Specialty Certification Organizations
How to navigate specialty certifications, 2004: Are you planning to become certified or recertified in your specialty? Many of the Web sites list test locations and schedules and offer newsletters. Keep this chart (or post it at work).
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corp, Certification: ACNP; CCNS; CCRN, Web site: http://www.certcorp.org, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (800) 899-2226, Fax: (949) 362-2020
American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Certification: COHN; COHN-S; COHN/CM;, COHN-S/CM, Web site: http://www.abohn.org/certif.htm, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (888) 842-2646, Fax: (630) 789-8901
American Board of Neuroscience Nursing, Certification: CNRN, Web site: http://www.aann.org(click on ABNN and the, CNRN Credential), E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (847) 375-4733, Fax: (847) 375-6333
American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc, Certification: CAPA; CPAN, Web site: http://www.cpancapa.org, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (800) 622-7262, Fax: (212) 367-4256
American Holistic Nurses' Certification Corp, Certification: HNC, Web site: http://www.ahna.org/edu/certification.html, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (877) 284-0998
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Certification: RN,C; RN,CNA; RN,CNAA; RN,CS;, RN,BC; APRN,BC, Web site: http://www.nursingworld.org, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (800) 284-2378
Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, Certification: CEN; CFRN, Web site: http://www.ena.org/BCEN, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (800) 243-8362, Fax: (847) 460-2631
Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, Certification: CIC, Web site: http://www.cbic.org, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (202) 454-2550, Fax: (202) 789-1899
Certification Board Perioperative Nursing, Certification: CNOR; CRNFA, Web site: http://www.certboard.org, Phone: (888) 257-2667, Fax: (303) 695-8464
Certifying Board of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc, Certification: CGN; CGRN, Web site: http://www.cbgna.org, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (800) 245-SGNA, Fax: (410) 418-4805
Infusion Nurses Certification Corp, Certification: CRNI, Web site: http://www.ins1.org/certify2.htm, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (800) 434-INCC, Fax: (781) 440-9409
National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses, Certification: CHPN, Web site: http://www.hpna.org/nbchn, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (412) 787-9301, Fax: (412) 787-9305
National Board for Certification of School Nurses, Inc, Certification: NCSN, Web site: http://www.nbscn.com, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (207) 883-2117, Fax: (207) 883-2683
National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators, Certification: CDE, Web site: http://www.ncbde.org, Phone: (847) 228-9795, Fax: (847) 228-8469
National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, Inc, Certification: CPN; CPNP, Web site: http://www.pnpcert.org, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (888) 641-2767, Fax: (301) 330-1504
National Certification Corp. for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties, Certification: RNC, Web site: http://www.nccnet.org, Phone: (312) 951-0207, Fax: (312) 951-9475
National Certifying Board for Ophthalmic Registered Nurses, Certification: CRNO, Web site:Webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/asorn/certif.htm, Phone: (415) 561-8513, Fax: (415) 561-8531
National Certifying Board of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nursing, Certification: CORLN, Web site: http://www.sohnnurse.com, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (386) 428-1695, Fax: (386) 423-7566
Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission, Certification: CNN; CDN; CCHT, Web site: nncc-exam.org, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (888) 884-NNCC, Fax: (856) 589-7463
Oncology Nursing Certification Corp, Certification: AOCN; CPON; OCN, Web site: http://www.oncc.org, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (877) 769-ONCC, Fax: (412) 928-0926
Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board, Certification: ONC, Web site: naon.inurse.com/Certification/default.htm, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (888) 561-ONCB, Fax: (856) 589-7463
Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board, Certification: CPSN, Web site: asprsn.inurse.com/psncb/default.htm, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (856) 256-2341, Fax: (856) 589-7463
Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board, Certification: CRRN; CRRN-A, Web site: http://www.rehabnurse.org/index5.htm, E-mail:[email protected], Phone: (800) 229-7530
Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board, Certification: CCCN; COCN; CWCN; CWOCN, Web site: http://www.wocncb.org, E-mail: [email protected], Phone: (888) 496-2622, Fax: (949) 376-3456
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Reprinted with permission of Jan Enger, Nursing 2004.