As a certificant, you are required to recertify every five years to keep your CAVRN credential. Recertification allows you to maintain all of the benefits of CAVRN certification.
How to Recertify
You can recertify by contact hours or exam. Choose the avenue most appropriate for you.
Eligibility Requirements
- You must hold a CAVRN certification that expires within one year.
- You must hold an unencumbered and current license as an RN in the United States.
- You must have worked 960 practice hours in a virtual-acute setting in the last 5 years. Practice may be as a clinical nurse, as a manager, or as an educator.
Fees
| Recertify by Contact Hours |
Recertify by Exam |
| AMSN Member: $195 |
AMSN Member: $267 |
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Standard Fee: $303
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Standard Fee: $394 |
Note: All applications include a $90 non-refundable processing fee. Fees are subject to change at anytime without notice.
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Recertify by Contact Hours
This is the most popular way to recertify! Earn contact hours by completing continuing education and professional activities. To recertify, simply document these activities in the Certification Portal.
To recertify by contact hours, you must have earned 90 verified contact hours in the last five years. Seventy of those contact hours must relate to the domains of virtual acute-care practice. Only 20 contact hours may be designated Professional Development, but you can also meet the requirements by completing additional contact hours related to virtual acute-care practice.
Contact Hour Domains
| 70 Contact Hours (CH) Must Relate to the CAVRN Domains |
Professional Development Contact Hours |
| Quality & Safety |
11 CH min |
Related to the broad area of healthcare and general nursing, or other non-virtual, acute-care topics. Includes topics related to:
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Patient & Family Education
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8 CH min |
| Communication |
14 CH min |
| Teamwork/Inter-Professional Collaboration |
12 CH min |
| Coaching & Mentoring |
8 CH min |
| Leadership |
7 CH min |
| Informatics & Technology |
10 CH min |
Accepted Contact Hour Activities
| Activity |
Required Information to Use in Recertification Application |
Conversion and Max Contact Hours (CH) Accepted |
| Continuing education from an accredited provider or approver of NCPDs. |
Certificates must include your name, date and name of program, number of NCPDs awarded, and accreditation statement. |
1 NCPD = 1 CH
90 CH
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Preceptor/Mentor
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Must provide medical-surgical focused clinical supervision to baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree students or newly hired nurses.
Download the preceptor/mentor form.
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6 hours = 1 CH
20 CH
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| Academic Courses |
Academic courses related to nursing successfully completed while enrolled in an accredited baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degree program. Include in your recertification application with an unofficial transcript. |
1 credit = 10 CH
40 CH
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| Presentations |
Preparation and presentation of content for academic courses or NCPD programs.
Must award to participants either academic credit or contact hours by an accredited provider or approver of NCPDs. |
Presentation prep and delivery = 10 CH
Poster presentation = 5 CH
20 CH
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| Publications |
Author, co-author, or editor of a book, book chapter, or published article. Article must be a manuscript or research paper, and any publication must be published by a recognized publisher or professional journal. |
Book = 30 CH
Chapter = 10 CH
Article = 5 CH
30 CH
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| Research |
Research project approved by the Investigational Review Board (IRB) of a healthcare facility in which you are one of the primary investigators. Must include the research proposal submitted to the IRB facility in recertification application.
Evidence-based practice projects that have been given exempt status by the IRB or have been implemented in your healthcare facility and are reflected in its policies, procedures, or clinical guidelines. You must have been involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the project. Include in your recertification application with a copy of the research proposal. |
Research = 30 CH
EBP = 15 CH
30 CH
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| Professional/Volunteer Service |
Participation on a board, committee, or task force for a healthcare-related organization. Membership in a national nursing organization is not accepted for contact hours. Requires proof of position. |
2 or more consecutive years of volunteer service = 10 CH
20 CH
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How to Upload Contact Hours
Watch this step-by-step video explaining how to upload contact hours to recertify.
Recertify by Exam
If you have not earned enough contact hours during your accrual period, you may recertify by passing the certification exam.
View the Test Taker FAQs and CAVRN Certification pages for more information.
Audit of Recertification Applications
Ten percent of all recertification applications are randomly selected for audit. Audited applicants must submit documentation for all contact hours within 30 days of notification. If you decline, fail, or miss the deadline for the audit, your recertification application fees are nonrefundable and your CAVRN credential will be revoked. You may be required to earn more contact hours before you can pass the audit.
Recertify After Expiration
You may apply for recertification by contact hours during your grace period, which lasts for one year after your CAVRN expires. Your contact hours must have been earned in the five-year period immediately preceding the date you submit your recertification application.