Newly updated with the 2025 CNRN exam outline! The AANN CNRN Self-Assessment Exam is used to assess whether or not a candidate is prepared for the Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN) examination. Use the CNRN self-assessment exam as a pre-test to better understand your current knowledge as it applies to the certification and determine where additional studies are needed. The self-assessment examination is 75 questions in length and parallels the CNRN examination content outline.
Key features of the self-assessment exam:
Please note: The self-assessment examination is not intended to replace studying for the credentialing of the examination. Your performance on the self-assessment examination will not guarantee results on the actual CNRN examination. The self-assessment examination is 75 questions in length, whereas the actual CNRN examination includes 220 questions, 20 of which are pretest items that are not scored. The self-assessment examination is not required to sit for the CNRN certification examination.
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP:13331)