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CDN Eligibility Criteria

1. The applicant must hold a full and unrestricted license as a registered nurse in the United States, or its territories.

2. The applicant must have completed a minimum of 2,500 hours of experience as a registered nurse in nephrology nursing, caring for patients who require in-center hemodialysis, or educating/supervising staff who care for patients who require in-center hemodialysis within the two (2) years before submitting this application.

3. The applicant must have completed thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education in nephrology nursing from approved providers within the two (2) years prior to submitting the exam application.
   
   Continuing education must be approved by one of the following:

• Organizations accredited by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center – Commission on Accreditation (ANCC-COA), the credentialing body of the American Nurses Association.

• The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

• The Council of Continuing Education

• All State Boards of Nursing.

Please be aware that although programs meet requirements set forth by other state boards of nursing, they may not meet the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission criteria.