CNA Certification
The Canadain Nurses' Association provides specialty certification in many areas including cardiovascular nursing. For more information, visit the Canadian Nurses’ Association website.
Specialty certification is a voluntary program that allows you to build on the solid foundation of your Canadian RN registration and the clinical experience you gain in your specialty. With it, everybody wins – you, your clients and your employer. Certification helps you stay current by testing your specialized knowledge and skills, and having a trademarked credential after your name to designate certification validates your competency in your specialty.
Certification is a commitment to the leading edge in national health care standards. It gives national scope to the principle of continued competence encouraged by provincial/territorial quality assurance programs. It’s a tangible distinction, confirming your knowledge and skill levels in your specialty. And, as you enhance your career, you join a growing network of specialized nurses – more than 13 000 in an increasing number of specialties.
Specialty Education Support
The Heart Centre at St Paul’s is committed to providing funding support to nurses wishing to undertake this exam.
Each year nurses write the exams from our program. This helps to maintain the high standard of excellence for which we are well known.