The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) has announced a burn nursing specialty certification for 2023 called the Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN). The new certification program will be initially developed with the American Burn Association (ABA) and owned and maintained by BCEN. "The CBRN will advance our specialty by promoting the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to care for those impacted by burn injury, thus encouraging quality nursing care and best patient outcomes," said Gretchen J. Carrougher, MN, RN, chair of ABA's nursing certification committee. Milestones leading up to the CBRN certification include the American Nurses Association's formal recognition of burn nursing as a nursing specialty in August 2020 and the publication of Burn Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, a reference created by a diverse committee of experienced burn nurses. "Following years of extraordinary advocacy by the American Burn Association and the burn nursing community to set the stage for a burn nursing-specific professional credential, and knowing the impact specialty certification has on ensuring optimal patient safety and outcomes as well as nurse success and satisfaction, BCEN is honored to take on this important endeavor," said BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CENP, CPHQ, FABC.

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