• Hold a current, active RN license within a state or territory of the United States or the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country.
• Have practiced the equivalent of 2 years full-time as a registered nurse.
• Have a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice in cardiac-vascular nursing within the last 3 years.
• Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in cardiac-vascular nursing within the last 3 years.

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Cardiac Vascular Nurse Certification Exam Content Outline

There are 150 questions on this examination. Of these, 125 are scored questions and 25 are pretest questions that are not scored. Pretest questions are used to determine how well these questions will perform before they are used on the scored portion of the examination. The pretest questions cannot be distinguished from those that will be scored, so it is important for a candidate to answer all questions. A candidate's score, however, is based solely on the 150 scored questions. Performance on pretest questions does not affect a candidate's score. 

How do I prepare for the test?

• Purchase the SVN Core Curriculum for Vascular Nursing.
• Purchase the Cardiac Vascular Review and Resource Manual.
• Download Test Content Outline
• Download Test Reference Aids
• Sample Test Questions and Answers
  

  Download General Testing and Renewal Handbook

For more information about the Cardiac Vascular Nursing certification exam, contact the ANCC.

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