Medical Surgical Nurse – Board Certified (MEDSURG-BC™) — Requirements & Free Practice

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ANCC medical-surgical nursing specialty board certification awarded after eligibility and examination; the credential is valid for five years.

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Eligibility: ["Current active RN license in a US state or territory, or a legally recognized professional equivalent in another country","Equivalent of two years of full-time RN practice","At least 2,000 hours of medical-surgical nursing clinical practice in the past three years","30 hours of medical-surgical nursing continuing education in the past three years"]

Provider: Prometric
Format: computer-based test
Exam questions: Total questions: 150; Scored questions: 125; Unscored questions: 25; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit: 3 hours

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