Why Certify
Achieving certification is more than just adding a credential—it is a commitment to excellence in your specialized profession. For perioperative registered nurses, obtaining certification signifies your expertise is distinct from other members of the broader nursing profession and affirms your knowledge and skills go beyond the scope of other RNs. Certification validates that your expertise and abilities are tailored to the perioperative area, where precision and specialized care are critical to successful patient outcomes.
Achieving and maintaining Magnet status is a prestigious goal for healthcare facilities. Certified perioperative nurses play a vital role in earning this designation by demonstrating a high level of expertise and commitment to evidence-based practice and patient care. Obtaining certification highlights your individual contribution to elevating the standards of care at your facility.
Many healthcare organizations encourage registered nurses to obtain specialty certification as part of their clinical ladder programs. Earning certification can open doors for career growth, and for securing increased responsibilities and leadership roles within your facility. Attaining certification is a key differentiator that distinguishes you from your peers.
Individuals who work in the perioperative area must possess a specialized set of skills and knowledge. Earning certification helps ensure that you have the proficiency required to navigate complex surgical procedures, the ability to use cutting-edge technologies, and the capacity to deliver the highest standard of perioperative care to perioperative patients. Certification is not just about proving your capability—it is about ensuring that you are prepared for the daily challenges you face as a perioperative registered nurse.
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By pursuing certification, you are investing in your professional growth, reinforcing the value of specialized nursing, and showing your dedication to improving patient outcomes. Join the ranks of certified perioperative nurses and demonstrate your commitment to excellence.
Certification Overview
Learn About CNOR Certification
More than 40,000 nurses currently hold the CNOR credential and consider the designation a personal and professional accomplishment.
Assesses the knowledge and skills of a perioperative nurse with a minimum of two years of clinical practice.
Learn About CSSM Certification
Join an elite group of current and emerging leaders demonstrating their perioperative nursing competency beyond clinical practice.
For perioperative managers, directors and nurses who oversee personnel, a budget, business unit or service line.
Learn About CNAMB Certification
Designed for perioperative nurses working in the ambulatory surgery setting who are seeking to improve and validate their professional competencies.
Assesses the knowledge and skills of a perioperative nurse with a minimum of two years of clinical practice in the ambulatory surgery setting.
Learn About CFPN Certification
The Certified Foundational Perioperative Nurse (CFPN) credential is designed to give perioperative nurses a firm foundation for career-long professional development success.
Assesses the knowledge and skills of an early career perioperative nurse with under 23 months of experience from initial hire date in the OR
Learn About CNS-CP Certification
Bridge the gap between APRN certification and specialty practice by validating your perioperative competency at an advanced practice level.
Validates the achievement of the advanced practice Clinical Nurse Specialist working in the perioperative setting.
Learn About NPDA-BC Certification
Earning the NPDA-BC® demonstrates commitment to accountability to the healthcare consumer/partner through the promotion of learning, change and professional role competence and growth of healthcare personnel.
Acknowledges the professional achievement of a nursing professional development specialist who fulfills all NPD roles and responsibilities while demonstrating adherence to professional practice and performance standards.
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