Certification Name : Assisted Living Nurse Certification
Certification ID & Type: 6929 – C – Specialty
Certification Description
The exam is a certification exam that tests knowledge of care of the older adult in Assisted Living Facilities. The exam content includes the following:
Primary Care Considerations: can include questions about older adult population (demographics), normal aging, health promotion, environmental issues (e.g., safety), culture & ethnicity, spirituality, autonomy, sexuality, pharmacological considerations, culture and ethnicity.
Major Health Problems: can include questions regarding knowledge of physiological systems and psychosocial assessment.
Organizational & Health Policy: can include questions about LTC continuum, federal statutes and regulations, reimbursement, case management.
Professional Issues: can includes questions about scope and standards of practice, leadership and management, legal, ethical and research issues.
Certifying Organization
American Assisted Living Nurses Association(AALNA)(1171)
P.O. Box 10469, Napa, CA 94581
Contact information : 707-253-5628 Fax : 707-253-8228
Organization Web Link
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 4 Years
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)? Yes
Renew through Re-Examination? No
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)? No
Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No
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Certification/ Career/ Job Keywords
Assisted Living Nurse