Specializing in pain management?

Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria to Sit for the Pain Management Nurse
Certification Examination (Exam 56)

Hold a diploma, associate, baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing


Hold a current active registered nurse license in one of the 50 states in the U.S. or its territories


Have the equivalent of two years full-time experience practicing as a registered nurse in the United States or its territories


Have practiced in a nursing role which involves aspects of pain management (e.g., pain assessment and management, pain management education, pain research, etc.) at least 2,000 hours in the three years prior to applying to take the examination


Have 30 hours of continuing education in the three years prior to applying to take the examination, of which a minimum of 15 hours must be related to pain management