Certifications and Specialty
Addictions Nursing – CARN |
CARN Certification |
National League for Nursing |
350 Hudson St. |
New York, NY 10014 |
American Nurses Credentialing Center – C, CS, CNA, CNAA |
600 Maryland Ave., SW # 100 West |
Washington, DC 20024-2571 |
Healthcare Quality Certification Board |
P.O. Box 1880 |
San Gabriel, CA 91778 |
1-800-346-4722 |
Childbirth Educators – CCE |
Prepared Childbirth Educators, Inc. |
219 Central Ave. |
Hatboro, PA 19040 |
1-888-344-9972 |
Critical Care Nursing – CCRN |
AACN Certification Corporation |
101 Columbia |
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 |
Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association |
228 Grimes St. Suite 246 |
Eugene, Oregon 97402 |
1-800-888-6733 |
Diabetes Educators – CDE |
National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators |
444 N. Michigan Ave., # 1240 |
Chicago, IL 60611 |
Emergency Nursing – CEN, CFRN |
Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing |
216 Higgins Road |
Park Ridge, IL 60068-5736 |
Gastroenterology – CGRN |
Certifying Board of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. |
720 Light St. |
Baltimore, MD 21230 |
Infection Control – CIC |
Certification Board of Infection Control, Inc. |
PO Box 14661 |
Lenexa, KS 66285-4661 |
Intravenous Nursing – CRNI |
Intravenous Nurses Certification Corp. |
Two Brighton St. |
Belmont, MA 02178 |
Managed Care Nursing– CMCN |
American Board of Managed Care Medicine |
4435 Waterfront Dr., # 101 |
Glen Allen, VA 23060 |
Maternal/Child Nursing – RNC |
National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties |
645 N. Michigan Ave., # 900 |
Chicago, IL 60611 |
Nephrology Nursing – CHN, CPDN |
Call (913) 541-9077 for name of certifying body |
PO Box 15945-282 |
Lanexa, KS 66285 |
Nephrology Nursing Certification Board – CNN |
East Holly Ave., Box 56 |
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056 |
Neuroscience Nursing – CNRN |
American Board of Neuroscience Nursing Professional Examination Service |
224 N. Des Plaines, # 601 |
Chicago, IL 60661 |
Nurse Administration-Long-term Care – CDONA/LTC |
NADONA/LTC Certification Registrar |
10999 Reed Hartman Hwy., # 229 |
Cincinnati, OH 45242-8301 |
Nurse Anesthetists – CRNA |
Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists |
222 S. Prospect Ave. |
Park Ridge, IL 60068-5790 |
Nursing Director – CNDLTC |
American Society for Long-Term Care Nursing |
660 Lonely Cottage Dr. |
Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972 |
Nurse Midwifery – CNM |
ACNM Certification Council, Inc. |
8401 Corporate Drive., # 630 |
Landover, MD 20785 |
Occupational Health Nursing – COHN, COHN-S |
American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. 630-789-5799 |
201 East Ogden, #114 |
Hinsdale, IL 60521-3652 |
Oncology Nursing – AOCN, OCN |
Oncology Nursing Certification Corp. |
501 Holiday Drive |
Pittsburgh, PA 15220-2749 |
Ophthalmic Nursing – CRNO |
National Certifying Board for Ophthalmic Registered Nurses |
655 Beach St., PO Box 193030 |
San Francisco, CA 94119 |
Orthopaedic Nursing – ONC |
Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board |
East Holly Ave., Box 56 |
Pitman, NJ 08071 |
Pain Management – FAAPM |
American Academy of Pain Management |
3600 Sisk Rd., # 2D |
Modesto, CA 95356 |
Pediatric Nursing – CPN, CPNP |
National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses |
416 Hungerford Dr., # 222 |
Rockville, MD 20850 |
Perioperative Nursing – CNOR, CRNFA |
National Certification Board of Perioperative Nursing |
2170 S. Parker Road, # 295 |
Denver, CO 80231-5710 |
Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board |
East Holly Ave., Box 56 |
Pitman, NJ 08071 |
Rehabilitation Nursing – CRRN |
Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board |
5700 Old Orchard Rd., 1st Floor |
Skokie, IL 60077-1057 |
School Nursing – CSN |
National Board for Certification of School Nurses, Inc. |
PO Box 1300 |
Scarborough, ME 04070-1300 |
Urology Nursing – CURN |
American Board of Urologic Allied Health Professionals, Inc. |
East Holly Ave., Box 56 |
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056 |