Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN)

02/14/2026

"Working as a nurse at the Olympic Games is highly competitive and typically requires years of specialized experience. Nurses selected for Olympic medical teams often have backgrounds in emergency nursing, trauma care, orthopedic nursing, sports medicine, or critical care. Many may hold advanced certifications such as Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN), or sports medicine credentials."

Read more from Nurse.com in "The Most Dangerous Winter Olympic Sports and How Nurses Support Them." ⛷️

Discover the most dangerous Winter Olympic sports, common injuries athletes face, and the critical role nurses play in high-speed, high-impact Olympic care.

02/13/2026

🏆 Last chance to nominate! BCEN Distinguished Award submissions are due Friday, February 20. Make sure to allow time for your nominee to complete their portion before the deadline!

Nominate a top CEN, CPEN, TCRN, CFRN, CTRN or CBRN certified nurse 🗳️ https://ow.ly/SI1v50XSBag

02/12/2026

🚨 As a result of BCEN’s 2025 emergency nursing job analysis, an updated CEN exam content outline goes into effect on July 6, 2026!

A few notable updates:

👅 Gastrointestinal is now a separate section and no longer grouped with Genitourinary, Gynecology, and Obstetrical.
🤕 Maxillofacial and Ocular Emergencies has been renamed and reorganized as Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat Emergencies.
🦺 Professional Issues has been reorganized into two sub-sections: Prioritization (Triage, Mass Casualty, and Patient Throughput) and Legal and ethical issues.

Get all the need-to-know details about the updated CEN exam content outline: https://ow.ly/r7W150YcTgz

02/11/2026

Join BCEN next Wednesday, February 18 for a LIVE virtual summit, Heart Failure: Optimizing Outcomes and Improving Quality of Life (3.5 CE)! https://ow.ly/MMhg50YcRJi

12:00-12:30pm CST
🫀 Heart Failure: A Common and Complex Condition

12:30-1:15pm CST
👶 Heart Failure in Children: The 5 Most Common Congenital Heart Defects

1:30-2:15pm CST
🩸 Holding the Line: Hemodynamic Management and Temporary Cardiac Support in Heart Failure

2:15-3:30pm CST
🦾 Living with Mechanical Circulatory Support: The Care of Patients with VADs

02/10/2026

In honor of 2026, all BCEN certification voucher purchases completed during the month of February will come with a complimentary Certified Nurses Day celebration kit! Recognize your RNs with celebratory decor and certification swag for your breakroom or nurse’s station.

🎁 Claim Your Free Gift Box: https://ow.ly/v6gl50Y5xLa
1. Buy as few as three certification or recertification vouchers in February.
2. Check your voucher purchase confirmation email for a link to complete a celebration toolkit request form.
3. Upon receiving your request form, BCEN will ship a complimentary toolkit to your provided address before March 19.

02/09/2026

🔴LIVE Q&A March 18: Sarah K. Wells, MSN, RN, CEN, CNL

In today’s competitive healthcare landscape, clinical skills alone are not enough to stand out. This free CE livestream offers RNs professional tips for resume building, professional social media platforms such as LinkedIn, and maintaining a professional online presence to tell your career story, expand opportunities, and position yourself as a credible professional and leader.

🌟 Identify key elements of a nursing resume that effectively communicate skills, impact, and career readiness.
🔍 Optimize a professional social media profile to reflect professional identity, expertise, and career goals in nursing.
🚀 Explain how maintaining a thoughtful social media presence can support networking, credibility, and long-term career growth while upholding professional standards.

Attend free (1 CE): https://ow.ly/1oKA50YbQ6f

02/09/2026

Be Colorful in a World of Beige: Compassion & Creativity in Nursing 🎙️ Nyssa Hattaway - BCEN & Friends Podcast S7E3

Nyssa Hattaway is an emergency and transport nurse, educator, podcast host, and former art major who brings creativity to the profession of nursing.

Nyssa began her nursing career in a Level 1 Trauma Center, growing into roles as a preceptor, charge nurse, and department educator before transitioning to flight nursing, where she’s served the south Atlanta area for over a decade. She’s now a a principal investigator on research focused on family presence and a co-host of both her company’s educational podcast, Air Methods AMPED, and the emergency nursing podcast The Q Word Podcast. She's also a frequent national speaker and serves on Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN)'s Exam Construction Review Committee for the CFRN and CTRN exams.

In the latest episode of BCEN & Friends, Nyssa joins us to talk about compassion in high-stakes care and what it means to show up fully—whether that’s at the bedside, in research, or in finding your voice as a nurse. https://ow.ly/NzZp50YavFN

02/06/2026

"To be a nurse is to participate in a community of care that is bigger than yourself. Certification reflects that commitment, and ABSNC accreditation ensures that certificants are equipped with the tools, standards, and support they need to provide exceptional care.”

In this interview with ABSNC, BCEN Director of Certification and Accreditation Amy Grand explains how accreditation reflects the highest standards of accountability and quality, ensuring certification programs remain grounded in evidence-based practice, peer-reviewed processes, and consistent competency expectations.

Hear from ABSNC Board President Amy Grand, MSN, RN ICE-CCP, and Mariah Rosensweet, FNP-C, MAGS, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, TCRN (Ret), CCRN, about how certification can advance your professional growth and learn more about the value of the ABSNC accreditation: https://lnkd.in/e3PEgnQj

02/05/2026

🎉 Celebrating A Decade of Trauma Nursing Excellence! 🎉
For 10 years, TCRN-certified civilian and military nurses have excelled from the bedside, as educators, and as leaders—improving patient care, preventing injuries in communities worldwide, and driving innovation across the trauma care continuum. Read featured quotes from BCEN officials, trauma nursing experts, and industry leaders in this post, and celebrate this major trauma nursing certification milestone with us in the comments! Read the full national news release here: https://bcen.org/news-releases/bcens-trauma-nursing-specialty-certification-turns-10/

02/03/2026

This , BCEN salutes every professional dedicated to preventing, treating, and impacting better outcomes for burns. 👏

Certified Burn Registered Nurses (CBRNs) empower survivors, families, and communities with expert-level care. Be prepared to deliver exceptional burn care: https://bcen.org/cbrn/

02/03/2026

In this episode, we’re joined by Nyssa Hattaway, an emergency, transport nurse, educator, and former art major who brings creativity to the profession of nursing. Nyssa began her nursing career in a Level 1 Trauma Center, growing into roles as a preceptor, charge nurse, and department educator bef...

02/02/2026

Please join us in welcoming Stephanie Klavohn, MBA, MS, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, as BCEN’s new employer relationships manager! 🎉

“As an emergency nurse and educator, I have seen firsthand the impact that nursing specialty certification has on clinical excellence and professional growth. I’m proud to bring that perspective to my role as employer relationships manager at BCEN,” said Klavohn. “I look forward to maintaining the strong employer relationships already established while thoughtfully cultivating new partnerships to further expand access to certification and advance emergency nursing excellence for nurses, patients, and communities.”

Klavohn will help BCEN build relationships with hospitals, health systems and other employers of emergency, trauma, critical care transport, and burn nurses, supporting a culture of certification support through BCEN’s volume-discount certification voucher program: https://ow.ly/pq9g50Y6gTb