• The Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB), a partner of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
  Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
  The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses is a specialty nursing organization dedicated to nurturing medical-surgical nurses as they advance their careers. Its mission is to promote excellence in adult health....
  
   (AMSN) an organization that exists to establish credentialing mechanisms for validating proficiency in medical-surgical nursing

MSNCB was founded by the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), a specialty nursing organization for medical-surgical nurses. MSNCB partners with AMSN to provide an array of programs and services for professional development. The earned credential is Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN).

• The American Nurses Credentialing Center
  American Nurses Credentialing Center
  The American Nurses Credentialing Center , a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association , is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States , currently certifying over 75,000 APRNs...
  
   (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association
  American Nurses Association
  The American Nurses Association is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911...
  
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ANCC, a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), provides individuals and organizations throughout the nursing profession with the resources they need to achieve practice excellence. The earned credential is Registered Nurse-Board Certified (RN-BC).

External links

• AMSN/MSNCB Certification Information
• ANCC Certification Information