CCRNCourse.com operates under the umbrella of Health Care Training Academy, Inc. (HCTA)—a nationally recognized educational organization providing high-impact clinical training for nurses and healthcare teams across the United States and internationally.
HCTA manages all registration, course access, learning management systems, textbooks, customer support, group coordination, and administrative services for every CCRN®, CEN®, CSC®, CMC®, PCCN®, and pediatric emergency course for school nursing taught by our educators.
Each program is intentionally designed for exam success, safe practice, and confident performance in high-acuity settings.
HCTA is not a small training agency. We deliver over 100 different programs supporting the full spectrum of healthcare environments:
- Pediatric and School-Nursing Emergency Preparedness Programs
- Emergency nursing & trauma courses (CEN®, TNCC-aligned content, trauma intensives)
- Adult CCRN®, PCCN®, CSC®, CMC®, CEN®, CFRN®, TCRN® certification review
- IV therapy training & skills refreshers
- Cardiothoracic surgery & critical care workshops
- Flight/transport nursing courses (CFRN, critical care transport prep)
- Legal & documentation risk-management seminars
- Informatics, human factors, and clinical decision-making training
- Hospital onboarding and specialty-unit readiness programs
- Customized education for school districts, EMS systems, and rural hospitals
- And more than 200 live and virtual sessions each year
About Your Instructor
Real ICU Practice. Real Exam Insight. Real Results.
Lee Taylor-Vaughan, PhD, JD, MSN, APN, AG-ACNP, CCRN-CSC-CMC, PCCN, CEN, CFRN, LNC (he/him). Originally from South Yorkshire, England, Lee is a nationally recognized critical care educator, acute care nurse practitioner, and interdisciplinary clinician whose career spans nearly three decades across emergency care, trauma, cardiothoracic surgery, prehospital medicine, flight nursing, and systems-level healthcare design.
Since 1995, Lee has trained, mentored, and taught more than 100,000 nurses through live seminars, online reviews, and remote courses, developing a reputation for sharp clinical reasoning, high-energy teaching, and an uncanny ability to translate complex ICU physiology into practical, exam-ready clarity.
He is one of the very few clinicians in the country who continues to practice in a cardiothoracic surgery ICU actively and regularly retakes specialty certification exams—including CCRN®, PCCN®, CSC®, CMC®, CEN®, and CFRN®—ensuring every review course he teaches reflects the most current versions of the exam and actual frontline practice.
A Career Built Across the Highest-Acuity Environments
Lee began his clinical career in the emergency department in 1995, where he discovered the intensity and pace that would shape the rest of his professional life. He went on to earn his EMT certification in 1997, completed paramedic training in 2000, and later advanced to registered nursing (2005) and acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) (2007). His clinical path includes many areas of high-intensity medicine, such as critical care transport, trauma and resuscitation, managing patients undergoing open-heart surgery before and after surgery, emergency nursing, and advanced practice in complex ICU settings.
What sets Lee apart is the foundation he built even before entering healthcare. He originally trained and worked in information systems as a programmer, systems engineer, and database administrator—skills that now shape his approach to clinical reasoning, exam preparation, documentation science, and healthcare technology. His dual fluency in bedside critical care and systems-level design gives him a rare perspective: one foot in the realities of patient care and one foot in the architecture of the systems clinicians rely on every day.
This blended background—emergency roots, ICU depth, flight and trauma experience, advanced practice expertise, and a technical backbone—forms the backbone of his teaching. It is why his review courses feel practical, structured, and clinically sharp, and why thousands of nurses rely on his methods to prepare for CCRN®, PCCN®, CSC®, CMC®, CEN®, CFRN®, and other high-stakes examinations.
His clinical path includes:
- Emergency Nursing & Trauma
- Critical Care/ICU
- Cardiothoracic Surgery & Heart/Lung Transplant
- Advanced Hemodynamics & Devices
- Prehospital Emergency Medicine
- Air & Ground Critical Care Transport
- School Nursing & Pediatric Emergencies
- Legal Nurse Consulting & Documentation Science
- Health Informatics & Systems Design
This breadth gives him a rare 360-degree view of patient care—from prehospital decision-making to ICU resuscitation to surgical recovery to system-level workflow.
Academic & Professional Credentials That Support the Teaching
Lee holds a:
- Ph.D. in Nursing (Data & Systems Science)—University of Arizona
- Dissertation: Spatial Awareness Integrated EHR Design and the Impact on Nurse Usability, Efficiency, and Cognitive Load
- Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD)—Concord Law School
- Master of Science in Nursing (Acute Care NP)—Rutgers University
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Rutgers University
- Associates in Applied Science (Paramedic)—Essex County College
He is nationally certified in every major area he teaches:
- CCRN® (Adult)
- CSC® (Cardiac Surgery Certification)
- CMC® (Cardiac Medicine Certification)
- PCCN® (Progressive Care Certification)
- CEN® (Emergency Nursing Certification)
- CFRN® (Certified Flight Registered Nurse)
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation)
- LNC (Legal Nurse Consultant)
Lee has also co-authored the well-known Critical Care Examination Review and Emergency Nursing Examination Review with Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio, PhD, RN—books that have become staples for nurses seeking advanced certification.
Nationally Recognized Educator & Multidisciplinary Leader
Through the Health Care Training Academy (HCTA), Lee teaches:
- CCRN® Review
- PCCN® Review
- CSC® & CMC® Cardiac Surgery/Cardiac Medicine Reviews
- CEN® & CFRN® Emergency/Flight Nursing Reviews
- IV therapy courses
- School nurse pediatric emergency courses
- Trauma & critical care workshops
- Legal & documentation seminars
- Informatics & clinical workflow programs
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)
- ACLS, BLS, and PALS.
