Certifications
The cards and certifications employers ask for
What each credential is, who issues it, what it costs, how long it lasts, what does not count, and where to take it near you. Every fact links to the issuing body's own page.
Counts are current postings on this site that name the credential in the title or requirements: 29,080 postings as of 11 Nov 2026.
Life support cards
The resuscitation cards almost every hospital and EMS job lists.
Trauma courses
Trauma courses for emergency nurses and prehospital clinicians.
Pediatric, neonatal and OB
Courses for children, newborns and labor and delivery.
EMS medical courses
NAEMT medical and geriatric courses for prehospital clinicians.
Hospital unit cards
Stroke-scale and crisis-intervention cards that units ask for at hire.
Critical care and flight
Board certifications and courses for ICU, transport and flight crews.
- CCRN CCRN (Adult) — Acute/Critical Care Nursing
- FP-C Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C)
- CFRN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN)
- CCP-C Certified Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C)
- CCEMT-P Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Program (CCEMTP)
- PCCN PCCN (Adult) — Progressive Care Nursing
- CTRN Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN)
Specialty nursing board certifications
Exam-based certifications that show specialty experience.
- CEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
- OCN Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN)
- CNOR Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR)
- C-EFM Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
- CMSRN Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN)
- CHPN Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
- TCRN Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN)
- CPEN Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN)
- RNC-OB Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB)
- RNC-NIC Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC)
EMS registry and entry credentials
National Registry levels, community paramedic and the nurse aide exam.
- CNA Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- NREMT Paramedic National Registry Paramedic (NRP)
- NREMT EMT National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT)
- CP-C Certified Community Paramedic (CP-C)
- NREMT EMR National Registry Emergency Medical Responder (NREMR)
- NREMT AEMT National Registry Advanced EMT (NRAEMT)
Tactical, disaster and incident command
Tactical casualty care, the tactical paramedic exam and federal incident command courses.
Offshore safety
OPITO safety training for offshore oil and gas work.
How this is built: 395 facts across 48 credentials were read on the issuing body's own pages (last checked 10 Nov 2026); each one shows its link, a short quote and the date. Where an issuer does not publish a fee or renewal rule, the page leaves it out rather than guess. Class locations come from our training directory; a listing is not a partnership or an endorsement, and no link here earns a commission.
Employers and state boards decide which cards they accept. Check the posting or ask the recruiter before you book.