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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation

 

Certification: ACNP, CCNS, CCRN

 

Web site: http://www.certcorp.org

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 1-800-899-2226

 

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: 1-888-842-2646

 

Fax: 630-789-8901

 

American Association 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: 1-800-622-7262

 

Fax: 212-367-4256

 

American Holistic Nurses' Certification Corporation

 

Certification: HNC

 

Web site: http://www.ahna.org/edu/certification.html

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 1-877-284-0998

 

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: 1-800-284-2378

 

Association of Clinical Research Professionals

 

Web site: http://acrpnet.org

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 703-254-8100

 

Fax: 703-254-8101

 

Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing

 

Certification: CEN, CFRN

 

Web site: http://www.ena.org/BCEN

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 1-800-243-8362

 

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: 1-888-257-2667

 

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: 1-800-245-SGNA

 

Fax: 410-418-4805

 

Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation

 

Certification: CRNI

 

Web site: http://www.ins1.org/certification

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 1-800-434-INCC

 

Fax: 781-440-9409

 

National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses

 

Certification: CHPN

 

Web site: http://www.nbchpn.org

 

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 Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

 

Certification: CPNO

 

Web site: http://www.napnap.org

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 1-856-857-9700

 

Fax: 1-856-857-1600

 

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: http://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: http://nncc-exam.org

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 1-888-884-NNCC

 

Fax: 856-589-7463

 

Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

 

Certification: AOCN, CPON, OCN

 

Web site: http://www.oncc.org

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 1-877-769-ONCC

 

Fax: 412-928-0926

 

Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board

 

Certification: ONC

 

Web site: http://www.oncb.org

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 888-561-ONCB

 

Fax: 856-589-7463

 

Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board

 

Certification: CPSN

 

Web site: http://www.aspsn.org

 

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

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 1-800-229-7530

 

Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board

 

Certification: CCCN, COCN, CWCN, CWOCN

 

Web site: http://www.wocncb.org

 

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Phone: 1-888-496-2622

 

Fax: 949-376-3456

 

Adapted from:

 

Guide to nursing certification organizations: specialty certification organizations. Dimens of Crit Care Nurs. 2004;23(6):276-277.

 

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