Celebrating Certified Nurses Day: BCEN Combines New Research, Consumer Education, Recognition Tools, and Special Promotion to Support Nurses

"Certified Nurses Day is an opportunity to celebrate the dedication of the more than 50,000 nurses certified through BCEN and the 1 million certified nurses worldwide," said BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, ICE-CCP, CENP, CPHQ, FABC. "It's also a time to ensure we are all doing our part to support these exceptional nurses and help consumers fully understand what it means to receive care from a board certified nurse." 

Grounded in national standards set by each specialty, nursing specialty certification promotes consumer confidence and contributes to better patient care, better patient outcomes and higher patient satisfaction. Equally important, research—including a large-scale study conducted by BCEN—shows a strong connection between board certification and greater nurse career success and satisfaction.

In celebration of Certified Nurses Day 2025, BCEN is highlighting these initiatives:

• Certified Nurses Day Hub: BCEN's dedicated Certified Nurses Day page explains the significance of nursing specialty certification, includes a special message for consumers, patients and families, and features free celebration and nurse recognition resources for nurses and employers.
   
• Specialty Certification Research: A leading proponent of nursing specialty certification research, BCEN is completing a survey assessing the culture of specialty certification support for nurses working in emergency settings. Later this year, BCEN will develop a leadership-focused survey.
   
• Special Promotion: From March 12-19, BCEN is offering a special promotion of $45 off initial certification, retest and recertification fees, as well as BCEN's interactive CEN review course. (Eligible RNs will have 90 days to sit for the exam or document and submit the 100 continuing education units required for credential renewal.) One of BCEN's most generous promotions to date, the offer is also a nod to BCEN's 45^th anniversary year.

A National Campaign Featuring Certified RNs
Also in March, the rollout of BCEN's new, multi-year "Invest in Yourself" campaign will continue to gain momentum. During 2025, the campaign will feature four board certified nurses working in emergency, trauma and critical care transport settings across the United States discussing nursing professional development, high-level patient care, and their own personal development and well-being. 

About BCEN
Founded in 1980, the independent, not-for-profit Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®) offers robust nursing specialty certification programs fostering empowered nurses across the emergency spectrum who contribute noticeably to patient care, safety and outcomes. Over 60,000 BCEN credentials are held by registered nurses (RNs) who specialize in emergency, pediatric emergency, flight, critical care ground transport, trauma, and burn nursing. BCEN offers the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN®), Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN®), Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN®), Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN®), Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®), and Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN).

SOURCE Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing