This is a Computer-Based Test (CBT)

Credential Awarded: RN-BC (Registered Nurse—Board Certified)

Description of Practice
Nurses in medical-surgical nursing provide care for individuals who have a known or predicted physiological alteration. The practice includes case management and considers all influences on the health status and the related social and behavioral problems arising due to the patient's physiological condition. Medical-surgical nursing is practiced in primary, acute, chronic, or long-term care settings.

Eligibility Criteria
All requirements must be completed prior to application for the examination.

		Hold a current, active RN license in a state or territory of the United States or the
		professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country
		Have practiced the equivalent of two years full time as a registered nurse
		Have a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice in the specialty area of
		medical-surgical nursing within the last three years
		Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in medical-surgical nursing
		within the last three years