CSC Exam Prep Pack | 6-Page PDF | 2026–27 Edition

Cardiac Surgery Certification: scope, six-week plan, and recall sets — an independent preparation guide for the CSC.

Built around the first forty-eight postoperative hours, because that is where the exam lives. A six-week schedule you can actually keep while working, plus 27 fold-and-recall prompts covering bypass physiology through discharge.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by AACN. An independent study aid.

Part of Cardiac Nurse Playbooks. Instant PDF download, yours to keep.

Educational reference material for licensed clinicians and students. Not medical advice and not a substitute for your facility's policies. Where this guide and your unit policy disagree, your unit policy wins.