Complete List of Common Nursing Certifications
Listing your credentials correctly on your resume is vital. But which is the appropriate acronym to use?
Never fear. Nurse.org has compiled an alphabetical list of 183 different nursing certifications along with the appropriate acronyms and links to their certifying organizations.
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| CREDENTIAL | CERTIFICATION | ORGANIZATION |
|---|---|---|
| A-GNP | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | aanpcert.org |
| AACRN | Advanced HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse | hancb.org |
| ACCNS-AG | Clinical Nurse Specialist; Wellness through Acute Care (Adult-Gerontology) | aacn.org |
| ACCNS-N | Clinical Nurse Specialist; Wellness through Acute Care (Neonatal) | aacn.org |
| ACCNS-P | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wellness through Acute Care (Pediatric) | aacn.org |
| ACHPN | Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse | gohpcc.org |
| ACNP-BC | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | www.nursingworld.org/ |
| ACNPC-AG | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult-Gerontology) | aacn.org |
| ACNS-BC | Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist | www.nursingworld.org |
| ACRN | HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse | hancb.org |
| ADM-BC | Advanced Diabetes Management (specialty certification, retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| ADM-BC | Advanced Diabetes Management | www.nursingworld.org |
| AE-C | Certified Asthma Educator | naecb.org |
| AFN-BC | Advanced Forensic Nursing | forensicnurses.org |
| AGACNP-BC | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | www.nursingworld.org |
| AGCNS-BC | Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist | www.nursingworld.org |
| AGN-BC | Genetics Nursing, Advanced | www.nursingworld.org |
| AGPCNP-BC | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | www.nursingworld.org |
| AHN-BC | Advanced Holistic Nurse, Board Certified | ahncc.org |
| ANP-BC | Adult Nurse Practitioner | www.nursingworld.org |
| ACNPC | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult) | aacn.org |
| AOCN | Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse | oncc.org |
| AOCNP | Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner | oncc.org |
| AOCNS | Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | oncc.org |
| APHN-BC | Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse | ahncc.org |
| BC-ADM | Board Certified-Advanced Diabetes Management | ncbde.org |
| BMTCN | Blood & Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse | oncc.org |
| C-EFM | Electronic Fetal Monitoring | nccwebsite.org |
| C-NPT | Neonatal Pediatric Transport | nccwebsite.org |
| CANS | Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist | psncb.org |
| CAPA | Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse | cpancapa.org |
| CARN | Certified Addictions Registered Nurse | cnetnurse.com |
| CARN-AP | Certified Addictions Registered Nurse - Advanced Practice | cnetnurse.com |
| CBC | Certified Breast Feeding Counselor | childbirtheducation.org |
| CBCN | Certified Breast Care Nurse | oncc.org |
| CBHC | Correctional Behavioral Health Certification | aca.org |
| CCCN | Certified Continence Care Nurse | wocncb.org |
| CCCN-AP | Certified Continence Care Nurse-Advanced Practice | wocncb.org |
| CCE | Certified Childbirth Educator | childbirtheducation.org |
| CCHP-A | Certified Correctional Health Professional-Advanced | ncchc.org |
| CCHP-RN | Certified Correctional Health Professional-RN | ncchc.org |
| CCHT | Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician | nncc-exam.org |
| CCHTA | Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician-Advanced | nncc-exam.org |
| CCNS | Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (Adult, Pediatric & Neonatal) | aacn.org |
| CCRA | Certified Clinical Research Associate | acrpnet.org |
| CCRC | Certified Clinical Research Coordinator | acrpnet.org |
| CCRN | Acute/Critical Care Nursing (Adult, Pediatric & Neonatal) | aacn.org |
| CCRN-E | Tele-ICU Acute/Critical Care Nursing (Adult) | aacn.org |
| CCRN-K | Acute/Critical Care Knowledge Professional (Adult, Pediatric & Neonatal) | aacn.org |
| CCRP | Certified Clinical Research Professional | socra.org |
| CCTM | Certified in Care Coordination and Transition Management | msncb.org |
| CD-LPN | Certified Dialysis Licensed Practical Nurse | nncc-exam.org |
| CD-LVN | Certified Dialysis Licensed Vocational Nurse | nncc-exam.org |
| CDE | Certified Diabetes Educator | ncbde.org |
| CDN | Certified Dialysis Nurse | nncc-exam.org |
