Certification Name : Certified Pediatric Nurse
Certification ID & Type: 0899 – C – Specialty
Certification Description
The Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) exam offers respected, accredited board certification since 1989 for RNs with experience in the pediatric specialty. CPN certification can open doors to advancement, increase confidence, and provide a personal sense of accomplishment. Recertification is annual.
You will need a current, valid, unrestricted, and unencumbered RN license plus a minimum of 1800 hours of pediatric clinical experience completed within the past 24 months. Examples of accepted experience are direct patient care, teaching, administration, clinical research, school-based care, home health care, or consultation in pediatric nursing. You may have a diploma, associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or Doctorate in nursing.
Certifying Organization
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board(PNCB)(0165)
9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 250, Rockville, Maryland 20850
Contact information : 301-330-2921 Or 888-641-2767 Fax : 301-330-1504 Email : service@pncb.org
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Certification Details
More than two years of education or training after high school required? Yes
More than two years of work experience required? Yes
Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
Renewal Required? Every Year
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)? Yes
Renew through Re-Examination? No
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)? Yes
Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes
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Certification/ Career/ Job Keywords
registered nurse, RN, R.N., pediatric nurse