Registration Information for National Certification as Nurse Educator
CNE: Academic Nurse Educator or CNEcl: Clinical Nurse Educator Link to section
The academic nurse educator certification was created by the National League for Nursing to establish nursing education as a specialty area of practice and create a means for faculty to demonstrate their expertise in this role. Both academic and clinical nurse educators engage in a variety of roles and functions. The extent to which a specific nurse educator implements the various roles may vary according to many factors, such as the mission of the nurse educator's institution, the nurse educator's rank, the nurse educator's academic preparation, and the type of program in which the nurse educator teaches. Nursing education takes place in diverse settings can include technical schools, hospitals, two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and universities.
The certification test plan for this role is based upon the national competencies of the academic nurse educator roles and can be found in the Certified Nurse Educator Candidate Handbook.
An applicant with a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may request reasonable and appropriate testing accommodations from the National League for Nursing (NLN) for the Certification Exam for Nurse Educators. Two forms, which can be found in the CNE Applicant Handbook (https://www.nln.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/accommodations-handbook_08.2022.pdf), should be completed and mailed to the NLN office, noted at the bottom of both forms. Additionally, students are asked to please contact the NLN’s Academic Nurse Educator Certification Program at (618) 453-5869 or certification@nln.org to inform the NLN that you have submitted an online registration form and are mailing in the Request for Special Accommodations and Documentation of Disability-Related Needs forms.
Students cannot schedule an examination test date and time with AMP until you have completed the examination registration process and have received a confirmation notice of eligibility. Students should anticipate receiving this notice from AMP within three weeks of completing registration. This notice will be sent to the address provided on your application. If students do not receive notification within three weeks, please contact certification@nln.org or (618) 453-5869.
