News Releases 2025

April 23, 2025

BCEN Names Top National Board Certified Emergency, Trauma, Transport and Burn Nurses

BCEN announces the 2025 Distinguished Award winners—including the first Distinguished CBRN—as follows: Distinguished CEN Marvin Delfin with the Marc and Laura Andreessen Adult and Pediatric Emergency Departments at Stanford Health Care, Distinguished CPEN Kasia Wolan with Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (an RWJBarnabas Health facility), Distinguished TCRN Kristi Bonny with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, Distinguished CFRN Michael D. Gooch with Vanderbilt LifeFlight at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Distinguished CTRN Justin Rodriguez with Inspira Health, and Distinguished CBRN Amanda Kumar with the UC San Diego Health Regional Burn Center.

March 6, 2025

Celebrating Certified Nurses Day: BCEN Combines New Research, Consumer Education, Recognition Tools, and Special Promotion to Support Nurses

BCEN celebrates certified nurses across the BCEN community and worldwide on Certified Nurses Day 2025 by highlighting research, consumer education, nurse recognition resources and a special offer for nurses earning and maintaining one of BCEN’s six nursing specialty certifications.

February 11, 2025

Board Certified Emergency, Trauma, and Transport Nurses Share Their Journeys of Professional Growth, Patient Care, and Self-Care in BCEN’s “Invest in Yourself” Campaign

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing has launched “Invest in Yourself,” a multi-year campaign featuring BCEN board certified registered nurses (RNs) discussing the intersections between nursing professional development, high-level patient care, and their own health and well-being.

January 31, 2025

Helping Board Certified Emergency, Trauma, Transport and Burn Nurses Thrive: Highlights from Latest BCEN Annual Report

BCEN’s latest annual report features 2024 accomplishments and milestones including growth across all six certification programs as well as our award-winning (again!) BCEN Learn nursing professional development platform and BCEN Voucher Program.

January 15, 2025

2025 BCEN Distinguished Awards: Nominations Now Open for Board Certified Emergency, Trauma and Critical Care Transport Nurses

BCEN opens the nomination window for its 2025 Distinguished Awards and introduces the Distinguished CBRN Award, which will recognize a top board certified burn nurse.