| CEN | Certified Emergency Nurse | bcencertifications.org |
| CENP | Certified in Executive Nursing Practice | aone.org |
| CFCN | Certified Foot Care Nurse | wocncb.org |
| CFRN | Certified Flight Registered Nurse | bcencertifications.org |
| CGRN | Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse | abcgn.org |
| CHFN | Certified Heart Failure Nurse | aahfn.org |
| CHFN-K | Non-Clinical HeartFailure Nurse | aahfn.org |
| CHPCA | Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Administrator | gohpcc.org |
| CHPLN | Certified Hospice and Palliative Licensed Nurse | gohpcc.org |
| CHPN | Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse | gohpcc.org |
| CHPNA | Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant | gohpcc.org |
| CHPPN | Certified Hospice and Palliative Pediatric Nurse | gohpcc.org |
| CHSA | Certified Health Service Administrator | aca.org |
| CLC | Certified Lactation Counselor | centerforbreastfeeding.org |
| CIC | Certified in Infection Control | cbic.org |
| CM | Occupational Health Nursing Case Management | abohn.org |
| CMC | Cardiac Medicine (Adult) | aacn.org |
| CMCN | Certification in Managed Care Nursing | abmcn.org |
| CMSRN | Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse | msncb.org |
| CNAMB | Certified Ambulatory Surgery Nurse | www.cc-institute.org |
| CNE | Certified Nurse Educator | nln.org |
| CNE-cl | Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator | nln.org |
| CNL | Clinical Nurse Leader | www.aacnnursing.org/ |
| CNML | Nurse Manager and Leader | aacn.org |
| CNML | Certified Nurse Manager and Leader | aone.org |
| CNN | Certified Corrections Nurse | aca.org |
| CNN | Certified Nephrology Nurse | nncc-exam.org |
| CNN-NP | Certified Nephrology Nurse-Nurse Practitioner | nncc-exam.org |
| CNN/M | Certified Corrections Nurse/Manager | aca.org |
| CNOR | Certified Perioperative Nurse | cc-institute.org |
| CNRN | Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse | abnncertfication.org |
| CNS-BC | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Core | www.nursingworld.org |
| CNS-CP | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist Perioperative | cc-institute.org |
| COCN | Certified Ostomy Care Nurse | wocncb.org |
| COCN-AP | Certified Ostomy Care Nurse-Advanced Practice | wocncb.org |
| COHN | Certified Occupational Health Nurse | abohn.org |
| COHN-S | Certified Occupational Health Nurse-Specialist | abohn.org |
| CORLN | Certified Otorhinolaryngology Nurse | sohnnurse.com |
| CPAN | Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse | cpancapa.org |
| CPEN | Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse | bcencertifications.org |
| CPHON | Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse | oncc.org |
| CPHQ | Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality | cphq.org |
| CPHRM | Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management | aha.org |
| CPLC | Certified in Perinatal Loss Care | gohpcc.org |
| CPN | Certified Pediatric Nurse | pncb.org |
| CPNP-PC | Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care | pncb.org |
| CPON | Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse | oncc.org |
| CPP-AC | Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care | pncb.org |
| CPSN | Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse | psncb.org |
| CRN | Certified Radiologic Nurse | arinursing.org |
| CRNA | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | nbcrna.org |
| CRNFA | Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant | nascertification.com |
| CRNI | Certified Registered Nurse Infusion | ins1.org |
| CRNO | Certification for Registered Nurses of Opthamology | asorn.org |
| CRRN | Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse | rehabnurse.org |
| CSC | Cardiac Surgery (Adult) | aacn.org |
| CSSM | Certified Surgical Services Manager | www.cc-institute.org |
| CTRN | Certified Transport Registered Nurse | bcencertifications.org |
| CUA | Urologic Associate | cbuna.org |
| CUNP | Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner | cbuna.org |
| CURN | Certified Urologic Registered Nurse | cbuna.org |
| CWCN | Certified Wound Care Nurse | wocncb.org |
| CWCN-AP | Certified Wound Care Nurse-Advanced Practice | wocncb.org |
| CWOCN | Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse | wocncb.org |
| CWOCN-AP | Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse-Advanced Practice | wocncb.org |
| CWON | Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse | wocncb.org |
| CWON-AP | Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse-Advanced Practice | wocncb.org |
| DCNP | Dermatology Certified Nurse Practitioner | dnanurse.org |
