Certification Name : Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (Pediatric)
Certification ID & Type: 3865 – C – Specialty
Certification Description
CCNS® is an entry-level advanced practice certification launched in 1999 for nurses educated at the graduate level as clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) providing care to acutely and/or critically ill adult, pediatric or neonatal patients and their families.
Certifying Organization
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses(AACN)(0528)
101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-1491
Contact information : 800-899-2226 Or 949-362-2000 Fax : 949-362-2020 Email : info@aacn.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 5 Years
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)? Yes
Renew through Re-Examination? 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
Acute care, adult, neonatal, pediatric, Clinical nurse specialist