National Certification Corporation

National Certification CorporationFile:NCC logo.gif

Abbreviation| NCC
Motto| Promoting quality health care through credentialing and education of health care professionals.
Formation| 1975 (1975)
Type| not for profit organization
Purpose| Credentialing, certification, and education of nurses
Headquarters| Chicago, Illinois

Region served

| US
Website| www.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.

## Contents

* 1 Exams
* 1.1 Core certification
* 1.2 Nurse Practitioner certification
* 1.3 Certificates of added qualification
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## 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". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100201115247/http://www.credentialingexcellence.org/NCCAAccreditation/AccreditedCertificationPrograms/tabid/120/Default.aspx. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

## External links

* National Certification Corporation

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