Certification Applications

Applications

Credential: Certified Perioperative Nurse CNOR
As the only accredited credentialing program for perioperative registered nurses, CNOR certification is the gold standard. Earning the CNOR credential is a mark of distinction and a highly sought after personal as well as professional accomplishment. The CNOR credentialing program is for perioperative nurses interested in enhancing as well as validating their specialized knowledge and skills. CNOR certified nurses are committed to providing the highest quality care to their surgical patients.
Credential: Certified Ambulatory Surgery Nurse CNAMB
The CNAMB credential is for perioperative nurses working full- or part-time in the ambulatory surgery setting who are interested in improving and validating their professional competencies.
Credential: Certified Surgical Services Manager CSSM
The Certified Surgical Services Manager (CSSM) certification program is for perioperative leaders interested in improving and validating their managerial knowledge and skills so as to advance the performance of their surgical services department.
Credential: Certified Foundational Perioperative Nurse (CFPN®) CFPN
Nurses applying for the CFPN credential must have a current, unrestricted RN license in state or country of practice and have a certificate of completion from a perioperative nursing orientation program having both a didactic (classroom) and a clinical component. Applicants must be currently working full- or part-time in perioperative nursing, including nursing education, administration, research or clinical practice.

Nurses having 23 months or more of employment in perioperative nursing are ineligible to apply for the CFPN credential.
Credential: Nursing Professional Development Certification NPDA-BC
The NPDA-BC certification documents the professional achievement of a nursing professional development (NPD) specialist who fulfils all NPD roles and responsibilities while demonstrating adherence to standards of professional practice and performance for the NPD specialist as delineated in the current edition of Nursing Professional Development: Scope and Standards of Practice.