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CERTIFICATION

Eligibility

To be eligible for CRN-BC certification by portfolio, the registered nurse (RN) must meet the following requirements:

  • ï‚· Current and unencumbered RN License or country equivalent

  • ï‚· 2 years minimum as an RN 

  • Minimum of 4000 practice hours in the clinical research nurse
    role (not including hours in residency or orientation) in the
    previous 3 years of time of application​

  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD): The combination
    of CE points and professional activity (PA) points MUST equal
    the required 100 points  

    •  CE points

    • a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 50 CE points earned
      within the 3-year window proceeding submission of an application for
      certification.;​

      • ​ALL CE points must be in clinical research for
        initial certification

      • If conference/activity attended had primary focus
        of clinical topics outside of clinical research, points
        from the clinical research sessions may still be
        claimed (every 30 minutes = 0.5 CE points) 

      • ALL CE points must be offered by an
        approved/accredited provider:

      • Nursing education (Continuing Nursing
        Education [CNE]/Nursing Continuing
        Professional Development [NCPD]
         Continuing medical education (CME)

  • ï‚· Professional Activity (PA) points

    • a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 64 PA points (in at
      least 2 categories) required for initial certification

    • For initial certification, all PA activities MUST be in
      clinical research except where noted in categories 2, 3
      and 4. Activities may be used only once in the
      application.

    • 50-64 points of Professional activities earned within the ​5-year window proceeding submission of an application for certification.;

    •  There are 5 categories of Professional Activities (PA):​

      • Clinical research podium and poster presentations,
        and webinars/podcasts

      • Scholarly editing and writing on clinical research

      • Research and scholarly projects

      • Advanced professional activities

      • Academic work

    • For initial certification, all PA activities MUST be in clinical research except where noted in categories 2, 3 and 4

    • Activities may be used only once in the application​

  • ï‚· Complete Resume

  • Professional Clinical Research Nursing Exemplar

    • ​An exemplar is a narrative or story about a topic that reflects the Clinical Research Nurse’s practice and experience. ​

    • Your exemplar should provide evidence of clinical research nursing practice excellence specifically related to the following topics:​

      • Professional Growth and Development

      •  Professional Practice

      • Team Focus and Interprofessional Collaboration

      • Quality and Safety

    • Total word count is a minimum of 1,000 words and not to exceed 1,500 words including headers

    • Passing score is 45 points (required for certification)​

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