AACN Certification Corporation · PCCN Test Plan effective for examinations taken on and after February 6, 2024, verified in AACN's current July 2026 PCCN Exam Handbook—Direct Care Eligibility Pathway on October 11, 2026. Adult progressive care nursing. The workbook label matches the official examination name; the assigned slug is preserved.

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)—Direct Care Eligibility Pathway
• PCCN Exam Handbook—Direct Care Eligibility Pathway, July 2026
• Get With The Guidelines—CAD Rural Recognition
• 2025 Adult Tachyarrhythmia With a Pulse Algorithm
• 2025 Adult Bradycardia With a Pulse Algorithm
• 2025 AHA Guidelines, Part 9: Adult Advanced Life Support
• Official ERS/ATS Clinical Practice Guidelines: Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure
• 2025 AHA Guidelines, Part 10: Adult and Pediatric Special Circumstances of Resuscitation
• BTS Pleural Disease Guideline and Clinical Statement on Pleural Procedures, July 2023
• Hyperglycaemic Crises in Adults With Diabetes: A Consensus Report, 2024
• ASH Diagnosis and Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Pocket Guide
• American Stroke Association: Disfagia después de un ataque cerebral
• C. diff: Facts for Clinicians, Reviewed April 13, 2026
• KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury, 2012
• KDIGO Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Kidney Disease Guideline Update
• Surviving Sepsis Campaign Adult Guidelines, 2026
• CDC CAUTI Prevention: Summary of Recommendations
• AAOS OrthoInfo: Compartment Syndrome
• Project BETA: Verbal De-escalation of the Agitated Patient
• The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care
• AHRQ: Use the Teach-Back Method, Tool 5
• TeamSTEPPS Pocket Guide, Revised May 2023