1. Certification is a mark of prestige.

2. Certification is a significant personal and professional accomplishment.

3. Certification can advance your career.

4. Certified OHNs earn significantly more.

5. Employers regard certification as a mark of quality and rely on certification when making employment decisions.

6. The certified OHN provides knowledgeable management of occupational injuries and illnesses and facilitates early return to work processes.

7. The certified OHN can reduce the employer's legal exposure through management of regulatory requirements such as OSHA, FMLA, ADA, DOT, HIPAA, etc.

8. Certification enhances your disease management and health promotion skills.

9. Certified OHNs make a positive impact on the employer's financial bottom line.

10. Certification augments competence and on-the-job productivity.
    
    

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Who We Are and What We Do

The American Board for Occupational Health Nurses (ABOHN) is an independent nursing specialty certification board.  We have over 12,000 active certified nurses working today.

ABOHN was founded in 1972 as an independent not-for-profit organization to set professional standards and conduct occupational health nursing specialty certification.  ABOHN is the sole certifying body for occupational health nurses in the United States and awards four credentials:  Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN), Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Specialist (COHN-S), Case Management (CM), and Safety Management (SM).

We use predetermined standards of nursing practice to validate an individual registered nurse's qualifications, knowledge and practice in specific areas of occupational health nursing.

Accredited by
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies

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