| DNC | Dermatology Nurse Certified | dnanurse.org |
| ENP-BC | Emergency Nurse Practitioner (specialty certification) | www.nursingworld.org |
| FNP-BC | Family Nurse Practitioner | www.nursingworld.org |
| FNP-C | Family Nurse Practitioner | aanpcert.org |
| GNP-BC | Gerontological Nurse Practitioner | www.nursingworld.org |
| HN-BC | Holistic Nurse, Board Certified | ahncc.org |
| HNB-BC | Holistic Baccalaureate Nurse, Board Certified | ahncc.org |
| HWNC-BC | Health and Wellness Nurse Coach, Board Certified | ahncc.org |
| IBCLC | International Board Certified Lactation Consultant | https://iblce.org/ |
| LNCC | Legal Nurse Consultant Certified | lncc.aalnc.org |
| NC-BC | Nurse Coach, Board Certified | ahncc.org |
| NCSN | National Certified School Nurse | ncbsn.org |
| NE-BC | Nurse Executive | www.nursingworld.org |
| NEA-BC | Nurse Executive, Advanced | www.nursingworld.org |
| NNP-BC | NNP-BC - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner | nccwebsite.org |
| NP-C | Adult Nurse Practitioner | aanpcert.org |
| OCN | Oncology Certified Nurse | oncc.org |
| OCNS-C | Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialist - Certified | oncb.org |
| ONC | Orthopaedic Nurse Certified | oncb.org |
| ONP-C | Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner-Certified | oncb.org |
| PCCN | Progressive Care Nursing (Adult) | aacn.org |
| PCCN-K | Progressive Care Knowledge Professional (Adult) | aacn.org |
| PCNS-BC | Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist | www.nursingworld.org |
| PHCNS-BC | Public/Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| PHMS | Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist | pncb.org |
| PHNA-BC | Public Health Nursing, Advanced | www.nursingworld.org |
| PMHCNS-BC | Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist | www.nursingworld.org |
| PMHCNS-BC | Child/Adolescent Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist | www.nursingworld.org |
| PMHNP-BC | Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | www.nursingworld.org |
| PMHNP-BC | Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (across the life span) | www.nursingworld.org |
| PPCNP-BC | Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Ambulatory Care Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Cardiac-Vascular Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Certified Vascular Nurse (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | College Health Nursing (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Community Health Nursing (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Faith Community Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Genetics Nursing, Advanced | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | General Nursing, Practice (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Gerontological Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Hemostasis Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | High-Risk Perinatal Nursing (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Home Health Nursing (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Informatics Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Medical-Surgical Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Nursing Case Management | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Nursing Professional Development | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Pain Management Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Pediatric Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Perinatal Nursing (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Public Health Nursing, Advanced | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | Rheumatology Nursing | www.nursingworld.org |
| RN-BC | School Nursing (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| RNC-LRN | RNC-LRN - Low Risk Neonatal Nursing | nccwebsite.org |
| RNC-MNN | RNC-MNN - Maternal Newborn Nursing | nccwebsite.org |
| RNC-NIC | RNC-NIC - Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing | nccwebsite.org |
| RNC-OB | RNC-OB - Inpatient Obstetric Nursing | nccwebsite.org |
| SANE-A | Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Adult/Adolescent | forensicnurses.org |
| SANE-P | Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Pediatric | forensicnurses.org |
| SCRN | Stroke Certified Registered Nurse | abnncertfication.org |
| SNP-BC | School Nurse Practitioner (retired exam) | www.nursingworld.org |
| TCRN | Trauma Certified Registered Nurse | bcencertifications.org |
| WHNP-BC | WHNP-BC - Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner | www.nursingworld.org |
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