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Category 3: Presentations

Present five different topics related to your certification specialty. Presentations that are a requirement of your employment are disqualified from this category. If you double this category, then you must present 10 different topics related to your certification specialty.

Fulfillment of this category is subject to the conditions below:

  • Must result from five different educational presentations made to other health professionals on topics related to your area of certification.
  • Full-time nursing faculty who use didactic lecture time toward the practice requirements may not use presentations or lectures that are part of their job expectations. However, full-time nursing faculty may use guest lectures and other presentations made outside the normal duties of their job.
  • Presentations of non-approved continuing education offerings through your place of employment as well as approved workshops, seminars,and conferences may be used.

These specialties may not double Category 3: Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Professional Development.

Related Resources

  • General Testing and Renewal Handbook [pdf]
    This document contains all the rules, procedures, and fees pertaining to ANCC board certification.

  • Renewal Application [pdf]
    Certifications must be renewed every 5 years. Renewal applications are due at least 3 months before your certification expiration date. For more information on renewal requirements, please view the section on this web site titled Renew Certification.

  • Certification Renewal FAQs
    This shows the most commonly asked questions about ANCC's certification renewal process.

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