Medical surgical nursing certification

Medical-surgical nurses must meet certain eligibility requirements along with passing a multiple choice exam may gain certification.The exam takes three hours and it has 150 multiple choice questions [1]

Medical-surgical nursing certification (and recertification) is offered by two organizations in the US:

  • The Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB), a partner of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) an organization that exists to establish credentialing mechanisms for validating proficiency in medical-surgical nursing
MSNCB was founded by the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), a specialty nursing organization for medical-surgical nurses. MSNCB partners with AMSN to provide an array of programs and services for professional development. The earned credential is Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN).[2]


References

  1. ↑ "MSNCB News Archive". medical surgical nursing certification board. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ↑ admin (2015-10-06). "CMSRN Resources". MSNCB. Retrieved 2018-01-18.


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