Check your Eligibility

Eligibility Requirements

CCI recognizes that care of the perioperative patient stretches across a broad continuum, and we believe that all patients benefit from care provided by a certified nurse. Therefore, CCI has expanded the eligibility requirements for CNOR reactivation. Nurses wishing to reactivate their CNOR must:

• Have been CNOR certified at some time in the past
• Hold a current unrestricted RN license
• Be currently working full time or part time in perioperative nursing in the area of nursing education, administration, research or clinical practice
• Have worked a minimum of 500 hours in perioperative nursing within the past 5 years
• At least 250 of the 500 hours need to be in the area of nursing education, administration, research or clinical practice that impacts the care provided to patients in the intraoperative setting

A person’s title is not a consideration in determining eligibility. Any clinical hours that impact care provided to patients in the intraoperative setting are eligible toward meeting the 500 hours minimum.

Verification

Information on applications is subject to verification by authorized CCI personnel, who check each application for accuracy and validity. Information gained through verification will be confidential except in instances in which the law requires disclosure of facts. Should any information on the application be found false, you will be notified and declared ineligible to continue the recertification process.

Review Policies

View the CNOR Candidate Handbook for a complete description on CCI's policies and procedures related to reactivation.