Nurses with a CEN are lifelong learners who demonstrate expertise in clinical practice and are better prepared for professional development and overall career success. Be recognized, respected, and sought after. Be a Certified Emergency Nurse. Watch our “ Life as a Board Certified Emergency Nurse ” video.
Start your journey to becoming the best emergency nurse you can be. Hover over each of the certification steps to the right to learn more about how to take the next big step in your evolution -- from qualified, competent nurse to elite, cream-of-the-crop, BCEN-certified emergency nurse!
About the CEN Exam The CEN exam is for nurses in the emergency department setting who want to demonstrate their expertise, knowledge, and versatility in emergency nursing. BCEN is the premier source for emergency nursing professionals to obtain ABSNC-accredited, Magnet-accepted board certifications.
Showcasing your CEN certification through a digital badge helps set you apart as one of the most qualified emergency nurses in the field. Learn more.
Meet the volunteer RNs behind the updated 2026 Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) exam content outline and learn when changes go into effect.
About BCEN The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that develops and delivers robust certification programs for emergency, transport, trauma and burn nurses. As a part of BCEN’s commitment to lifelong learning, we also offer programs such as BCEN Learn to empower nurses from graduation to retirement. Emergency nurses—whether ...
BCEN offers convenient live remote proctoring (LRP) to take emergency nursing specialty certification exams online.
BCEN CEN 2020 Confidential ECO - effective 01-2022 FINAL (BCEN preferred format)