Learn about our certification programs and the people and history behind why BCEN is the benchmark for emergency nursing specialty certification.
Connect with expert information and resources for your next story on the following topics:
- Emergency nursing specialty certification
- The value of board certification and how it impacts patients, nurses and institutions
- Emergency nursing specialty areas: adult and pediatric emergency care, flight nursing, critical care ground transport, trauma and burn nursing
Resources & Tools for Media Professionals
Find news releases, backgrounders, fact sheets and expert resources about BCEN, board certification for nurses, and how board certified nurses are making a big impact across the emergency spectrum.
News Releases
BCEN news releases are below and also available on PR Newswire and PRWeb (keyword: BCEN).
Backgrounders, Fact Sheets & Expert Resources
BCEN-at-a-Glance (PDF)
BCEN History (Interactive Timeline)
Janie Schumaker Bio (PDF)
Certification vs. Certificates: What’s the Difference? (PDF)
CBRN Milestones: The Path to the World’s First Burn Nurse Certification (Interactive Timeline)
Journalists may also be interested in BCEN research and journal articles, BCEN white papers and BCEN’s Commitment to Excellence series.
Multimedia
BCEN 2022 Annual Report (Infographic)
BCEN 2021 Annual Report (Infographic)
BCEN 2020 Year in Review (Infographic)
BCEN Learn Turns One (short version video)
For BCEN logos, wordmarks and certification seal images, please contact Hilde Marnul at hmarnul@bcen.org.
Recent News Releases
BCEN Receives Reaccreditation of Its Trauma Certified Registered Nurse Certification from ABSNC
BCEN’s Critical Care Ground Transport Nursing Certification Earns Accreditation
BCEN Celebrates 30 Years of Certified Flight Nursing Excellence
Nominations Now Open for the BCEN 2023 National Certification Champion Award
2023 Distinguished Award Winners
Survey on Value of Flight Nursing Certification Featured in New Air Medical Journal Research Article
BCEN Celebrates Certified Emergency, Transport and Trauma RNs This Certified Nurses Day
Specialty Certified Critical Care Ground Transport Nurses are Highly Experienced and Value CTRN Certification, According to Original Research in Air Medical Journal
Nominate a Top Emergency, Trauma or Transport Nurse for a 2023 BCEN Distinguished Award
Expanded Offerings to Support Certified Emergency, Transport and Trauma RNs Featured in BCEN 2022 Annual Report
BCEN News Release Archive
BCEN news releases are also on PR Web and PR Newswire.