CNA Certification

Specialties/Areas of Nursing Practice

CNA offers certification in 19 specialties/areas of nursing practice. Detailed information on each includes:

• Competencies – a list of the knowledge and skills expected of a certified nurse that could be tested on during the certification exam
• Bibliography – resources that can help you prepare for the certification exam
• Designation – the trademarked initials that certified nurses can use and what they stand for
• National association – the national nursing associations that endorse and are actively involved in the CNA Certification Program

 

Specialty information		Designation	National Association
Cardiovascular Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CCN(C)	Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN)
Community Health Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CCHN(C)	Community Health Nurses Association of Canada (CHNAC)
Critical Care Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CNCC(C)	Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN)
Critical Care Pediatric Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CNCCP(C)	Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN)
Emergency Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	ENC(C)	National Emergency Nurses' Affiliation (NENA)
Enterostomal Therapy Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CETN(C)	Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy (CAET)
Gastroenterology Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CGN(C)	Canadian Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (CSGNA)
Gerontological Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	GNC(C)	Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association (CGNA)
Hospice Palliative Care Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CHPCN(C)	Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CMSN(C)	Canadian Association of Medical and Surgical Nurses
Nephrology Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CNeph(C)	Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists (CANNT)
Neuroscience Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CNN(C)	Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses (CANN)
Occupational Health Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	COHN(C)	Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Association (COHNA)
Oncology Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CON(C)	Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO)
Orthopaedic Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	ONC(C)	Canadian Orthopaedic Nurses Association (CONA)
Perinatal Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	PNC(C)	Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses - Canada (AWHONN - Canada)
Perioperative Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CPN(C)	Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC)
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CPMHN(C)	Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses (CFMHN)
Rehabilitation Nursing
Competencies	Bibliography	CRN(C)	Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (CARN)

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Updated: October 17, 2011