LIST OF APPROVED SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS (REV May 2018)
Organization and Contact Information Certifications Addictions Nursing Certification Board CARN: Certified Addictions Registered Nurse Email: [email protected] CARN-AP: Certified Addictions Registered Nurse – Advanced Practice Phone: (201) 217-9083 FAX: (201) 217-9785 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners NP: Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification Program FNP: Family Nurse Practitioner Email: [email protected] A-GNP: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Phone: (512) 637-0500 Toll Free: (855) 822-6727 FAX: (512) 637-0540 American Association of Critical Care Nurses Specialty Certifications Certification Corporation CCRN: Acute/Critical Care Nursing (Adult/Pediatric/Neonatal) Email: [email protected] CCRN-E: Tele-ICU, Acute/Critical Care Nursing (Adult) Phone: (800) 899-2226 Ext 7100 PCCN: Progressive Care Nursing (Adult) FAX: (949) 362-2020 CNML: Nurse Manager and Leader CCRN-K: Acute/Critical Care Knowledge Professional (Adult, Pediatric and Neonatal)
Subspecialty Certifications CMC: Cardiac Medicine (Adult) CSC: Cardiac Surgery (Adult)
Advanced Practice Consensus Model Based Certifications ACNPC-AG: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult-Gerontology) ACCNS: Clinical Nurse Specialist; Wellness through Acute Care (Adult-Gerontology, Pediatric & Neonatal)
Advanced Practice Certifications ACNPC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult) CCNS: Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (Adult, Pediatric & Neonatal) American Association of Heart Failure Nurses CHFN: Certified Heart Failure Nurse Email: [email protected] CHFN-K: Non-Clinical Certified Heart Failure Nurse Phone: (888-45-AAHFN), 888-452-2436 FAX: (856) 439-0525
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American Board of Managed Care Nursing CMCN: Certification in Managed Care Nursing Phone: (804) 747-1905 FAX: (804) 747-5316 American Board of Neuroscience Nursing CNRN: Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse Email: [email protected] SCRN: Stroke Certified Registered Nurse Phone: (888) 557-2266 FAX: (847) 375-6430 American Board of Certification for CGRN: Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse Gastroenterology Nurses, Inc. Email: [email protected] Phone: (855) 252-2246 FAX: (312) 673-6723 American Board for Occupational Health COHN: Certified Occupational Health Nurse Nurses COHN-S: Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist Email: [email protected] Phone: (630) 789-5799 Toll Free: (888) 842-2646 FAX: (630) 789-8901 American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing, Inc. CAPA: Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse Email: [email protected] CPAN: Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse Phone: (800) 6ABPANC FAX: (212) 367-4256 American Hospital Association CPHRM: Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management Email: www.aha.org/certifcenter/contact- us.shtml Phone: (800) 424-4301 American Holistic Nurses Credentialing HN-BC: Holistic Nurse, Board Certified Corporation HNB-BC: Holistic Baccalaureate Nurse, Board Certified Email: [email protected] AHN-BC: Advanced Holistic Nurse, Board Certified Phone: (212) 356-0660 APHN-BC: Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Board Certified NC-BC: Nurse Coach, Board Certified HWNC-BC: Health and Wellness Nurse Coach, Board Certified
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American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification LNCC – Legal Nurse Consultant Certified Board Email: [email protected] Phone: (877) 402-2562 FAX: (312) 673-6655 American Nurses Credentialing Center Nurse Practitioner Certifications Email: [email protected] ANP-BC: Adult Nurse Practitioner Phone: (800) 284-2378 FNP-BC: Family Nurse Practitioner PPCNP-BC: Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner ACNP-BC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner GNP-BC: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner PMHNP-BC: Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health 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 SNP-BC: School Nurse Practitioner (Certification is retired; may be renewed but testing is not an option ENP-BC: Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Nurse Specialist Certifications
PMHCNS-BC: Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
PMHCNS-BC: Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
ACNS-BC: Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
PCNS-BC: Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
AGCNS-BC: Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
GCNS-BC: Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist
HHCNS-BC: Home Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (certification is retired; may be renewed but testing is
not an option
PHCNS-BC: Public/Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (certification is retired; may be renewed
but testing is not an option)
Specialty Certifications: RN-BC:
Ambulatory Care Nursing
Cardiac-Vascular Nursing
Faith Community Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Genetics Nursing – Advanced
Hemostasis Nursing
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American Nurses Credentialing Center Informatics Nursing (continued) Medical-Surgical Nursing Nursing Case Management Nursing Professional Development Pain Management Nursing Pediatric Nursing Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Public Health Nursing – Advanced Rheumatology Nursing RN-BC (these certifications are retired; may be renewed but testing is not an option): Cardiac Rehabilitation Nursing Certified Vascular Nurse College Health Nursing Community Health Nursing General Nursing Practice High-Risk Perinatal Nursing Home Health Nursing Perinatal Nursing School Nursing AFN-BC: Advanced Forensic Nursing AGN-BC: Advanced Genetics Nursing – Board Certified NE-BC: Nurse Executive NEA-BC: Nurse Executive, Advanced American Organization of Nurse Executives CENP: Certified in Executive Nursing Practice Email: [email protected] CNML: Certified Nurse Manager and Leader Phone (312) 422-2807 Association of Clinical Research Professionals CCRC: Certified Clinical Research Coordinator Email: [email protected] CCRA: Certified Clinical Research Associate Phone: (703) 254-8100 FAX: (703) 254-8101
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Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing CEN: Certified Emergency Nurse Email: [email protected] CFRN: Certified Flight Registered Nurse Phone: (877) 302-BCEN CPEN: Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse FAX: (630) 596-8250 CTRN: Certified Transport Registered Nurse TCRN: Trauma Certified Registered Nurse Certification Board of Infection Control and CIC: Certified in Infection Control Epidemiology, Inc Email: [email protected] Phone: (414) 918-9796 FAX: (414) 276-3349 Certification Board for Urologic Nurses and CUNP: Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner Associates CURN: Certified Urologic Registered Nurse Email: [email protected] CUA: Urologic Associate Phone: (856) 256-2351 Commission on Nurse Certification CNL: Clinical Nurse Leader Email: [email protected] Phone: (202) 463-6930 FAX: (202) 785-8320 Competency & Credentialing Institute CNOR: Certified Nurse, Operating Room (Formerly CBPN – Certification Board CRNFA: Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant Perioperative Nursing) CNS-CP: Clinical Nurse Specialist Perioperative Certification Email: [email protected] Phone: (303) 369-9566 / 888-257-2667 FAX: (303) 695-8464 Dermatology Nursing Certification Board DNC: Dermatology Nurse Certified Email: [email protected] DCNP: Dermatology Certified Nurse Practitioner Phone: (800) 454-4362 FAX: (910) 246-2361 HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board ACRN: HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse Phone: (800) 260-6780 AACRN: Advanced HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse FAX: (330) 670-0109 Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation CRNI: Certified Registered Nurse Infusion Email: [email protected] Phone: (781) 440-9408 FAX: (781) 440-9409
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NEW! Added March 2018 IBCLC: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Email: [email protected] Phone: (703) 560-7330 FAX: (703) 560-7332 International Association of Forensic Nurses SANE-A: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner – Adult/Adolescent Email: [email protected] SANE-P: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner – pediatric Phone: (410) 626-7805 AFN-BC: Advanced Forensic Nursing FAX: (410) 626-7804 Medical Surgical Nursing Certification Board CCCTN: Certified in Care Coordination and Transition Management Email: [email protected] CMSRN: Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse Phone: (866) 877-2676 FAX: (856) 589-7463 National Asthma Education Certification Board AE-C: Certified Asthma Educator Phone: (877) 408-0072 Email: [email protected] National Association for Healthcare Quality CPHQ: Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Phone: (847) 375-4720 FAX: (847) 375-6320 Email: info@nahq@org Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center CHPN: Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse Email: [email protected] ACHPN: Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse Phone: (412) 787-1057 CHPPN: Certified Hospice and Palliative Pediatric Nurse FAX: 412-787-9305 CHPLN: Certified Hospice and Palliative Licensed Nurse CHPNA: Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant CHPCA: Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Administrator CPLC: Certified in Perinatal Loss Care National Board of Certification and CRNA: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists Email for certification inquiries: [email protected] Email for recertification inquiries: [email protected] Phone: (855) 285-4658 FAX: (708) 669-7636 Page 6 of 9 LIST OF APPROVED SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS (REV May 2018)
National Board for Certification of School NCSN: National Certified School Nurse Nurses Email: [email protected] Phone: (844) 808-6276 National Certification Board for Diabetes CDE: Certified Diabetes Educator Educators Email: [email protected] Phone: (847) 228-9795 Fax: (847) 228-8469 The National Certification Corporation Core Certification Website: RNC-OB: Inpatient Obstetric Nursing https://www.nccwebsite.org/contact.aspx RNC-MNN: Maternal Newborn Nursing Phone: (312) 951-0207 RNC-LRN: Low Risk Neonatal Nursing RNC-NIC: Bneonatal Intensive Care 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 National Certifying Board for Ophthalmic CRNO: Certification for Registered Nurses of Ophthalmology Registered Nurses Email: [email protected] Phone: (415) 561-8513 FAX: (415) 561-8531 National Certifying Board of CORLN: Certified Otorhinolaryngology Nurse Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurse Email: [email protected] Phone: (386) 428-1695 FAX: (386) 423-7566 National League for Nursing CNE: Certified Nurse Educator Email: http://www.nln.org/contact-us Phone: (800) 669-1656
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Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission CNN: Certified Nephrology Nurse Email: [email protected] CDN: Certified Dialysis Nurse Phone: (888) 884-6622 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 CCHTA: Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician-Advanced Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation AOCN: Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Email: [email protected] CPON: Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse Phone: (877) 769-ONCC OCN: Oncology Certified Nurse FAX: (412) 859-6168 AOCNP: Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner AOCNS: Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist CPHON: Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse CBCN: Certified Breast Care Nurse Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board ONG: Orthopaedic Nurse Certified Email: [email protected] OCNS-C: Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialist – Certified Phone: (888) 561-6622 ONP-C: Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner – Certified FAX: (312) 673-6971 Pediatric Nursing Certification Board CPN - Certified Pediatric Nurse Email: [email protected] CPEN - Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse Phone: (888) 641-2767 CPNP-PC - Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care FAX: (301) 330-1504 CPP-AC - Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care PMHS - Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board CPSN: Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse Email: http://psncb.org/contact.cgi CANS: Certified Anesthetic Nurse Specialist Phone: (877) 337-9315 FAX: (978) 524-0498 Radiologic Nursing Certification Board CRN: Certified Radiologic Nurse Email: [email protected] Phone: (855) 871-6681 FAX: 850-484-8762
Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board CRRN: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse Email: [email protected] Phone: (800) 229-7530
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Society for Clinical Research Excellence CCRP: Certified Clinical Research Professional Email: https://www.socra.org/contact- socra/contact-us/ Phone: (800) 762-7292 NEW! Added May 2018 VA-BC: Vascular Access-Board Certified Vascular Access Certification Corporation Email: [email protected] Phone: 404-760-8190 FAX: 404-745-0260
Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing CCCN -Certified Continence Care Nurse Certification Board COCN - Certified Ostomy Care Nurse Email: [email protected] CWCN - Certified Wound Care Nurse Phone: (888) 496-2622 CWOCN - Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse CWON - Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse Fax: (414) 276-2146 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 CWON-AP - Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse-Advanced Practice
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