CERTIFICATION

 Current and unencumbered RN License or country equivalent

 2 years minimum as an RN 

Minimum of 4000 practice hours in the clinical research nurse
role (not including hours in residency or orientation) in the
previous 3 years of time of application​

Continuing Professional Development (CPD): The combination
of CE points and professional activity (PA) points MUST equal
the required 100 points  

•  CE points

• a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 50 CE points earned
  within the 3-year window proceeding submission of an application for
  certification.;​

  • ​ALL CE points must be in clinical research for
    initial certification

  • If conference/activity attended had primary focus
    of clinical topics outside of clinical research, points
    from the clinical research sessions may still be
    claimed (every 30 minutes = 0.5 CE points) 

  • ALL CE points must be offered by an
    approved/accredited provider:

  • Nursing education (Continuing Nursing
    Education [CNE]/Nursing Continuing
    Professional Development [NCPD]
     Continuing medical education (CME)

 Professional Activity (PA) points

• a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 64 PA points (in at
  least 2 categories) required for initial certification

• For initial certification, all PA activities MUST be in
  clinical research except where noted in categories 2, 3
  and 4. Activities may be used only once in the
  application.

• 50-64 points of Professional activities earned within the ​5-year window proceeding submission of an application for certification.;

•  There are 5 categories of Professional Activities (PA):​

  • Clinical research podium and poster presentations,
    and webinars/podcasts

  • Scholarly editing and writing on clinical research

  • Research and scholarly projects

  • Advanced professional activities

  • Academic work

• For initial certification, all PA activities MUST be in clinical research except where noted in categories 2, 3 and 4

• Activities may be used only once in the application​

 Complete Resume

Professional Clinical Research Nursing Exemplar

• ​An exemplar is a narrative or story about a topic that reflects the Clinical Research Nurse’s practice and experience. ​

• Your exemplar should provide evidence of clinical research nursing practice excellence specifically related to the following topics:​

  • Professional Growth and Development

  •  Professional Practice

  • Team Focus and Interprofessional Collaboration

  • Quality and Safety

• Total word count is a minimum of 1,000 words and not to exceed 1,500 words including headers

• Passing score is 45 points (required for certification)​