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Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) Examination
The national specialty nursing certification examination for rehabilitation nursing: a 175-question (150 scored + 25 pretest) multiple-choice, computer-delivered exam administered in June and December testing windows at Scantron test centers or via ProctorU live remote proctoring; passing requires a scaled score of 500.
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Questions175 questions total: 150 scored multiple-choice questions plus 25 unscored multiple-choice pretest questions
Testing time3 hours (no breaks permitted)
ScoringPass/fail based on scaled score; a scaled score of 500 is needed to pass (criterion-referenced cut score, equated across forms; no penalty for guessing)
Exam feeUSD 300 ARN member / USD 460 nonmember (2026 examination fees; membership not required); USD 100 late fee for late applications; application is valid for 2 consecutive testing windows
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- Who runs it
- ARN
- Category
- Specialty Nursing Certification
- Current version
- Current specification; no public version label — specification defined by the CRRN content outline in the Candidate Handbook (Updated August 2022; fees, policies, and procedures subject to change), with four fixed content domains
- Where it applies
- International / multi-country
- Exam languages
- English
- Testing provider
- Meazure Learning (Scantron test centers; ProctorU for live remote proctoring)
- Format
- Multiple-choice examination administered electronically on a computer, at Scantron test centers or via ProctorU live remote proctoring
- Availability
- Two month-long testing windows per year: June 1–30 and December 1–31 (application deadlines April 15 / October 15, late deadlines May 1 / November 1 with late fee); the exam is not administered outside these windows
- Results
- Candidates receive an email with instructions on accessing the online score report portal; the score report indicates pass or fail with subscores by content area
- Credential validity
- Certification is recognized for five (5) years from the last day of the month in which it was earned; renewal by re-examination (within one year before expiration) or by 60 points of credit
- Remote testing
- Available
Exam structure
One 175-question multiple-choice exam (150 scored + 25 pretest) covering four domains: Domain I Nursing Models and Theories (8%), Domain II Functional Health Patterns (53%), Domain III The Function of the Rehabilitation Team and Transitions of Care (12%), Domain IV Legislative, Economic, Ethical, and Legal Issues (27%)
Where rules vary
Voluntary specialty certification for rehabilitation nurses; eligibility requires current, unrestricted US, US-territories, or Canadian RN licensure, and testing is offered only at Scantron test sites in the US, US territories, and Canada or via live remote proctoring.
Eligibility
Current, unrestricted US, US-territories, or Canadian RN licensure, plus two years of practice as an RN in rehabilitation nursing within the last five years (or one year of such practice plus one year of advanced study beyond baccalaureate in nursing within the last five years); two professional colleagues must verify the experience
Retake policy
No limit on attempts; a candidate who fails reapplies for the next testing window and pays the examination fee again