Certification Name : AIDS Certified Registered Nurse
Certification ID & Type: 2417 – C – Specialty
Certification Description
In 1996, ANAC supported the creation of a separate corporation, the HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board (HANCB). The purpose of the new entity was to develop and administer an HIV nursing certification examination.
Certifying Organization
HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board(HANCB)(0600)
80 S. Summit St., 500 Courtyard Square, Akron, OH 44308
Contact information : 800-260-6780 Or 330-762-5739 Fax : 330-762-5813 Email : anac@anacnet.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
Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
Renewal Required? Every 4 Years
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)? Yes
Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)? No
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, HIV/AIDS nursing, nurse; HIV AIDS