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Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse program (CNRN) Study Tips, Exam Information and Study Guide
Exam Description
- The Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse program (CNRN) was developed and is organized by the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN).
Registration
- Candidates can download a copy of the registration forms from the AANN website along with the examination 2009 information handbook
- Two copies of completed forms along with necessary documents and payment should be mailed to ABNN,
4700 W. Lake Avenue,
Glenview, IL,
60025-1485
- Candidates whose applications are successful will receive an exam admission letter by mail.
- The CNRN exam can be taken as a paper-pencil exam or as a computer based test. The paper-pencil is taken only two times a year.
- Candidates who wish to take a computer based exam should register for an exam at the Iso-Quality Testing, Inc. website.
- The computer based test is held in 200 exam centers around the US and Canada.
Eligibility
- Candidates must be a nurse with a valid registered license in Canada, United States or any of the US territories. English speaking candidates from other countries with an equivalent license may be considered.
- Candidate must be a registered professional nurse actively engaged as neuroscience clinical nurse, or as an educator, consultant, administrator or researcher who has acquired a minimum of 2 years or 4,160 hours of indirect or direct neuroscience nursing practice within the last 5 years.
Exam Fees
- AANN members the cost is $250 and $335 for non-members. To register and join AANN, the annual fee is $348
Exam Format
- The paper-pencil and computer based CNRN exam is made up of 220 multiple-choice questions.
- 200 questions are used to calculate your score, with 20 questions as pre-test questions that do not count toward the final score.
Exam Contents
- Trauma: 13%
- Cerebro/Vascular: 23%
- Tumors: 16%
- Immune/Infection: 13%
- Seizure: 2%
- Develop/Degen: 28%
- Other Disorders 5%
- Candidates must bring the exam admission letter to the exam center. Candidates who are yet to receive this letter 14 days before the exam should contact ABNN at 888-557-2266
- Candidates should also bring ID with a photo and signature. The IDs will be held during the exam and returned to the candidate after the exam
- Candidates who are taking the paper-pencil test should come with pencils and erasers
- Candidates will receive exam results via mail indicating a pass or fail within 9 weeks after the exam.
- A minimum of 5 candidates can request an additional exam center be established for a fee. To apply for an Exam Site, fill in the "Application to be an Independent Testing Site for the 2009 CNRN Exam” form on the AANN website
- For any assistance or questions regarding application, call ABNN toll free 888-557-2266
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