Who Offers Certification?

Certification is offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the specialty certification board of various specialty nursing organizations.

• The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) offers the following exams:
  
  
  • Diploma/Associate Degree Level Exams
    • Cardiac / Vascular Nurse
    • Gerontological Nurse
    • Medical-Surgical Nurse
    • Pediatric Nurse
    • Perinatal Nurse
    • Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse
    
    
    
  • Baccalaureate Level Exams
    • Cardiac / Vascular Nurse
    • Community Health Nurse
    • Gerontological Nurse
    • Informatics Nurse: Baccalaureate degree in nursing
    • Informatics Nurse: Baccalaureate degree in other relevant field of study
    • Medical-Surgical Nurse
    • Nursing Professional Development
    • Pediatric Nurses
    • Perinatal Nurse
    • Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse
    • Nursing Administration
    
    
    
  • Advanced Practice Level Exams
    • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
    • Adult Nurse Practitioner
    • Family Nurse Practitioner
    • Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
    • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
    • Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse practitioner
    • Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
    • Clinical Specialist in Gerontological Nursing
    • Clinical Specialist in Medical-Surgical Nursing
    • Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Nursing
    • Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
    • Clinical Specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
    • Clinical Specialist in Community Health Nursing
    • Advanced Diabetes management - Clinical Specialist
    • Nursing Administration - Advanced
    • Other Speciality Exams
    • Nursing Case Management
    • Pain Management
    
    
    
• Specialty Nursing Organizations offer the following exams:




Addiction Nursing		Nurse Administration - Long Term Care
Childbirth Educators		Nurse Midwifery and Midwifery
Diabetes Educators		Occupational Health Nursing
Flight Nursing		Ophthalmic Nursing
Gastroenterology		Pain Management
Health Care Quality		Pediatric Oncology
Holistic Nursing		Perioperative Nursing
Infection Control		Rehabilitation Nursing
Infusion Nursing		Urology Nursing
Legal Nurse Consulting		Nurse Anesthetist
Nephrology Nursing		Nutrition Support Nursing
Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing		Oncology Nursing
Critical Care Nursing		Orthopaedic Nursing
Emergency Nursing		Pediatric Nursing
Forensic Nursing		Perianesthesia Nursing
Genetic Nursing		Plastic and Reconstruction
HIV / AIDS Nursing		Surgical Nursing
Hospice and Palliative Nurse		School Nursing
Informatics		Women's Health Nursing
Lactation Consultant
Medical - Surgical Nursing
Neuroscience Nursing