CCRN Adult

Certificado Critical Care Nurse

CCRN specialty certification was introduced in 1976 for nurses providing care to acutely and/or critically ill adult, pediatric or neonatal patients. Nurses interested in this certification may work in specialty areas such as intensive care units, cardiac care units, combined ICU/CCUs, medical/surgical ICUs, trauma units or critical care transport/flight.

CCRN specialty certification was introduced in 1976 for nurses providing care to acutely and/or critically ill adult, pediatric or neonatal patients. Nurses interested in this certification may work in specialty areas such as intensive care units, cardiac care units, combined ICU/CCUs, medical/surgical ICUs, trauma units or critical care transport/flight.

CCRN certification is achieved by those acute and critical care nurses who pass a CCRN exam in neonatal, pediatric or adult acute/critical care nursing. CCRN certification denotes to the public those practitioners who possess a distinct and clearly defined body of knowledge called acute/critical care nursing.