Certification Statistics

CCI credentials are the gold standard in perioperative certification. The CNOR and CSSM credentials are accredited by the American Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC). CNOR is also accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

In accordance with accreditation standards, CCI publishes certification statistics on an annual basis. Information is published per credential including the number of testing candidates, pass/fail statistics, number of certificants, and data on recertifications.

2023 Annual Data

Testing Related Data		CNOR	CFPN	CSSM	CNAMB	NPDA-BC	CNS-CP
Number of Candidates Tested	First Time	2768	159	56	48	N/A	N/A
	Retakes	580	0	9	6	N/A	N/A
	Total	3348	159	65	54	N/A	N/A
Percentage of Candidates Passing	First Time	69.1%	93.1%	57.1%	68.8%	N/A	N/A
	Retakes	53.3%	0.0%	22.2%	33.3%	N/A	N/A
	Total	66.4%	93.1%	52.3%	64.8%	N/A	N/A
Certification Related Data		CNOR	CFPN	CSSM	CNAMB	NPDA-BC	CNS-CP
Number of Individuals Newly Certified		2222	146	34	35	11	0
Overall Number of Active Certificants (end of 2023)		39,953	197	331	390	37	24

2022 Annual Data

Testing Related Data		CNOR	CFPN	CSSM	CNAMB	NPDA-BC	CNS-CP
Number of Candidates Tested	First Time	2700	53	51	40	N/A	N/A
	Retakes	639	1	10	4	N/A	N/A
	Total	3339	54	61	44	N/A	N/A
Percentage of Candidates Passing	First Time	67.6%	92.5%	25.5%	75.0%	N/A	N/A
	Retakes	48.8%	0.0%	60.0%	50.0%	N/A	N/A
	Total	64.0%	90.7%	31.1%	72.7%	N/A	N/A
Certification Related Data		CNOR	CFPN	CSSM	CNAMB	NPDA-BC	CNS-CP
Number of Individuals Newly Certified		2139	49	20	32	14	0
Overall Number of Active Certificants (end of 2022)		40,044	94	334	357	26	24

2021 Annual Data

Testing Related Data		CNOR	CFPN	CSSM	CNAMB	NPDA-BC	CNS-CP
Number of Candidates Tested	First Time	3705	282	59	47	N/A	N/A
	Retakes	353	5	2	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Total	4058	287	61	47	N/A	N/A
Percentage of Candidates Passing	First Time	66.5%	87.6%	81.4%	70.2%	N/A	N/A
	Retakes	46.2%	100.0%	100.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Total	64.7%	87.8%	82.0%	70.2%	N/A	N/A
Certification Related Data		CNOR	CFPN	CSSM	CNAMB	NPDA-BC	CNS-CP
Number of Individuals Newly Certified		2664	46	50	66	12	0
Overall Number of Active Certificants (end of 2021)		40,113	46	354	325	12	25