About the CRNFA Exam
CCI contracts with a professional testing service to develop and score the CRNFA exam, and with a computer-based testing organization to administer the CRNFA exam at testing centers nationwide. Candidates may take the exam year round, Monday through Saturday (excluding holidays).
The CRNFA certification exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions, and candidates are given 2 hours and 45 minutes to complete the exam. Individual scores are based on the number of correct answers.
You don't need previous computer experience to take the exam in computerized form, since a 10 minute preexam tutorial provides instructions on how to take the exam on the computer, as well as examples of how to select answers and how to mark questions that you may want to return to and review before completing the exam. If the examination is interrupted for more than 30 minutes due to an equipment malfunction, the exam will be rescheduled at no additional charge.
As part of its commitment to quality and test security, CCI provides multiple forms of the CRNFA test. A passing score was established via a systematic procedure (Cut-Score Study) that employed the judgment of a representative group of CRNFAs from across the country with the assistance of staff from Thomson Prometric. This group recommended a minimum standard of what a competent CRNFA must know about the tested content to obtain a passing score.
Task, Knowledge, and Skill Domains
Test and knowledge/skill linking provides guidance for item-writing activities. When item writers develop questions for specific areas, they use a list of tasks that relate to the knowledge/skill statements. This provides context for developing examination questions and assists the item writer in question design. Test specifications for the CRNFA examination allocates test weights to domains on the basis of a combination of importance and time requirements.
Task Domains:
Domain 1. Preoperative Patient Care
Domain 2. Intraoperative Patient Care
Domain 3. Postoperative Patient Care
Domain 4. Factors Influencing Professional Practice
Knowledge/Skill Domains:
Domain 1. Basic Sciences
Domain 2. Assessment Techniques
Domain 3. Intraoperative
Domain 4. General Knowledge/Skills
Domain 5. Professional Practice
Domain and Target Percentage Weight:
1. Basic Sciences: 20 percent
2. Assessment Techniques: 20 percent
3. Intraoperative: 45 percent
4. General Knowledge/Skills: 10 percent
5. Professional Practice: 5 percent
Americans with Disabilities Act Statement
Whenever possible, CCI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its examination processes to otherwise qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Pursuant to the ADA, accommodations are provided to qualified candidates with disabilities to the extent that such accommodation does not fundamentally alter the examination or cause an undue burden to the agency. Candidates with disabilities must notify CCI in writing no later than 60 days prior to the examination testing window stating the type of accommodation needed and providing appropriate documentation of the disability. Documentation should include correspondence from a healthcare provider with first-hand knowledge of your disability that describes the nature of the disability and specific recommendations for accommodating the disability. The letter should be on that professional's letterhead stationery and include his or her title, address, phone number, and original signature.
Examples of requests for special testing accommodations that may be granted include modification of seating or other physical arrangements in the examination facility, providing for the examination to be taken in an accessible location and providing for a reasonable extension of testing time.
Examples of requests for special testing accommodations that may be denied include modification of the content of an objective multiple-choice examination, providing for unlimited testing time, permitting a reader to paraphrase test material, or having the material translated into another language.
All accommodation determinations will be made by CCI at its discretion.
