approved Certification programs
| Name of Certifying Organization | Accredited Certification Program(s) | Accreditation Expiration Date |
| ABNN (American Board of Neuroscience Nursing) |
CNRN | July, 2012 |
| ABCGN (American Board for Certification of Gastroenterology Nurses) |
CGRN | February 2013 |
| ABPANC, Inc. (American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc. |
CPAN® CAPA® |
April, 2014 |
| ALNCCB (American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board) |
LNCC® | August, 2014 |
| ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) |
ANP-BC Adult Nurse Practitioner FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner PNP-BC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ACNP-BC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner GNP - BC Geriatric Nurse Practitioner PMHNP-BC Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner PMHNP-BC Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
January, 2012 |
| PMHCNS-BC Psychiatric-Adult CNS PMHCNS-BC Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Mental Health CNS ACNS-BC Adult Health CNS GCNS-BC Gerontology CNS PCNS-BC Pediatric CNS |
November, 2012 | |
| RN, BC: Nursing Case Management Ambulatory Care Nurse Pain Management |
December, 2013 | |
| RN, BC: Medical-Surgical Nurse Pediatric Nurse Gerontological Nurse Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Cardiac/Vascular Nurse |
January, 2014 | |
| RN, BC - Informatics Nurse NE-BC - Nursing Executive NEA-BC - Nursing Executive, Advanced RN-BC Nursing Professional Development APHN-BC - Advanced Public Health Nursing |
April, 2014 | |
| BCEN (Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing) |
CEN® CFRN® |
February, 2012 September, 2012 |
| CCI (Competency & Credentialing Institute) (Formerly CBPN - Certification Board Perioperative Nursing) |
CNOR® CRNFA® |
March, 2011 March, 2011 |
| CCNA (Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists) |
CRNA® | July, 2012 |
| INCC (Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation) |
CRNI | July 2011 |
| MSNCB (Medical Surgical Nursing Certification Board) |
CMSRN® | January, 2014 |
| NBCHPN® (National Board of Certification for Hospice and Palliative Nurses) |
CHPN® ACHPN® |
February, 2012 February, 2012 |
| NBCSN (National Board of Certification of School Nurses) |
NCSN® | May, 2013 |
| ONCB® Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board |
ONC® | July, 2013 |
| ONCC® (Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation) |
OCN® |
October, 2014 October, 2014 October, 2009 - review in progress October, 2014 October, 2014 |
| RNCB (Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board) |
CRRN® | August, 2012 |
| WOCNB (Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Certification Board) |
CWOCN CWCN COCN CCCN |
March, 2011 March, 2011 March, 2011 March, 2011 |