Is the CMSRN certification accredited by ANCC?
ANA does not approve certification examinations. ANCC (ANA’s credentialing center) is one of about 40 boards/centers that offer certification examinations in various nursing specialties. All these boards offer nationally standardized examinations that are prepared using accepted testing standards (Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (1999), published jointly by the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education). ANCC offers the largest number of tests (between 30 & 40, including separate tests for AD/diploma and baccalaureate-prepared nurses). Many of these boards are members of the Accreditation Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS), the “board of boards,” (similar to the National Board of Medical Examiners). MSNCB has been a member of ABNS since 2004. The CMSRN certification has been accredited by the Accreditation Board for Nursing Specialties Certification (ABNSC), the accredited bra
