CNA certification is a nationally recognized nursing specialty credential for Registered Nurses. Earning this credential shows your employer, peers and clients that you are a dedicated professional committed to lifelong learning, patient advocacy and professional practice. Certification is a great way to demonstrate your continuing competence in your nursing specialty. It can also help you fulfil some of the quality assurance program requirements of your employer and/or licensing body.

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Registered psychiatric nurses can also apply for certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, although they have graduated with this expertise in their RPN program.  

 

Certification is not a licensing or jurisprudence exam, but demonstrates “practice excellence and commitment to lifelong learning beyond academic achievement; valued by employers, because certification demonstrates advanced, specialized-knowledge and brings many benefits to organizations and is viewed as having enhanced professional credibility” (CNA website, 2023).

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