AACN Certification Corporation · July 2026 PCCN Exam Handbook — Knowledge Professional Eligibility Pathway; PCCN Test Plan effective for examinations taken on and after February 6, 2024. Verified against current issuer materials on October 11, 2026. The workbook's PCCN-K designation maps to PCCN through the Knowledge Professional eligibility pathway: AACN states that PCCN-K changed to PCCN effective November 14, 2023. The assigned slug is preserved; PCCN-K is not presented as a separate current examination.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• PCCN (Adult) – Knowledge Professional Eligibility Pathway
• PCCN Exam Handbook — Knowledge Professional, July 2026
• CCRN-E, CCRN-K and PCCN-K Transition Announcement
• Frequently Asked Questions: PCCN Certification (Knowledge Professional Pathway)
• Highlights of the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC
• Heart Failure Signs and Symptoms
• Physical Changes to Report for Heart Failure
• ACC, AHA Issue New Acute Coronary Syndromes Guideline
• Official ERS/ATS Clinical Practice Guidelines: Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure
• Low Blood Glucose (Hypoglycemia)
• Diagnosis & Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia — ASH Educational Slide Set
• SCCM PADIS Guidelines
• Clinical Guidance for C. diff Infection Prevention in Acute Care Facilities
• KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury, 2012
• Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Kidney Disease — KDIGO
• Compartment Syndrome — AAOS OrthoInfo
• Adult Inpatient Brief Suicide Safety Assessment Guide
• Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Adult Guidelines, 2026
• CDC CAUTI Guideline — Summary of Recommendations
• Informed Consent — AMA Code of Medical Ethics
• Tool: Teach-Back — AHRQ