difficult.
What is the passing score for the CRRN exam?
You’ll need to get a final scaled score of at least 500 to pass.
How much does the CRRN exam cost?
The exam fee is $460 ($300 for ARN members).
