Nursing
BCEN CTRNCertified Transport Registered Nurse
The BCEN Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN) validates ground critical-care transport nursing — interfacility transfers, scene responses, and specialty-team transports. The 2026 content outline separates CTRN from the air-focused CFRN and includes an Advanced Intervention Awareness section covering mechanical ventilation, ECMO, IABP, cardiac pacing, and point-of-care ultrasound.
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Exam facts
Everything you need to know about the BCEN CTRN exam.
- Passing score
- Set by criterion-referenced cut score (~71% scored items typical, aligned with CEN/CFRN cut points)
- Format & length
- 175 questions (150 scored + 25 pretest) · 3 hours
- Voucher cost
- $380 USD (non-member) · $285 ASTNA member · $195 military · retest $200
- Prerequisites
- Active, unrestricted RN license; 2 years of ground critical-care transport experience recommended but not required
- Validity
- 4 years (100 CE contact hours for recertification by attestation, or retest)
Exam facts sourced from the official BCEN (Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing) certification page. Last reviewed June 2026.
What’s tested
Key topics on the BCEN CTRN® exam.
The Cert Climb question bank is mapped to every domain on the official BCEN CTRN® exam blueprint, so what you study is what the test asks.
- General Principles of Ground Transport Nursing Practice
- Resuscitation Principles
- Patient Conditions & Principles of Management
- Special Populations
Who it’s for
Built for the people taking this exam.
Critical-care transport RNs on hospital-based ground transport teams, mobile ICU programs, and specialty (neonatal, pediatric, ECMO) transport services. Pursued by RNs whose program doesn't fly or who want a transport credential without the aviation-specific content of CFRN.
Why it matters in 2026
The career signal.
Critical-care ground transport is its own clinical environment — limited resources, prolonged transports, and specialty-team handoffs — and CTRN is the only credential built specifically for it. Required or preferred at most hospital-based mobile ICU programs and frequently paired with CCRN for nurses on specialty transport teams (e.g., ECMO, balloon-pump, neonatal).
Sample question
What a BCEN CTRN question looks like.
Which gas law states that the quantity of gas that dissolves into a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas above the liquid's surface?
See the answer & explanation
Correct: C. Henry's Law
Why: Henry's Law governs gas solubility in liquids: as the partial pressure of a gas over a liquid rises, more of that gas dissolves into the liquid. When the pressure is removed, the dissolved gas escapes. Boyle's Law describes the inverse relationship between gas pressure and volume. Dalton's Law states that total gas pressure equals the sum of each constituent gas's partial pressure. Charles' Law relates gas volume to absolute temperature.
What you get
Everything you need to actually pass.
Full question bank
691 questions covering every objective on the official BCEN CTRN® 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.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BCEN CTRN
What is the BCEN CTRN exam?
The BCEN Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN) validates ground critical-care transport nursing — interfacility transfers, scene responses, and specialty-team transports. The 2026 content outline separates CTRN from the air-focused CFRN and includes an Advanced Intervention Awareness section covering mechanical ventilation, ECMO, IABP, cardiac pacing, and point-of-care ultrasound.
How many questions are on the BCEN CTRN exam, and how long is it?
175 questions (150 scored + 25 pretest) · 3 hours
What is the passing score for the BCEN CTRN exam?
Set by criterion-referenced cut score (~71% scored items typical, aligned with CEN/CFRN cut points)
How much does the BCEN CTRN exam cost?
$380 USD (non-member) · $285 ASTNA member · $195 military · retest $200
Are there prerequisites for the BCEN CTRN exam?
Active, unrestricted RN license; 2 years of ground critical-care transport experience recommended but not required
How long is the BCEN CTRN certification valid?
4 years (100 CE contact hours for recertification by attestation, or retest)
How many questions does the BCEN CTRN bank have?
691 questions, organized into 4 subject areas mapped to the official exam objectives.
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How current is the BCEN CTRN® 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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