Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Certified Nurse (TCTCN™) — Requirements & Free Practice
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Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Certified Nurse (TCTCN™)
National specialty nursing certification for registered nurses practicing in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or cellular therapy.
Licensing authority: Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation · Application information
Initial by examination
- Eligibility
- All criteria apply at application and examination: current active unencumbered RN license in the US, its territories, or Canada; at least 24 months of RN experience in the preceding 48 months; at least 2,000 hours of HSCT or cellular therapy nursing practice in the preceding 48 months; and at least 10 relevant continuing-education contact hours or a relevant academic elective in the preceding 36 months. Hours must have an acceptable accredited CNE/NCPD provider or approver; at most five of ten hours may be accredited CME/CPE in the specialty. Joint Accreditation/IPCE hours must specify ANCC, ACCME, or ACPE credit.
- Licensure Interpretation
- Unencumbered means no current formal board discipline or provisions/conditions limiting practice. The general policy provides an equivalency condition for nurses educated and/or licensed outside the United States, its territories, or Canada: education and licensure must be evaluated by a foreign credential evaluation service and indicate U.S. equivalency before application. This is an applicant-qualification condition, not another examination dependency.
- Practice
- Direct or indirect clinical practice, nursing administration, education, research, or consultation must be in a position requiring an RN/APRN, including a role open to other licensed providers when RN/APRN is among those eligible.
- Scope
- Initial qualification by examination only; RN licensure is an applicant qualification and is not an additional TCTCN examination leaf. No state licensure route or renewal route is registered.
Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Certified Nurse (TCTCN™) Test
- Provider
- PSI
- Format
- Computer-based multiple-choice test; four options with one correct answer.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 165; Scored questions: 125; Unscored questions: 40; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- Three-hour test session, including 15 minutes for the tutorial and post-test survey.
- Passing score
- Scaled score 55 on a scale of 25–75.
Examination outline
Foundations of HSCT and Cellular Therapy (22%)
- Basic concepts of HSCT and cellular therapy
- Goals of therapy
- Indications for HSCT or cellular therapy
- Types of HSCT and cellular therapy
- Sources of cells
- Recipient suitability and evaluation
- Recipient education
- Caregiver education
- Donor selection, care, and education
HSCT and Cellular Therapy Process and Administration (22%)
- Cellular therapy product collection and storage
- HSCT product mobilization, collection, harvest, and storage
- Conditioning / preparative regimens
- Management of acute complications related to preparative regimens
- Product administration
Post-HSCT Management and Education (22%)
- Early Post-HSCT Management and Education
- Late Post-HSCT Management and Education
Post-Cellular Therapy Management and Education (22%)
- Early Post-Cellular Therapy Management and Education
- Late Post-Cellular Therapy Management and Education
Quality of Life (8%)
- Navigation and coordination throughout the continuum
- Psychosocial
- Health promotion and maintenance
- Sexuality
- Cultural and spiritual competence
- Survivorship
- Palliative care
- End-of-life care
Professional Performance (4%)
- HSCT and cellular therapy standards of professional performance
- Ethical and legal considerations
- Accreditation
- Self-care
Examination sources
- ONCC Test Registration Manual
p. 16, About the Test, outline adoption
- TCTCN Test Content Outline
p. 1, section I
- TCTCN Test Content Outline
p. 2, section II
- TCTCN Test Content Outline
p. 2, section III continuing on p. 3
- TCTCN Test Content Outline
p. 3, section IV
- TCTCN Test Content Outline
p. 3, section V
- TCTCN Test Content Outline
p. 4, section VI
- ONCC TCTCN certification page
About the exam, outline and generic drug restriction
- ONCC Test Registration Manual
p. 16, About the Test, question counts and scoring
- ONCC Test Registration Manual
p. 4, Test Format
- ONCC Test Registration Manual
p. 38, Results Report and Certificates
- ONCC TCTCN certification page
Test Application Instructions, How To Apply, steps 2–3
- ONCC Test Registration Manual
p. 5, Authorization to Test and Test Centers