RNC - the whats and hows?

[cherokeesummer]

Hi all! I'm wondering about the RNC certification and am hoping you can offer some information on it. I'm a postpartum nurse and really want to become an RNC eventually to progress my career down the line. I was trying to search online but couldn't find anything that made sense to me...maybe I'm not looking in the right places!

I am an RN with a Bachelors degree in Psychology (decided to become a nurse later on). I am starting a MSN program with a specialization in nursing education in September if all goes well.

Can anyone give me the breakdown on RNC aka RNC for dummies (I love those for dummies books LOL).

[SQueenRN, BSN]

simple question but can you tell me what RNC stands for??

[RN1989]

The American Nurses Credentialing Center - an arm of the ANA gives the RNC credential. They have one in Maternal Child Nursing. www.nursecredentialing.org You will need to review their requirements for number of hours in practice, etc. before you can sit for the exam.

There may be other OB certifications through groups like AWHONN. Check for those as well.

[Envy]

I have my certification through National Certification Corporation (NCC). Web site is www.nccnet.org

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

RNC= Registered nurse certified, now when you renew you are RN- BC ( board certified). Someone else posted the link, good luck with your MSN.

[Sandwitch883RN]

The exam at American Nurses Creditialing Center says the the maternal child and high risk perinatal exams have been retired. Does that mean you can no longer get certified in these areas? Also, on the AWHONN website they have classes offered in fetal monitoring assessment. Will you be certified if you take intermediate assessment? Thanks for the clarification. This is new to me and a little confusing.

[hoppermom3]

I may be wrong, but I thing NCC is the only place to get OB certification. Certification is available for Inpatient Obstetrics, Maternal Newborn, and a few others.

I sent off my application for my Inpatient Obstetrics - hope to sit for test in September.

[babyktchr, BSN, RN]

NCC is where you get your certification. They have a handful of different specialties you can certifiy in....inpatient OB, nursery, NICU, etc. If you go to nccnet.org, it will give you all of the information you need to get started. You have to have a certain amount of hours in the field before you can sit for the exams. You have to maintain your certification with CE's every 3 years, and they have to be CE's in your certificaiton genre.

[cassioo, RN]

my certification is in inpatient OB through NCC. You can download their brochure for the qualifications. You can take pen and paper test at certain times or computer test anytime at certain locations (mine was at an H&R Block office) Proedcenter.com offers review courses and you can take the test now right after the review course. I thought it was pretty hard at the time but it was mostly nerves all of it was common sense everday on the job stuff but did need to review some things that aren't practiected at my hospital.

[CMCRN]

My hospital only recognizes the NCC certification. I am certified in inpatient OB. They pay us an extra $100 per month if we are certified.Certification is good for 3 years until you need to renew, costs about $300 to take the exam but in 3 years you are payed an extra 3600$ so I think of it as a very good return on investment in this current economic climate!

[babyktchr, BSN, RN]

How nice that your facility recognizes your certification. Mine does not. Do they pay you for multiple certifications, I wonder??? How fabulous would that be.

[CMCRN]

No unfortunately! I was allready an IBCLC and they refused to recognize that one.