Exam Blueprint Overview

• Clinical Judgment (80 percent): High-acuity cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, hematology, GI, renal, integumentary, neurologic, multisystem and psychosocial management for critically ill adults.
• Cardiovascular: ACS, cardiogenic shock, HF, dysrhythmias, hemodynamics, valve disease, tamponade, aortic syndromes and post–cardiac surgery complications.
• Respiratory: Ventilator modes, ARDS strategies, acute respiratory failure, COPD/asthma, pneumonia/VAP, PE, pleural emergencies and ABG interpretation.
• Endocrine/Heme/GI/Renal/Integumentary: DKA, HHS, thyroid/adrenal crisis, DIC, HIT, GI bleed, pancreatitis, hepatic failure, AKI, CRRT, electrolyte crises and burns.
• Neurologic & Multisystem: Stroke, TBI, seizures, delirium, sepsis, septic shock, SIRS/MODS, trauma, hypothermia and toxicologic emergencies.
• Professional Caring & Ethical Practice (20 percent): Ethics, advocacy, diversity, collaboration, communication, leadership, EBP and systems thinking in the ICU.