Every exam on this site
Facts checked against nursingworld.org, codeofethics.ana.org and 6 more sites · Last checked Nov 6, 2026 · Not affiliated with ANCC, ANA, AONL, NLN or AACN.
Six exams have their own section here, each with an exam overview, cost, study plan, a practice test and pages for the content domains (a few small domains share a page or sit in the practice test). They are listed by group below; the four credentials we track without pages yet close the list.
Leadership and management
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| Exam | Certifying body | Who it is for | Questions | Exam time | Practice | Source | Checked |
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| NE-BC | ANCC | Unit or department | 150 | 3 h | Practice testExam facts | 12 | |
| NEA-BC | ANCC | Organization or system | 150 | 3 h | Practice testExam facts | 34 | |
| CNML | AONL-CC | Unit manager | 115 | 2 h | Practice testExam facts | 56 |
Nurse educators
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| Exam | Certifying body | Who it is for | Questions | Exam time | Practice | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNE | NLN | Academic faculty | 150 | 3 h | Practice testExam facts | 78 | |
| NPD-BC | ANCC | Staff educator | 150 | 3 h | Practice testExam facts | 910 |
Nursing informatics
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| Exam | Certifying body | Who it is for | Questions | Exam time | Practice | Source | Checked |
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| NI-BC | ANCC | Informatics nurse | 150 | 3 h | Practice testExam facts | 1112 |
Tracked without pages yet
These credentials appear in the comparison tables, with the same dated facts, but have no exam section or practice questions here yet:
- CENP, AONL's exam for nurse executives.
- CNL, the Commission on Nurse Certification's credential for clinical nurse leader graduates.
- CNEcl, NLN's credential for clinical teaching faculty.
- CNEn, NLN's exam for faculty in their first three years.
Where they fit against the six exams above: credentials by role.
Comparisons and guides
- Nurse executive certificationNE-BC, NEA-BC, CNML and CENP in one dated table: eligibility, fees, pass rates
- ANCC certificationsWhat the American Nurses Credentialing Center certifies, its shared exam rules and costs
- ANCC certification renewal75 CE hours plus one of 8 categories, the in-cycle rule, lapses, the 2027 handbook
- Nurse educator certificationFour educator credentials, academic and hospital, compared on eligibility, format and cost
- How to become a nurse educatorThe academic and hospital routes to a nurse educator role, degree by degree
- Nurse leader competenciesAONL's 2026 competency domains and where each is tested on the leadership exams
- Magnet requirementsWhat Magnet asks of the CNO, managers and nurse leaders, and where certification fits
Sources
- ANCC: Nurse Executive Certification (NE-BC) nursingworld.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- ANCC: NE-BC Test Content Outline, effective Oct 15, 2025 (PDF) nursingworld.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- ANCC: Nurse Executive, Advanced Certification (NEA-BC) nursingworld.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- ANCC: NEA-BC Test Content Outline, effective Nov 11, 2025 (PDF) nursingworld.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- AONL-CC: CNML Candidate Handbook, revised May 2025 (PDF) aonl.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- AONL: CNML FAQ aonl.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- NLN: CNE Candidate Handbook, March 2026 (PDF) nln.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- NLN: CNE eligibility nln.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- ANCC: Nursing Professional Development Certification (NPD-BC) nursingworld.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- ANCC: NPD-BC Test Content Outline, effective Feb 26, 2025 (PDF) nursingworld.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- ANCC: Informatics Nursing Certification (NI-BC) nursingworld.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
- ANCC: NI-BC Test Content Outline, effective May 3, 2023 (PDF, reposted Aug 29, 2025) prd.healthynursehealthynation.org · checked Nov 6, 2026
Each figure is reread against its document on a fixed cycle, and the date beside a source is its latest pass. Where a number here and the document part ways, the document wins (how corrections happen).