Nursing Certification Boards By Specialty

Certification in a nursing specialty demonstrates a commitment to advancing one’s knowledge and skillset. If you are working toward becoming certified, Lippincott NursingCenter supports you in this endeavor and recognizes your hard work. If you are thinking about becoming certified, we encourage you to explore the benefits of a nursing certification and to consider the importance of improving patient outcomes while pursuing your own professional goals.

Use the contact information below to begin the certification process. Be sure to explore our Focus On: Specialty Certification for additional resources. Also, On NursingCenter’s CEConnection, you can find continuing education activities to meet your certification requirements. With our CE lists organized by nursing specialty, you’ll quickly find the right CE activity just for you.

Organization & Contact Information	Certifications
Addictions Nursing Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (800) 463-0786 Fax: (201) 217-9785	CARN – Certified Addictions Registered Nurse CARN-AP – Certified Addictions Registered Nurse-Advanced Practice
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (512) 637-0500 Toll free: (855) 822-6727 Fax: (512) 637-0540	ENP — Emergency Nurse Practitioner FNP — Family Nurse Practitioner A-GNP — Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner PMHPN — Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Certification Corporation Contact: https://www.aacn.org/about-aacn/contact-us Phone: (800) 809-2273	Specialty Certifications CCRN — Acute/Critical Care Nursing (Adult, Pediatric & Neonatal) CCRN — Acute/Critical Care Knowledge Professional (Adult, Pediatric & Neonatal) CCRN — TeleICU Acute/Critical Care Nursing (Adult) PCCN — Progressive Care Nursing (Adult) PCCN — Progressive Care Knowledge Professional (Adult) Subspecialty Certifications CMC — Cardiac Medicine (Adult) CSC — Cardiac Surgery (Adult) Advanced Practice Certifications ACNPC-AG — Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult-Gerontology) ACCNS-AG — Clinical Nurse Specialist; Wellness through Acute Care (Adult-Gerontology) ACCNS-P — Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wellness through Acute Care (Pediatric) ACCNS-N — Clinical Nurse Specialist; Wellness through Acute Care (Neonatal) ACNPC — Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult) (renewal only) CCNS — Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (Adult, Pediatric & Neonatal) (renewal only)
American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Email: [email protected] Phone: 1-888-45-AAHFN (1-888-452-2436) Fax: (856) 439-0525	CHFN — Certified Heart Failure Nurse (Clinical) CHFN — Certified Heart Failure Nurse (Non-Clinical)
American Association of Moderate Sedation Nurses Email: [email protected] Phone: (865) 230-9995 Fax: (865) 269-4613	CSRN — Certified Sedation Registered Nurse
American Association of Post-Acute Care Nurses Contact: https://www.aapacn.org/membership/contact-aapacn/ Phone: (800) 768-1880	DNS-CT — Director of Nursing Services - Certified QCP — Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Certified Professional RAC-CT — Resident Assessment Coordinator-Certified RAC-CTA — Resident Assessment Coordinator-Certified Advanced
American Board for Occupational Health Nurses , Inc. Email: [email protected] Phone: (630) 789-5799 or (888) 842-2646 Fax: (630) 789-8901	COHN – Certified Occupational Health Nurse COHN-S – Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist Specialty Credential CM – Occupational Health Nursing Case Management
American Board of Cardiovascular Medical Accreditation, Inc. Phone: (813) 812-7222 Email: [email protected]	CVRN-BC - Cardiovascular Nursing Level I CVRN-BC - Cardiovascular NursingLevel II CVNP-BC - Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner
American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses, Inc. Email: [email protected]	CGRN — Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse
American Board of Managed Care Nursing Contact: www.namcp.org/secure/abmcn/contact%20us.htm Phone: (804) 527-1905 Fax: (804) 747-5316	CMCN — Certified Managed Care Nurse CMCP — Certificate Managed Care Professional
American Board of Neuroscience Nursing Email: [email protected] Phone: (888) 557-2266 or (847) 375-4733 Fax: (847) 375-6430	CNRN — Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse SCRN — Stroke Certified Registered Nurse
American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc. Email: [email protected] Phone: (347) 708-7975	CAPA — Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse CPAN — Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse
