The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) is now accepting nominations for its annual national nurse recognition awards, which honor top board certified nurses who specialize in emergency, pediatric emergency, trauma, flight, critical care ground transport, and, new this year, burn nursing.
OAK BROOK, Ill., Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for specialty certification across the emergency nursing spectrum, is now accepting nominations for the 2025 BCEN Distinguished Awards through March 2, and is pleased to introduce the Distinguished CBRN Award following the worldwide launch of the Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) certification program in fall 2023.
"The importance of recognizing RNs who are committed to practicing at the very top of their specialties cannot be understated," said BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, ICE-CCP, CENP, CPHQ, FABC. "And, for the first time, BCEN's Distinguished Awards will recognize a top board certified nurse in all six specialty areas we serve."
In 2025, BCEN will recognize top board certified nurse across six specialties with:
- the Distinguished CEN Award honoring a top emergency nurse
- the Distinguished CPEN Award honoring a top pediatric emergency nurse
- the Distinguished TCRN Award honoring a top trauma nurse
- the Distinguished CFRN Award honoring a top flight nurse
- the Distinguished CTRN Award honoring a top critical care ground transport nurse
- and NEW this year, the Distinguished CBRN Award honoring a top burn nurse
To be eligible for a BCEN Distinguished Award, nominees must both practice and be board certified in the respective specialty. Nominations should focus on the nominee's exceptional commitment to clinical excellence and professionalism in their specialty, and their leadership and innovation in supporting and advocating for nursing specialty certification.
To nominate a nurse for a 2025 BCEN Distinguished Award, visit: https://bcen.org/distinguished-award-nominations/
Winners will be announced nationally this spring, with individual workplace celebrations to follow. For full details about BCEN's awards program, please visit: https://bcen.org/awards/
About Nursing Specialty Certification
Nursing specialty certification is a rigorous and voluntary process that independently validates a nurse's advanced knowledge, clinical judgment and professionalism across an entire nursing specialty based on standards identified by the specialty to promote optimal health outcomes. Renewal of certification ensures RNs stay abreast of current knowledge and best practices. Research links nursing specialty certification with improved patient, nurse and healthcare organization outcomes.
About BCEN
Founded in 1980, the independent, not-for-profit Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®) offers robust nursing specialty certification programs fostering empowered nurses across the emergency spectrum who contribute noticeably to patient care, safety and outcomes. Over 60,000 BCEN credentials are held by registered nurses (RNs) who specialize in emergency, pediatric emergency, flight, critical care ground transport, trauma, and burn nursing. BCEN offers the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN®), Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN®), Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN®), Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN®), Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®), and Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN). The CEN, CPEN, CFRN, CTRN and TCRN certification programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC) and are ANCC Magnet-accepted. Learn more at bcen.org.
Media Contact
Maris Panjada, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, 630-339-4530, [email protected], https://bcen.org
SOURCE Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
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