Certified Foundational Perioperative Nurse (CFPN) Certification
Issued by
Competency & Credentialing Institute
The Certified Foundational Perioperative Nurse (CFPN) credential is designed to give perioperative nurses a firm foundation for career-long professional development success. Earning the CFPN provides early-career perioperative nurses with a firm foundation for career-long professional development success.
- Type Certification
- Level Foundational
- Time Years
Skills
- Career Activity Interests
- Communication And Documentation
- Emergency Situations
- Empathy
- Foundational Knowledge And Skills
- Infection Prevention
- Infection Prevention And Control
- Intraoperative Care
- KSA
- Organizational Role And Work Setting
- Patterns For Coping With Stressful Conditions
- Perioperative Nursing
- Perioperative Nursing Competency
- Perioperative Patient Assessment And Diagnosis
- Plan Of Care
- Problem Solving
- Problem Solving Resources
- Professional Accountability
- Professional Development
Earning Criteria
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Holds a current, unrestricted RN license in state or country of practice.
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Certificants have documented the completion of an orientation to perioperative nursing. The education course having both a didactic and clinical component.
Standards
ABSNC is the only accrediting body specifically for nursing-related certification programs. Nursing certification organizations may attain accreditation by demonstrating compliance with the 18 standards established by the ABSNC.