American Correctional Association Email: [email protected] Phone: (703) 224-0000 Fax: (703) 224-0010	CCN — Certified Corrections Nurse CCN/M — Certified Corrections Nurse/Manager CHSA — Certified Health Service Administrator CBHC — Correctional Behavioral Health Certification
American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation Email: [email protected] Phone: (785) 267-0943	HN-BC — Holistic Nurse Board Certified HNB-BC – Holistic Nurse Baccalaureate Board Certified AHN-BC – Advanced Holistic Nurse Board Certified APHN-BC – Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse Board Certified NC-BC – Nurse Coach Board Certified HWNC-BC – Health and Wellness Nurse Coach Board Certified
American Hospital Association Email: [email protected] Phone: (312) 422-3702	CPHRM – Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management
American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (312) 321-5177	LNCC — Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
American Midwifery Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (410) 694-9424 Fax: (410) 290-0121	CM — Certified Midwife CNM — Certified Nurse Midwife
American Nurses Credentialing Center Email: [email protected] Phone: (800) 284-2378	Nurse Practitioner Certifications FNP-BC – Family Nurse Practitioner PMHNP-BC – Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) AGACNP-BC – Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner AGPCNP-BC – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification AGCNS-BC – Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Certifications AMB-BC – Ambulatory Care Nursing CV-BC – Cardiac Vascular Nursing GERO-BC – Gerontological Nursing NI-BC – Informatics Nursing MEDSURG-BC – Medical-Surgical Nursing NE-BC – Nurse Executive NEA-BC – Nurse Executive, Advanced CMGT-BC – Nursing Case Management NPD-BC – Nursing Professional Development PMGT-BC – Pain Management Nursing PED-BC – Pediatric Nursing PMH-BC – Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Interprofessional Certification NHDP-BC – National Healthcare Disaster Professional
American Organization for Nursing Leadership Contact: https://www.aonl.org/form/contact-us-aonl	CENP – Certified in Executive Nursing Practice CNML – Certified Nurse Manager and Leader
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals Contact: https://acrpnet.org/contact-2/support-form/ Phone: (703) 254-8100	ACRP-CP — Association of Clinical Research Professionals-Certified Professional ACRP-MDP — Association of Clinical Research Professionals-Medical Device Professional ACRP-PM — Association of Clinical Research Professionals-Project Manager CCRC — Certified Clinical Research Coordinator CCRA — Certified Clinical Research Associate CPI — Certified Principal Investigator
Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists Contact: https://www.adces.org/about-us#contactus Phone: (800) 338-3633	BC-ADM — Board Certified-Advanced Diabetes Management CDCES — Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist
Baromedical Nurses Association Certifying Board & National Board of Diving & Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT) Email: [email protected]	CHRN — Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse ACHRN — Advanced Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse CHRNC — Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse Clinician
Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing Email: [email protected] Phone: (877) 302-BCEN	CEN — Certified Emergency Nurse CFRN — Certified Flight Registered Nurse CPEN — Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse CTRN — Certified Transport Registered Nurse TCRN — Trauma Certified Registered Nurse CBRN — Certified Burn Registered Nurse
Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education Contact: https://www.cbdce.org/contact Phone: (847) 228-9795 Fax: (847) 228-8469	CDCES — Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Email: [email protected] Phone: (202) 454-2625	a-IPC — Associate–Infection Prevention and Control CIC — Certified in Infection Control LTC-CIP — Long-Term Care Certification in Infection Prevention
Certification Board for Urologic Nurses and Associates Phone: (856) 256-2351 Email: [email protected]	CUNP — Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner CURN — Certified Urologic Registered Nurse CUA — Certified Urologic Associate
Commission on Nurse Certification Email: [email protected] Phone: (202) 463-6930	CNL – Clinical Nurse Leader
Competency & Credentialing Institute Email: [email protected] Phone: (888) 257-2667 Fax: (303) 695-8464	CFPN — Certified Foundation Perioperative Nurse CNAMB — Certified Ambulatory Surgery Nurse CNOR — Certified Perioperative Nurse CNS-CP — Clinical Nurse Specialist Perioperative CSSM — Certified Surgical Services Manager NPDA-BC — Nursing Professional Development Advanced-Board Certified
