A perioperative nurse may initially obtain a CNOR certification

a. after being in clinical preoperative practice for 1 year.
b. after working 5 years in the intensive care unit setting.
c. once he or she has passed a national exam set forth by CCI.
d. after reading five AORN journal articles and precepting five new perioperative employees.

ANS: C
A perioperative nurse must have worked 2 years in the perioperative clinical setting and passed a national exam in order to obtain the CNOR certification.