Recertification Unit (RU) Options

• Sections:
• INS Annual Meeting
• Virtual Infusion Education
• Participate in a LEARNING CENTER Educational Activity
• Present as a speaker at an INS national meeting
• Complete the Journal of Infusion Nursing CE test
• Publish a manuscript in the Journal of Infusion Nursing
• Serve as a Journal of Infusion Nursing Editorial Reviewer
• Publish an infusion-related manuscript in a peer-reviewed journal
• Publish a chapter or edit an infusion-related book
• Attend INS local chapter education programs
• Teach infusion therapy-related education programs
• Attend a non-INS educational meeting

INS Annual Meeting

• 40 RUs can be earned by attending the INS Annual Meeting held every spring.
• RUs earned at the INS Annual Meeting count towards your INS Meeting requirement.
• A maximum of 40 RUs can be applied to a certification period.
• A copy of your certificate of completion will be automatically added to your transcripts in your account.

Virtual Infusion Education

• RUs earned by participating in a LEARNING CENTER “Virtual Infusion Education” activity count towards your INS Meeting requirement.
• A maximum of 40 RUs can be applied to a certification period.

Participate in a LEARNING CENTER Educational Activity

• A maximum of 10 RUs can be earned by participating in LEARNING CENTER “Webinar” educational activities. These activities are free for INS members and fall under the non-INS Meeting (external).

Present as a speaker at an INS national meeting

• A CRNI® is eligible for two RUs for each contact hour presented.
• A maximum of six RUs can be applied to a certification period.
• Session title, code, and INS meeting title and date must be uploaded as a transcript in your account.

Complete the Journal of Infusion Nursing CE test

• 10 RUs can be earned by passing an approved CE Test from the Journal of Infusion Nursing (JIN).
• A maximum of 10 RUs can be applied to a certification period.
• INS members receive all issues of the JIN and can access archived editions. The test can be accessed and completed online.
• All correspondence is through the JIN’s publisher, Wolters Kluwer
• A copy of the certificate of completion must be uploaded as a transcript in your account.

Publish a manuscript in the Journal of Infusion Nursing 

• For each manuscript published in JIN, the author/s is eligible for five RUs.
• A maximum of 10 RUs can be applied to a certification period.
• Approval and publication of a manuscript can take from four to six months.
• Upload your manuscript title and the JIN edition information as a transcript in your account.

Serve as a Journal of Infusion Nursing Editorial Reviewer

• Active participants as a Journal of Infusion Nursing editorial reviewer are eligible for five RUs.
• A maximum of five RUs can be applied to a certification period. Reviewers must complete a minimum of four reviews in one calendar year to qualify for the RUs.
• Upon completion of four reviews, INCC will provide documentation of RUs awarded to the CRNI®. A copy of that documentation will be uploaded as a transcript by an INCC staff member and will be approved in your account for CRNI® RUs

Publish an infusion-related manuscript in a peer-reviewed journal

• For each manuscript published in a peer-reviewed journal, the author(s) may receive three RUs.
• A maximum of six RUs can be applied to a certification period.
• A copy of the printed article must be uploaded as a transcript in your account.

Publish a chapter or edit an infusion-related book

• For publication of a chapter or editing an infusion-related book, the author/s can receive six RUs.
• A maximum of six RUs can be applied to a certification period.
• The book’s reference information, including, author, year, title, and publisher information must be uploaded as a transcript in your account.

Attend INS local chapter education programs

• CRNI®s are eligible for one RU per contact hour earned at INS chapter programs.
• A maximum of five RUs can be applied to a certification period.
• CE credit must be awarded for the program.
• The program must be related to one of INCC’s clinical content areas.
• CRNI® review courses are not eligible for RUs.
• A copy of the chapter’s continuing education certificate, stating the chapter’s title, must be uploaded as a transcript in your account.

Teach infusion therapy-related education programs

• Teachers of infusion therapy-related programs are eligible for one RU per hour taught.
• A maximum of five RUs can be applied to a certification period.
• The program must be related to one of INCC’s three core areas.
• Repeated presentations of the same program will not be awarded multiple RUs.
• Program outlines and objectives with dates taught must be uploaded as a transcript in your account.

Attend a non-INS educational meeting

• If the sponsoring organization* has submitted its program for approval by INCC, attendance at non-INS educational meetings can qualify for a maximum of five RUs per certification period. See a listing of all approved non-INS educational meetings.
• The program’s certificate must be uploaded as a transcript in your account.
• *Sponsoring organizations wishing to be approved by INCC for RUs should email incc@incc1.org for an application.