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CANADIAN NEONATAL NURSING CERTIFICATION
May 08, 2017
The CNA Certification Program offers the only bilingual nationally recognized nursing specialty credential. Being CNA certified shows that you are committed to an advanced standard of professional competence and have a comprehensive understanding of your nursing specialty.
 
IMPORTANT DATES
 
SPRING 2021
January 14 - March 8: Application window to write or renew by exam
May 1 - 15: Exam writing window
 
FALL 2021
June 1 - September 1: Application window to write or renew by exam
November 1 - 15: Exam writing window
 
YEAR ROUND
January 14 - November 1: Application window to renew by continuous learning
 
 
 
 
The vast majority of CNA-certified nurses renew their credential through the continuous learning option, which requires you to accumulate 100 CL hours related to your nursing practice specialty over the five-year term.
 
Track your learning: The easiest way for you to track your CL hours is by using the CNA form – Continuous Learning for Certification Renewal: Activities and Competencies. It is a convenient way to log your activities as you complete them. At the end of your five-year term, you submit your CL activities as part of your renewal application.
 
Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the activity guidelines – click here.
 
 
CANN 2021 NEONATAL NURSING EDUCATION AND CNA CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION SESSIONS
 
APRIL 7 AND 8, 2021 - LIVE ONLINE
 
Join us for our live online Neonatal Nursing Education and CNA Certification Exam Preparation Sessions.
 
 
 
WHAT TO EXPECT:
• A series of three case-based sessions (three hours each) and an exam preparation session
• Sessions incorporate the CNA neonatal nursing competencies
• Prepares you to write the CNA Neonatal Nursing Specialty Certification Exam
• Identifies knowledge gaps and areas for further study
 
These online sessions are open to anyone interested in neonatal education (do not need to be writing the exam).
 
This will be a case-based learning opportunity incorporating the Canadian Neonatal Nursing Competencies to help support nurses preparing to write the Canadian Neonatal Nursing Specialty Certification Exam. Upon completion, the learner will be able to identify gaps in knowledge and areas for further study.
 
Open to anyone interested in the opportunity to integrate current neonatal knowledge in an interactive and engaging format but does not replace exam preparation. Participants planning to write the exam are expected to have previously studied all exam components (Exam Blueprint and Specialty Competencies).
 
NOTE: Participation in the sessions does not replace exam preparation, nor does it guarantee exam success.
 
SESSION FEES (subject to 13% HST):
• Per case: $20 CANN Member / $25 Non-member
• Three cases plus exam preparation session: $65 CANN Member / $80 Non-member
 
NOTE: To receive the CANN MEMBER rates, you must be a current member of the Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses (CANN).
 
CASE 1 – April 7, 2021 (10:00-13:00 EDT)
Investigating the Preterm Infant
Amanda Squires, MScN, NCC-BC, NP-Pediatrics
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario
 
CASE 2 – April 7, 2021 (14:00-17:00 EDT)
The Great Pretender
Jeanne Scotland, RN, MN, NNP-BC, WOC Graduate
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Rockyview General Hospital, Alberta Health Services
Calgary, Alberta
 
CASE 3 – April 8, 2021 (10:00-13:00 EDT)
Term Delivery When Things Go South
Anna Kneblewski, RN, BN, MN
Clinical Nurse Educator
South Health Campus, Alberta Health Services
Calgary, Alberta
 
EXAM PREPARATION SESSION – April 8, 2021 (13:30-14:30 EDT)