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According to the National Specialty Nursing Certifying Organization (NSNCO), "Certification is the process by which a non-governmental agency or association validates, based on predetermined standards, an individual registered nurse's qualifications and knowledge for practice in a defined functional or clinical area of nursing."
Check out these nursing specialty certifying organizations:
AACN
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) established a separate entity, the AACN Certification Corporation, to develop the CCRN Certification Program. The purpose of the program was to use the certification process as a means for developing, maintaining and promoting high standards of critical care nursing practice. There are currently more than 40,000 neonatal, pediatric and adult CCRN certified nurses practicing worldwide. In January 1999, the CCNS certification program was launched to offer an advanced practice certification program for Clinical Nurse Specialists in acute and critical care.
ANCC
The American Nurses Credentialing Center offers a wide variety of nurse certifications to nurses with varying credentials in a number of nursing specialties. As a subsidiary of American Nurses Association (ANA), ANCC has a long tradition of providing programs that establish respect for nurses and the profession. As one of over 145,000 ANCC certified nurses, you will be part of an expanding network of nurses in more than 50 nursing specialties.
BCEN
The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) certifies nurses who provide emergency services across the health care continuum. Since the BCEN believes that emergency and flight nursing practice are dynamic, fluid, and continually evolving, it maintains that the attainment of competence is a continual activity. The BCEN offers CEN certification specific to emergency nursing and the CFRN (Certified Flight Registered Nurse) certification, which measure the attainment of a defined body of nursing knowledge pertinent to that particular specialty.
NCC
The National Certification Corporation (NCC) is a not for profit organization that provides a national credentialing program for nurses, physicians and other licensed health care personnel. Certification is awarded to nurses in the obstetric, gynecologic, neonatal and telephone nursing specialties and certificates of added qualification are awarded in the subspecialty areas of electronic fetal monitoring, breastfeeding, gynecologic health care and menopause. Since its inception in 1975, NCC has awarded certification or certificates of added qualification to more than 65,000 licensed health care personnel
ONCC
The Oncology Nursing Society recognizes the benefits of certification to patients and society at large and encourages oncology nurses to become certified. The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) is a non-profit organization that develops, administers, and evaluates programs for certification in oncology nursing. ONCC offers four certification examinations: OCN® ( Oncology Certified Nurse), CPON® (Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse), AOCNP (Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner), and AOCNS (Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist).
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