His courses are delivered to:
- Major hospital systems
- Trauma networks
- EMS agencies
- School districts
- Universities
- State nurses’ associations
- Individual nurses across the U.S. and internationally
Teaching Philosophy: Clarity, Clinical Logic, and Zero-Fluff Learning
Lee’s style blends:
- Real ICU and ED experience
- Exam-level pattern recognition
- Patient-centered problem solving
- Humor, storytelling, and high-energy pacing
- Cognitive load–aware teaching strategies
- A relentless focus on how clinicians actually think under pressure
Every concept is broken down into
- What the exam wants
- How it appears in real patients
- How to reason your way to the correct answer quickly
His academic work in usability, cognitive load, and electronic health record design uniquely shapes how he builds review content—maximizing “mental bandwidth” by teaching with clean structure, efficient visuals, and systematic logic.
An Educator Who Stays in the Arena
Lee practices every week, teaches every month, and renews every certification cycle.
He doesn’t teach material from memory—he teaches ICU and emergency care as it exists today, with the real patterns, drips, rhythms, and emergencies nurses face at the bedside. Lee’s unique approach connects this knowledge to how it is tested on major exams! The result? A review course that feels relevant, energetic, and practical—not recycled or outdated.
Above All, His Mission Is Simple
To help nurses:
- Think clearly
- Practice safely
- Trust their clinical judgment
- Pass advanced specialty exams with confidence
- Grow into the clinicians they aspire to be
Whether you’re preparing for CCRN, PCCN, CSC, CMC, CEN, CFRN, or simply sharpening your ICU/ED practice, Lee brings the depth of a clinician, the clarity of an educator, the systems mindset of an informaticist, and the precision of someone who actually takes these exams himself.
Team & Group Discounts for CCRN® and Critical Care Review
Train your ICU, progressive care, ED, transport, or school nursing team together—save significantly on tuition and boost your unit’s expertise, morale, and exam success.
Ideal for groups of more than 10 nurses, hospitals, and professional associations.
Why Teams Win with Group Enrollment
Group CCRN® / PCCN® / CSC® / CMC® / CEN® / CFRN® enrollment doesn’t just save money—it changes the learning culture in your organization. When nurses prepare together, you get:
- Higher Pass Rates: Courses taught by Lee Taylor-Vaughan have a proven pass rate of around 97% for engaged participants.
- Shared Language & Standards: Everyone reviews the same content, frameworks, and clinical judgment patterns—perfect for aligning unit practice.
- Stronger Morale & Team Identity: Studying together turns certification from an individual burden into a shared team goal.
- Peer Accountability: Scheduled sessions, shared check-ins, and informal “study pods” keep people on track.
- Better Bedside Outcomes: Exam content overlaps directly with real-world ICU/ED care—patients benefit when a whole team levels up at once.
- Budget-Friendly Professional Development: Group pricing gives educators and managers predictable, defensible education costs.
Whether you’re building a CCRN® culture in your ICU or supporting an association-wide certification push, group enrollment gives you both economic and clinical return on investment.
Who Can Access Group Discounts?
If you have a group of 10 or more nurses, you probably qualify for group pricing. Discounts are ideal for:
- ICU & Progressive Care Teams
- Hospitals & Health Systems
- Professional Associations & Nurse Groups
- Flight, Transport & Trauma Teams
- School Districts & Pediatric Programs
If you’re uncertain whether your team qualifies, submit a quick quote or email us (see below for contact information). If you have a cluster of nurses learning together, we’ll work to classify you as a group.
What Do Group Packages Include?
Group packages can be tailored to your organization, but most include:
- Discounted per-learner pricing for groups of 10+ nurses, with deeper discounts as volume increases.
- Full access to the Adult CCRN® Course (and other selected review courses as applicable).
- Flexible access windows so teams can stagger participation around shift schedules.
- Blueprint-aligned, on-demand modules for CCRN®, PCCN®, CSC®, CMC®, CEN®, CFRN®, and more.
- Continuing education (CNE) contact hours for eligible courses, accepted nationwide.
- Optional question banks & study guides will deepen practice and support structured unit study plans.
- Support for managers & educators coordinating certification initiatives and onboarding programs.
Many hospitals integrate group access into their clinical ladder, residency programs, fellowship tracks, or Magnet initiatives, using the course as a shared foundation for advanced practice.
Budget-Friendly, High-Impact Professional Development
Group pricing allows education departments and nursing leadership to stretch their budgets without sacrificing quality. Rather than sending one nurse at a time through scattered courses, you can:
- Lock in significant savings versus individual retail pricing (larger groups receive deeper discounts).
- Improve retention and engagement by investing visibly in your nurses’ growth and certification goals.
- Support succession planning by preparing emerging leaders, preceptors, and charge nurses with advanced certification.
- Boost unit reputation & recruitment—high certification rates are attractive to new hires and align with Magnet and quality initiatives.
- Align education with real outcomes: a strong pass rate (~97% for engaged learners) means your investment translates into actual credentials, not just attempts.
In short, group enrollment gives you better pricing, stronger teams, and measurable outcomes at the bedside and on paper.
How to Request a Group Quote
The fastest way to get accurate pricing for your team is to submit a brief online quote request. You can tell us how many learners you have, which certifications you’re targeting, and your ideal start window. Our team will follow up with options, pricing, and next steps.
Request a Group Quote Online Email: groups@ccrncourse.com
For complex systems, multi-site health networks, or associations planning recurring cohorts, we can also discuss multi-year or tiered agreements.
When a unit studies together, certification stops being “one more thing nurses have to do” and becomes part of the identity and pride of the team. Group discounts simply make it easier to say yes.