ABNS is a not-for-profit, membership organization governed by an elected group of representatives. We are focused on improving patient outcomes and consumer protection by promoting specialty nursing certification.
Welcome to the American Board of Nursing Specialties
ABNS member organizations represent almost 930,000 certified registered nurses worldwide in a variety of settings. We have a strong, unified voice. Becoming an ABNS member is the best way to connect with other nursing credentialing organizations and dialogue about the specific issues nurses face.
Our members consistently identify the following benefits of ABNS membership
Being part of a network of national nursing leaders and testing experts in the certification/licensure arena to discuss issues impacting nursing certification;
Ability to attend twice yearly Assembly meetings and educational events on a wide variety of credentialing topics and exposure to leading international speakers and experts;
Connecting with multidisciplinary certification experts to create and deliver quality certification programs;
Opportunity to participate in the identification of a national research agenda leading to collaborative research initiatives with other member organizations;
Enjoying a collaborative relationship with other nursing certifying organizations and partnering in campaigns that a single organization might not be able to afford;
Opportunity to pose questions of our colleagues on the ABNS professional networking and communicate though online forums;
Unite our collective voices to communicate the value of specialty nursing certification to multiple stakeholders.
ABNS
does not verify certification credentials of individual certified
nurses. To verify a credential, contact the certifying agency that
granted the credential. ABNS does not administer certification programs.
This
website contains information specific to specialty nursing
certification and is not intended or designed to give medical or nursing
advice.
