Nursing
ABNN SCRN®Stroke Certified Registered Nurse
The ABNN SCRN (Stroke Certified Registered Nurse) credential, issued by the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing, certifies RNs working across the stroke care continuum — from primary prevention and acute treatment through post-acute rehabilitation. It is the only stroke-specific RN certification in the US and is referenced by The Joint Commission and DNV in their Primary Stroke Center, Thrombectomy-Capable, and Comprehensive Stroke Center certification standards.
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Exam facts
Everything you need to know about the ABNN SCRN® exam.
- Passing score
- Criterion-referenced (set by stroke-nursing experts with PSI psychometricians); not publicly disclosed as a percentage
- Format & length
- 170 questions (150 scored + 20 pretest) · 3 hours
- Voucher cost
- $300 AANN members / $400 non-members (credit-card rates)
- Prerequisites
- Current US RN license + 2,080 hours (1 year full-time equivalent) of stroke nursing practice in the last 3 years (direct care or stroke research/education/administration)
- Validity
- 5 years (renew by 4,160 practice hours + 50 CE, or 2,500 practice hours + 75 CE)
What’s tested
Key topics on the ABNN SCRN® exam.
The Cert Climb question bank is mapped to every domain on the official ABNN SCRN® exam blueprint, so what you study is what the test asks.
- Primary & Secondary Stroke Prevention
- Stroke Pathophysiology
- Acute Stroke Care Management
- Post-Acute Care
- Systems & Quality of Care
Who it’s for
Built for the people taking this exam.
Stroke-unit RNs, neuro ICU nurses, stroke-program coordinators, and ED nurses at Primary, Thrombectomy-Capable, or Comprehensive Stroke Centers — anyone whose role explicitly includes stroke pathways.
Why it matters in 2026
The career signal.
SCRN is the credential Joint Commission and DNV stroke-center surveyors look for on staffing rosters. Hospitals pursuing or maintaining stroke-center designation actively recruit SCRN-certified nurses, and many tie certification to clinical-ladder steps. A small candidate pool (~1,400/year, ~67% pass rate) makes it a strong differentiator on neuroscience-nursing resumes.
What you get
Everything you need to actually pass.
Full question bank
400 questions covering every objective on the official ABNN SCRN® exam blueprint, with detailed explanations on every option — right and wrong.
Quiz modes
Timed exam simulation, missed-only review, topic drills, and a daily question of the day. Practice the way you study best.
Flashcards
Spaced-repetition flashcards generated from each topic. Pull them up on a phone in the gap between meetings.
Progress tracking
See per-topic accuracy and answered counts. Find weak areas before they cost you on test day.
Per-category premium
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No-fluff explanations
Every wrong answer comes with a 2-3 sentence explanation of why it’s wrong, not just “the correct answer is X.” Pattern recognition is the whole game.
Read while you study
ABNN SCRN® articles & study guides
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ABNN SCRN®
How many questions does the ABNN SCRN® bank have?
400 questions, organized into 5 subject areas mapped to the official exam objectives.
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How current is the ABNN SCRN® content?
We track exam version updates and refresh the bank within weeks of new objectives. Where the version of an exam matters (e.g. CompTIA SY0-701 vs. SY0-601), question explanations call it out.
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