Dermatology Nursing Certification Board Email: dn [email protected] Phone: (800) 454-4362 Fax: (910) 246-2361	DNC — Dermatology Nurse Certified DCNP — Dermatology Certified Nurse Practitioner
Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association Contact: https://ddna.org/connect/ Phone: (800) 888-6733 Fax: (844) 336-2329	RN, CDDN — Certified Developmental Disabilities Nurse LPN, DCC — Licensed Practical Nurse Developmental Disabilities Certified LVN, DDC — LIcensed Vocational Nurse Developmental Disabilities Certified
Forensic Nursing Certification Board Email: [email protected]	GFN-C — Generalist Forensic Nurse-Certified AFN-C — Advanced Forensic Nurse-Certified Micro-Certification IVSE-C — Interpersonal Violence Strangulation Evaluation-Certified
Gerontology Nursing Certification Commission Email: [email protected] Phone: (866) 355-1392	GS-C — APRN Gerontological Specialist-Certified
HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (800) 260-6780 Fax: (330) 670-0109	ACLPN — HIV/AIDS Certified Licensed Practical Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse ACRN — HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse AACRN — Advanced HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse
Hospice & Palliative Credentialing Center Email: [email protected] Phone: (412) 787-9301	CHPN — Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse ACHPN — Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse CHPPN — Certified Hospice and Palliative Pediatric Nurse CHPNA — Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant CHPLN — Certified Hospice and Palliative Licensed Nurse CPLC — Certified in Perinatal Loss Care (maintained through recertification) CHPCA — Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Administrator (maintained through recertification)
Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation Email: i [email protected] Phone: (781) 440-9408 Fax: (781) 440-9409	CRNI — Certified Registered Nurse Infusion
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Email: [email protected] Phone: (617) 301-4800	CPPS — Certified Professional in Patient Safety
International Association of Forensic Nurses Contact: https://www.forensicnurses.org/contact-us/ Phone: (410) 626-7805 Fax: (410) 626-7804	SANE-A — Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Adult/Adolescent SANE-P — Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Pediatric/Adolescent
Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (866) 877-2676	CMSRN — Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
National Association for Healthcare Quality Email: [email protected] Phone: (847) 375-4720	CPHQ — Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
National Association for Home Care & Hospice Contact: https://nahc.org/contact/ Phone: (202) 547-7424 Fax: (202) 547-3540	NAHC Private Duty Home Care Certification CHCE — Certified Home Care & Hospice Executive
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service, Inc. Email: [email protected] Phone: (703) 933-1003	LPN, NCP or LVN, NCP — NAPNES Certified in Pharmacology LPN, CLTC or LVN, CLTC — NAPNES Certified in Long-Term Care LPN, IVT or LVN, IVT — NAPNES Certified in I.V. Therapy
National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care Email: [email protected] Phone: 513-791-3628	AS-BC — Antibiotic Stewardship-Board Certified IP-BC — Infection Prevention-Board Certified CALN — Assisted Living Nurse Certificate CDONA — Certified Director of Nursing GDCN — Geriatric Diabetic Certified Nurse GDCP — Geriatric Diabetic Certified Professional CLPN — Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Certification QAPI-BC — Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
National Board for Certification of School Nurses Email: [email protected] Phone: (833) 276-0986 Fax: (856) 439-0525	NCSN — Nationally Certified School Nurse
National Board for Respiratory Care Email: [email protected] Phone: (913) 895-4900 Fax: (913) 712-9283	AE-C — Asthma Educator Specialist
National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists Email: [email protected] Phone: (855) 285-7762 Fax: (708) 669-7636	CRNA — Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
National Certification Corporation Contact: https://www.nccwebsite.org/home/contactus Phone: (312) 951-0207	Core Certification RNC-OB — Inpatient Obstetric Nursing RNC-MNN — Maternal Newborn Nursing RNC-LRN — Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing RNC-NIC — Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing RNC-IAP — Inpatient Antepartum Nursing Nurse Practitioner Certification NNP-BC – Neonatal Nurse Practitioner WHNP-BC – Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Subspecialties C-EFM – Electronic Fetal Monitoring C-NPT – Neonatal Pediatric Transport C-ONQS – Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety C-ELBW – Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate C-NNIC – Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care
