ABTC CCTN case studies

The Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse (CCTN) credential is a nursing certification in transplantation administered by the American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC), an organization whose stated mission is to "set the standard that distinguishes transplant professionals through certification." ABTC reports accreditation by the NCCA and offers certification pathways across the transplant team, including organ procurement, financial coordination, and clinical transplant nursing, so the CCTN is intended for nurses whose practice centers on the care of transplant candidates, recipients, and donors rather than for general medical-surgical practice. Exam content is organized around four practice domains: clinical management of the transplant patient, pre-transplant evaluation and care, post-transplant care and complications, and professional practice, ethics, and education. The ABTC CCTN case studies are 5 cases and about 2,164 words.