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The 2022 NCC Board Nominations is now closed
October 15, 2021
2022 Board Nominations SlateThe 2022 slate of nominees for the NCC Board of Directors and the NCC Representative to the Nominating Committee is now closed. The nominee slate is posted for your review. No other individuals were put forward by a petiti…more
NCC CERTIFIED share their experiences!
September 20, 2021
Dolores Flanagan RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQSI responded to an interesting thread in the AWHONN listserv. Someone reached out to ask for advice on how to prepare for the C-ONQS exam and someone responded with a one-liner that “NCC modules were helpful…more
Access Articles on Continuing Competency Research and Outcomes
September 9, 2021
"Third-Party Assessment and Targeted Continuing Education for Maintenance of Certification" "An empirical evaluation of the adequacy of self-assessed knowledge competency in a certified population of women's health care nurse practitioners" Bissinger…more
The 2022 NCC Board Nominations
August 16, 2021
The 2022 Board Nominations SlateThis is the announcement of a 2022 slate of nominees for the NCC Board of Directors and the NCC Representative to the Nominating Committee.Additional nominees (a currently certified certificant in good standing) may be…more
ABSNC Grants Accreditation to NCC’s Nurse Practitioner Certification Programs
July 20, 2021
The National Certification Corporation Receives Accreditation of its Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) and Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) Certification Programs from the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing CertificationMt L…more
Download NCC’s FREE “Fetal Assessment and Safe Labor Management” Monograph.
June 14, 2021
NCC’s Fetal Assessment and Safe Labor Management Monograph (authored by Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC-OB, CNS-BC, FAAN) is available to all health care professionals free of charge. ________________________________Safe care for mothers and ba…more
NCC’s Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate Certification Achieves NCCA Accreditation!
May 3, 2021
Chicago, IL – May 2021 – The National Certification Corporation (NCC) is pleased to announce that the “Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate (C-ELBW)” certification has been accredited through 4/30/2026 by the Nationa…more
Wondering if NCC’s Inpatient Obstetric Nursing certification is right for you? Take the preview test!
April 12, 2021
NCC’s Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB®) preview test will familiarize candidates with the test format and nature of the questions that appear on the Inpatient Obstetric Nursing certification exam. It will provide general feedback on you…more
Wondering if NCC’s Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care certification is right for you? Take the preview test!
March 22, 2021
NCC’s Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care (C-NNIC) preview test will provide general feedback on your performance to help you assess your readiness for NNIC certification. You can review your right and wrong answers at any time in your account &ldquo…more
Nationally accredited certifications and CE for all levels of neonatal care!
March 2, 2021
NCC certifications validate the specialty expertise of health care professionals caring for some of the most vulnerable patients in the health care system — newborns, and critically ill neonates. Most exams can be taken using remote proctoring …more