National Certifying Board for Ophthalmic Registered Nurses Email: [email protected] Phone: (415) 561-8513	CRNO — Certification for Registered Nurse in Ophthalmology
National Certifying Board of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses Email: [email protected] Phone: (212) 356-0660	CORLN — Certified Otorhinolaryngology Nurse
National Commission on Correctional Health Care Email: [email protected] Phone: (773) 880-1460 Fax: (773) 880-2424	CCHP — Certified Correctional Health Professional CCHP-RN — Certified Correctional Nursing CCHP-A — Certified Correctional Health Professional-Advanced CCHP-MH — Certified Correctional Health Professional-Mental Health CCHP-CP — Certified Correctional Health Professional-Clinical Provider
National League for Nursing Email: [email protected] Phone: (800) 669-1656	CNE — Academic Nurse Educator CNEn — Academic Novice Educator CNEcl — Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator
Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission Email: [email protected] Phone: (888) 884-NNCC (6622)	CNN — Certified Nephrology Nurse CDN — Certified Dialysis Nurse CNN-NP — Certified Nephrology Nurse-Nurse Practitioner CD-LPN — Certified Dialysis Licensed Practical Nurse CD-LVN — Certified Dialysis Licensed Vocational Nurse CCHT — Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician CCHT-A — Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician-Advanced
Oncology Nursing Certification Corp oration Email: [email protected] Phone: (877) 769-ONCC (6622) or (412) 859-6104 Fax number: (412) 859-6167	OCN — Oncology Certified Nurse AOCNP – Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner CPHON – Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse CBCN – Certified Breast Care Nurse BMTCN – Blood & Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse AOCN — Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (renewal only) CPON — Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (renewal only) AOCNS – Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (renewal only)
Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (888) 561-6622 or (312) 321-5198 Fax: (312) 673-6971	ONC — Orthopaedic Nurse Certified ONP-C – Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner-Certified ONC-A - Orthopaedic Nurse Certified-Advanced
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (301) 330-2921, (888) 641-2767 Fax: (301) 330-1504	CPN – Certified Pediatric Nurse CPNP-PC – Primary Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner CPNP-AC – Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner PMHS – Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist
Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board Email: https://psncb.org/Contact/ Phone: (877) 337-9315 Fax: (978) 524-0498	CPSN — Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse CANS – Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist
Radiologic Nursing Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (888) 878-7622 Fax: (410) 544-4640	CRN — Certified Radiology Nurse
Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (800) 229-7530	CRRN — Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
Society of Clinical Research Associates Email: http://www.socra.org/contact-socra/contact-us/ Phone: (215) 822-8644	CCRP — Certified Clinical Research Professional
Transcultural Nursing Society Email: [email protected] Phone: (888) 432-5470	CTN-A — Certification in Transcultural Nursing - Advanced CTN-B — Certification in Transcultural Nursing - Basic
Vascular Access Certification Corporation Email: i [email protected] Phone: (414) 231-8222 or (844) 468-8222 Fax: (414) 276-3349	VA-BC — Vascular Access Board Certification
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (888) 496-2622 Fax: (414) 276-2146	CCCN — Certified Continence Care Nurse COCN — Certified Ostomy Care Nurse CWCN — Certified Wound Care Nurse CWOCN — Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse CWON – Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse CFCN – Certified Foot Care Nurse Advanced Practice CCCN-AP — Certified Continence Care Nurse-Advanced Practice COCN-AP — Certified Ostomy Care Nurse-Advanced Practice CWCN-AP — Certified Wound Care Nurse-Advanced Practice CWOCN-AP — Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse-Advanced Practice

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