Certification Examination CORE NP-BC - National Certification Corporation

2024 REGISTRATION CATALOG

Certification Examination

CORE NP-BC

Nurse Practitioner Board Certified

Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC?) Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC?)

National Certification Corporation | 676 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3600 | Chicago, IL 60611-2832

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Recognition, Value, Expertise...

It is what certification is all about!

ABOUT CERTIFICATION

Certification is a process to validate, based upon predetermined standards, a professional's knowledge for safe and effective practice in a specialty or defined subspecialty. The National Certification Corporation (NCC) believes that what makes a credentialed health care provider different is the willingness of the individual to be accountable for his/her knowledge and to take the risk of undergoing a third-party review of their knowledge. Professionals, who hold an NCC specialty or subspecialty certification, make a difference in the lives of their patients. They are unique professionals who have made the commitment to lifelong learning, patient advocacy and professional practice.

Over 215,000 health care professionals have been certified in Neonatal, Antepartum, Obstetric, Gynecologic and Women's Health through the National Certification Corporation, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to practice. Core certifications for the registered nurse (RNC) validate to patients, families, peers, employers and the public, the RN's specialty knowledge of nursing care of the hospitalized patient. Core certification for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse validates readiness to provide core knowledge-based care to critically ill neonates (NNP-BC?) or to women with needs in the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Primary Care areas (WHNP-BC?). Subspecialty certifications (C-EFM?,C-NPT?, C-NNIC, C-ONQS, and C-ELBW) validate the special knowledge and experience required in these focused areas of specialty practice.

TABLEOFCONTENTS

Eligibility Criteria.......................................................................................................................... 3 Resources for Exam Candidates.............................................................................................. 4 Fees.............................................................................................................................................. 5 - 6 Steps to Register for Computer Testing................................................................................ 7 Application Checklist............................................................................................................ 8 - 9 Administrative Policies.................................................................................................... 10 - 12 General Policies.................................................................................................................. 13 - 15 Content Outline for Exams......................................................................................................16 About NCC....................................................................................................................................17 Bulk Purchase Program for Institutions..............................................................................18

? 2024 The National Certification Corporation (NCC) All Rights Reserved. NCC nurse practitioner certification programs are accredited by both the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC) and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

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NP-BC

> ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Nurse PractitionerBoard Certified

Women's Health Care

All eligibility criteria

Nurse Practitioner

must be met at the time Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

of application

CURRENT LICENSURE

Current/active/unencumbered U.S. nursing or advanced practice nursing licensure is required. (Canadian licensure accepted if the APRN graduated from an NCC approved US program.) Candidates will need to upload their license or a print out of the verification of their license that includes their name, license number, licensing state or province, type of license and the date the license expires.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Successful completion of an accredited graduate nurse practitioner program that meets NCC program requirements and prepares Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioners or Neonatal Nurse Practitioners as applicable. This can be a master's, DNP or post-master's program. NCC no longer accepts certificate prepared applicants. Graduates from nurse midwifery or Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) programs are NOT eligible to take the WHNP certification exam based on their nurse midwifery or FNP education.

NCC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Programs must be accredited by at least one of the following:

?Accreditation Council for Education in Nursing (ACEN), formerly NLNAC

?Commission on Collegiate Nursing Commission (CCNE)

Program must be a postbaccalaureate educational program and:

?The program must be at least one academic year in length (nine months)

?The program curriculum must reflect the content of the WHNP or NNP examination content as applicable see page 15.

?At least 200 clock hours must be didactic and 600 clock hours must be clinical.

?The program director must submit online documentation of Educational Preparation for their program on the NCC website. (There is no separate form for the candidate to have the program director complete.)

EDUCATIONAL TIME FRAMES

Certification examination must be taken within 8 years of graduation. All applicants must take the NCC NP certification examination within 8 years of their graduation date as an entry into practice certification. The NCC Board of Directors adopted this rule so that NPs take their certification soon after graduation.

Applicants with graduation dates outside of the required time frame must obtain a current graduate degree that meets current requirements. There are no exceptions to this rule.

If applicant is beyond the educational time frame, refer to NCC's Alternate Certification Program (ACP).

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

Master's or DNP Prepared Applicants

?PDF of diploma that shows graduation from approved NP program.

?PDF of official transcript which documents successful completion of all course work and indicates which program - WHNP or NNP. This must be issued from the school registrar and uploaded with your application. Do NOT have the registrar send separately.

Post-Master's Applicants

?PDF of the graduate (Master's or DNP) diploma.

?PDF of official transcript which documents successful completion of all course work from the post-Master's program. This must be issued from the school registrar and uploaded with your application. Do NOT have the registrar send separately.

?PDF of the post-Master's certificate of completion.

Please see Application Check List on pages 8 & 9 for information regarding

delayed diplomas and coursework discrepancies.

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RESOURCES

NCC Exam Candidates

Please download and review the below guides before registering for an NCC certification exam.

Candidate Guide Select the Candidate Guide specific to your specialty. Each Candidate Guide includes the exam content outline, competency statements and study guide. It also provides sample exam questions, study resources and list some NCC administrative policies and procedures.

2024 Candidate Guide: Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner 2024 Candidate Guide: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

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Testing Guide The Testing Guide explains the rules, policies and procedures for the various test administration options and includes: -- Scheduling Your Exam -- Admission to the Test Site -- Restrictions and Security -- What to Expect -- Results Notification -- What Happens if You Cannot Take the Test

These Guides are accessible from the NCC website at any time. Registration or approval is not required to access this information.

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Group Fee Payments NCC will accept group payments for certification exams from institutions. Details are on the NCC website.

FEES

All fees are non-refundable

Examination Fees

? A ll applications are subject to a non-refundable application fee.

? A ll fees are non-refundable except where otherwise noted.

? P ayments can be made by credit card (Visa, American Express and MasterCard only).

? P ayments can be made by check: bank routing number and account number required.

? F or payments made by third parties, any refund will be issued to the third party and not to the applicant.

? A ll payments must be in US funds.

? N CC does not accept debit cards or split payments (part check and part credit card).

? E xam fees can be submitted only online at the NCC website. Applications will not be accepted by mail, phone or fax.

$325

COMPUTER EXAM FEES

The above fee includes the non-refundable $50

application fee.

Note: Applicants determined ineligible (for any reason) will not be refunded the $50 application fee.

Other Non-refundable Payment Related Fees

Incomplete Application Fee

> All incomplete applications are subject to a non-refundable $30 reprocessing fee upon the submission of proper documentation. See page 10 for more information.

License Verification

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If licensure information is requested requiring an additional submission, the candidate will have two weeks to provide the license with all the correct information and pay the non-refundable $30 reprocessing fee. If this is not provided within the two weeks, the application will be marked ineligible. Ineligible applicants will receive a refund minus the $50.00 non-refundable application fee. There are no refunds or withdrawals for applications using a bulk code.

Returned Checks and Credit Card Chargeback

> A $30 fee will be assessed for any check or e-check returned or a credit card payment disputed for any reason. Remittance thereafter of all fees and applications must be in the form requested by NCC.

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