Certificate Programs
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) and the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN) have collaborated on three certificate programs:
Certificate Program for the Seizure and Epilepsy Healthcare Professional
The Certificate Program for the Seizure and Epilepsy Healthcare Professional is an assessment-based certificate program that uses instructional design principles to deliver an online self-study educational course followed by a post-assessment. This course will equip you with the tools you need to safely care for patients with seizures and epilepsy, while providing the type of quality care demanded by your institution. Participants will earn CE contact hours and an American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN) certificate of added qualification that indicates attainment of knowledge upon successful completion of the course.
The primary purpose of this certificate program is to provide foundational knowledge to provide evidence based care to patients who have seizures and epilepsy, who are admitted to an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and who are being evaluated for and/or undergoing surgery for medically refractory epilepsy. There are six online modules, presented sequentially, to be completed to earn the certificate. Two additional modules provide information on a nurse’s role in a Comprehensive Epilepsy Specialty Clinic and an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU). The completion of these two additional modules will enhance the professional’s and facility’s ability to care for patients admitted to a comprehensive epilepsy center or EMU and will meet the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) accreditation requirements for nursing expertise in epilepsy.
Spine Certificate Program
The Certificate Program for the Spine Healthcare Professional is an assessment-based certificate program that uses instructional design principles to deliver an online self-study educational course followed by post-assessments. This course will equip participants with the tools to safely care for patients with spinal disease or injury, while providing quality care demanded by healthcare organizations, regulatory agencies, and customers. Participants will earn CE contact hours and an American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN) certificate of added qualification that indicates attainment of knowledge upon successful completion of the course.
The primary purpose of this certificate program is to provide foundational knowledge and evidence-based care for patients who have disease or injury of the spine, and require medical and/or surgical treatment.
The program consists of eight (8) online modules, presented sequentially with a post-test at the end of the program. A detailed course outline is available at the end of the handbook. Customers who purchase and complete the 8-module program will earn the certificate as a Spine Healthcare Professional.
Neuroscience APP (Advanced Practice Provider) Educational Certificate Program
The Certificate Program for the Neuroscience Advanced Practice Provider (Neuro-APP) is an assessment-based certificate program that uses instructional design principles to deliver an online self-paced educational course followed by a post-assessment. This course will equip participants with the tools to safely care for neuroscience patients as an Advanced Practice Provider, while providing quality care demanded by healthcare organizations, regulatory agencies, and patients. All participants will earn nursing CE contact hours and Category 1 CME credits through AAPA. Participants who are advanced practice providers will earn an American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN) certificate of added education that indicates attainment of knowledge upon successful completion of the course.
Target Audience: This program is designed for advanced practice providers (APPs) with an interest in and foundational understanding of neuroscience patient care. The curriculum is comprehensive and builds upon core neuroscience concepts. APPs who successfully complete the program will earn a certificate of added education. While other healthcare professionals will also benefit from the content and will receive continuing education credit for their participation, the certificate of added education is awarded exclusively to advanced practice providers.
Advanced practice providers who complete the course and pass all assessments will earn a certificate of added education as a Neuroscience Advanced Practice Provider. The recipients of this credential may represent themselves as a “certificate holder as a Neuro-APP.”
All participants will also receive 20 nursing CE contact hours and Category 1 CME credits, and 5 pharmacology hours, and a certificate of completion from AANN upon completion of the program.