National Certification Corporation

National Certification Corporation

Abbreviation	NCC
Motto	Promoting quality health care through credentialing and education of health care professionals.
Formation	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, 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". Retrieved 22 July 2011.

External links

• National Certification Corporation