The Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC) has granted accreditation to the Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) certification program, according to the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN).
The accreditation is effective August 1. By virtue of being accredited by ABSNC, the CBRN is also now an ANCC Magnet-accepted nursing specialty certification.
BCEN partnered with the American Burn Association (ABA) and burn nursing experts from across the U.S. to develop the CBRN exam, and the CBRN program was launched worldwide in October 2023. Today, more than 600 registered nurses have earned the CBRN certification.
“Accreditation by ABSNC offers an important assurance to burn nurses, burn centers, and patients and their families — based on a rigorous and independent process — that the CBRN certification program meets or exceeds the highest quality standards,” said Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, ICE-CCP, CENP, CPHQ, FABC, chief executive officer of the BCEN.
“Now that the CBRN is accredited, all six BCEN certifications — the CEN, CPEN, TCRN, CFRN, CTRN and CBRN — are both accredited and Magnet-accepted,” Schumaker said. “Achieving the ‘gold standard’ of national accreditation across our certification programs underscores BCEN’s commitment to offering high-value credentials that recognize the expertise of emergency, pediatric emergency, trauma, flight, critical care ground transport and burn nurses, and promote their continued competence.”
For more on the CBRN and burn nurses’ pivotal role in patient care, read Burn Nursing Excellence: The Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN).