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Your source for all the latest updates from NCC.- NCC wins the Janel Parker President’s Award
- April 3, 2015
- The National Certification Corporation (NCC) was honored to receive the 2015 Janel Parker President’s Award for the Certified Nurses are Everywhere public awareness campaign. This award was given out by American Board of Nursing Specialties (AB…more
- NCC's Continuing Competency Assessment for Maintenance - a Quick Update
- April 3, 2015
- In 2010, The National Certification Corporation transitioned its long-standing maintenance program to incorporate a continuing competency model for health care providers. A 125 item assessment was designed for each core certification aligned with the…more
- Results for the 2014 NNP Workforce Survey
- February 9, 2015
- Last spring, NCC certified NNPs were asked to take part in the 2014 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Workforce Survey. The survey, conducted by the National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NANNP) in collaboration with the National Certificati…more
- The reviews are in . . . Golden Hours is certain to become an essential resource
- November 26, 2014
- The following review was provided by:Annie Rohan, PhD, RNC, NNP/CPNP-BCDirector of Pediatric ResearchStony Brook University, School of Nursing, New York Golden Hours – Care of the Very Low Birth Weight Infant, 1st Edition, is a concise yet comp…more
- The CCI Specialty Assessment - and your NCC Maintenance!
- October 31, 2014
- NCC's Continuing Competency Specialty Assessment has been taken more than 90,000 times by certified nurses and nurse practitioners! If you are certified in one of the core NCC specialties you must take your assessment to obtain your education plan&he…more
- The NCC CCI Specialty Assessment - nearly 90,000 assessments taken!
- September 5, 2014
- Innovative - Personalized - and REQUIRED! with nearly 90,000 assessments taken NCC's Continuing Competency Specialty Assessment has been taken nearly 90,000 times by certified nurses and nurse practitioners. This innovative program individualizes mai…more
- Welcome Robin L. Bissinger, Ph.D., APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN - NCC's New Executive Director
- August 1, 2014
- Dr. Bissinger joins NCC from the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing where she held the positions of the Associate Dean of Academics and Professor. Dr. Bissinger also served as NCC President from 2010-2013 and brings to the Execu…more
- The NCC 2014 Content Validation Survey is now complete
- May 30, 2014
- We would like to thank the many thousands of certified professionals who took the opportunity to earn CE and share their practice experience, changes and challenges. The information gathered will be used to insure that NCC exams reflect the ongoing c…more
- NCC Names a New Executive Director
- May 22, 2014
- PRESS RELEASE NCC NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR For immediate release:Chicago, IL May 22, 2014 The National Certification Corporation (NCC) has named Robin L. Bissinger, Ph.D., APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN, as the new Executive Director of NCC, the national cer…more
- Annual Review of NCC Activities
- February 28, 2014
- 2013 Annual Review The annual review of NCC activities is here. The annual review identifies the milestones of the organization achieved in the past year and future plans. Click on the header to view it.more