Proper Way to Display Credentials

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  • Specializes in NICU (RNC-NIC) & Informatics (RN-BC). Has 9 years experience.

Hi all,

I just got certified in Nursing Informatics through ANCC today, yay! I am also certified as an RNC-NIC and now I'm not sure how to display my credentials. Would it be (Name), MSN, RN-BC, RNC-NIC?

I am also studying for a sub-specialty certification (C-ELBW), would that just go at the very end when/if I earn that?

Thank you! :)

klone, MSN, RN

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You wouldn't write "RN/RNC" twice, because that would be redundant. I would probably put:

Name, MSN, RN-BC, C-NIC. And yes, the C-ELBW would go last

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chare

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2 hours ago, klone said:

You wouldn't write "RN/RNC" twice, because that would be redundant. I would probably put:

Name, MSN, RN-BC, C-NIC. And yes, the C-ELBW would go last

Actually, he or she would use RNC-NIC as that is the name of the certification.

https://www.nccwebsite.org/certification-exams/details/5

ctabs14, MSN

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Specializes in NICU (RNC-NIC) & Informatics (RN-BC). Has 9 years experience.
2 hours ago, chare said:

Actually, he or she would use RNC-NIC as that is the name of the certification.

https://www.nccwebsite.org/certification-exams/details/5

Okay that's where I was getting confused. So MSN, RN-BC, RNC-NIC, while redundant, would be considered correct?

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12 hours ago, ctabs14 said:

Okay that's where I was getting confused. So MSN, RN-BC, RNC-NIC, while redundant, would be considered correct?

Yes.