Certification Package: Director of Nursing Services - Certified (DNS-CT)

Keep your DNS-CT credential in good standing by submitting your recertification application. Begin the application process by purchasing this application fee. After purchase, you will be asked to login to your account to attest your completion of the following required elements:

  • You must have earned the 50 CE hours within the last two years.
  • At least 25 hours must be related to the DNS-CT domains.
  • The remaining 25 hours can be for any healthcare-approved continuing education that meets licensure requirements (for a total of 50 hours).

Note: The recertification period opens six months prior to your expiration date. AAPACN recommends that recertification courses or applications not be purchased until you are within your six-month renewal window. If you choose to recertify prior to your six-month renewal window, you will lose your original expiration date and your new certification period will begin from the date of the most recent completion. If your certification is current, the date your recertification period opens is listed above, as well as on your Certifications dashboard.

Purchasing recertification materials does not extend the expiration date of your credential. The expiration date for your credential remains the same, regardless of when your recertification materials expire.

Recertification Application

Save the documentation to support your continuing education credits. AAPACN conducts random audits of renewal applications. If your application is selected for audit, you will be required to submit all supporting documents. Please maintain a copy of your renewal application and the supporting certificates and other documents for the entire two-year certification period in order to satisfy any audit requests.

Purchase Recertification Application

Certification Data Disclaimer

Failure to recertify before your certification expiration date may result in permanent deletion of all data pertaining to the certification, including but not limited to certification-related earnings, enrollments, course progress, and exam results. Your certification expiration date can be found on your learner dashboard.

AAPACN’s learning management system is designed to reset progress data when recertification requirements are unmet, allowing learners to restart the certification process. Note: If your certification is expired, re-enrolling in the certification will reset previous certification progress. Be sure to re-enroll before restarting the courses.