This is a Paper-and-Pencil Exam

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

Description of Practice
Pediatric nurses provide comprehensive physical and psychosocial care in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, appropriate community sites, and the home. The practice focuses on facilitating children, adolescents, and their families in recovering from and/or adapting to their illness or disability in a growth-producing modality. The theoretical bases for this nursing practice are the physical and psychosocial growth and development of children/adolescents; the dynamics and development of families; and the concepts of crisis, coping, and adaptation. 

Pediatric nursing care requires knowledge of the acute and chronic illnesses and disabilities of children and adolescents; management of the conditions, including case management; and application of the nursing process.

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 pediactic
		nursing within the last three years
		Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in pediatric nursing
		within the last three years