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Article: AACN Certification Corporation launches CCRN-E certification renewal program.(American Association of Critical-Care Nurses)(critical care nurses)
- Article from:
- AACN News
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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CCRN-E is a renewal-only category approved for CCRNs who work exclusively or primarily in the remote ICU environment (432 hours in the remote ICU environment with 144 of those hours accrued in the preceding year; but less than 432 hours in direct bedside care of acutely/critically ill patients). This is a renewal credential only, not an initial certification category.
Since the introduction of remote ICU technology in 2000, the AACN Certification Corporation has been receiving calls from CCRNs working in this environment who wanted to renew their CCRN certification without traditional bedside clinical hours. As the concept of the remote ICU has expanded ...