Certification: Cardiac-Vascular Nursing (RN-BC)
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492
Eligibility Criteria
Hold a current, active RN license within a state or territory of the United States or the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country.
Have practiced the equivalent of 2 years full-time as a registered nurse.
Have a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice in cardiac-vascular nursing within the last 3 years.
Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in cardiac-vascular nursing within the last 3 years.
Hold a current, active RN license within a state or territory of the United States or the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country.
Have practiced the equivalent of 2 years full-time as a registered nurse.
Have a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice in cardiac-vascular nursing within the last 3 years.
Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in cardiac-vascular nursing within the last 3 years.
- 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 Year(s)
- Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
- Yes
- Renew through Re-Examination?
- Yes
- Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
- Yes
- Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
- Yes
Specialty
The certification corresponds to a specialty within a recognized occupation. For example, Oncology Nurse and Pediatric Nurse are specialties within the nursing field, so Certified Oncology Nurse and Certified Pediatric Nurse would be classified as specialty certifications.
- This certification is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).