Why Maintain Your Nursing Certification?

Maintaining your nursing certification reflects your commitment to excellence, lifelong learning, and the highest standards of care. It’s a powerful way to strengthen your practice while advancing the nursing profession.

Why It Matters

For Nurses

  • Advance your career and earn potential
  • Gain professional recognition and confidence
  • Build specialized expertise and validated competence
  • Stay engaged, current, and fulfilled in your practice

For Patients & Organizations

  • Improve patient outcomes and safety
  • Elevate the quality of care
  • Strengthening trust, credibility, and reputation

The National Certification Corporation (NCC) offers certifications across perinatal and neonatal specialties. AWHONN supports your journey, whether you’re earning or maintaining certification.

Use this page to find the appropriate NCC codes for programs and sessions presented at the AWHONN Convention, making it easier to document and report your continuing education.

The codes listed are based on the NCC coding books. Please check to ensure codes are correct before submitting for maintenance.

To support nurses in prepping and maintaining their certifications, AWHONN began assigning NCC codes to select educational products. Please note that not all products carry NCC codes.

For details about certification maintenance, audits, and frequently asked questions, visit the National Certification Corporation (NCC) website for the most up-to-date guidance.

Dierkes, A. M., Schlak, A. E., French, R., McHugh, M. D., & Aiken, L. (2021). Why Some Nurses Obtain Specialty Certification and Others Do Not. The Journal of nursing administration, 51(5), 249–256. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001009