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INTRODUCTION
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- The Baromedical Nurses Association (BNA) was created in 1985
- The mission of the BNA is to provide nurses with a professional organization to define, develop, maintain, and promote status and standards of baromedical nursing
- For nurses to be certified in their specialty is similar to physicians becoming Boarded. It signifies a degree of competence and education in the field, and a standard knowledge base
- The hyperbaric nursing certification examination was developed over a period of several years for the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT) by the BNA board in conjunction with Dick Clarke, the American Nursing Association (ANA), and others
- A test bank of several hundred questions was submitted by the 1994-1995 Baromedical Nurses Association Executive Board to the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology
- A contract was signed with the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology to validate and administer the exam which would confer the designation of Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse (CHRN)
- CHRN is an internationally recognized certification
The test bank is regularly monitored and updated
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CANDIDACY
Certification is an added qualification for the registered nurse. It is not an entry level pathway for hyperbaric nursing. The candidate must have the following requirements in place upon applying for certification: |
- Registered Nurse degree granted from an accredited school of nursing
- Current RN license in the state where you practice hyperbaric nursing
- A minimum of two years clinical experience in an in-hospital setting, or one year critical care experience
- Certification in Basic life Support
- Completion of a NBDHMT approved primary hyperbaric medicine course
- Minimum of one year clinical hyperbaric experience, to include a minimum of 480 hours (10 hours/week or 40 hours/month).g. Letter of recommendation from your employer, including validation of hyperbaric experience
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CERTIFICATION LEVELS
A passing grade on the certification exam entitles the registered nurse to display the applicable initials:
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- CHRN, to signify Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse. Advanced certification may be applied for at anytime after receiving the basic CHRN certification
- ACHRN to signify Advanced Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse
- CHRNC Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse Clinician.
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