National Certification Corporation

National Certification Corporation
Abbreviation	NCC
Motto	Promoting quality health care through credentialing and education of health care professionals.
Formation	1975 (1975)
Type	not for profit organization
Purpose/focus	Credentialing, certification, and education of nurses
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois
Region served	US
Website	nccwebsite.org

The National Certification Corporation (NCC) was established for the development, administration, and evaluation of a program for certification in obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing specialties in the United States. Incorporated in 1975 and governed by a board of directors, NCC's certification program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence.^[1] As of 2009^[update], NCC has awarded over 95,000 certifications and certificates of added qualification.

Exams

Core certification

• Registered Nurse Certified in Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN)
• Registered Nurse Certified in Neonatal Intensive Care‎‎ (RNC-NIC)
• Registered Nurse Certified in Inpatient Obstetrics (RNC-OB)
• Registered Nurse Certified in Low Risk Neonatal Nursing (RNC-LRN)

Nurse Practitioner certification

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

Certificates of added qualification

• Certified in Electronic Fetal Monitoring‎‎ (C-EFM)
• Certified in Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT)

References

1. ^ "Accredited Certification Programs". http://www.credentialingexcellence.org/NCCAAccreditation/AccreditedCertificationPrograms/tabid/120/Default.aspx. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 

External links

National Certification Corporation

Nursing portal