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Board exams for your next step, with every fact dated

Newly Certified covers the certification exams that sit between a working professional and the next credential: who may apply, what the exam asks, what it costs and what keeping the credential takes. Each figure is tied to a named board document and to the day we last opened it, and each practice question explains every option, wrong ones included.

questions on each NCC core nursing exam
175
to sit the DANB RHS exam
60 min
to pass all three DANB CDA parts
5 years
for one CHST sitting
4 h
Browse fields and examsWhich exam is mine?

Three fields, five exams

Pick a field to see its exams compared, or open an exam directly. More exams join each field over time.

Obstetric & Neonatal Nursing

NCC board exams for registered nurses on labor and delivery units and in the NICU. See which one matches your unit, how many practice hours you need before you apply, and how the credential stays active.

Field guide, 2 exams

Dental Assisting

DANB exams for dental assistants, from the radiation safety exam DANB lists for 24 states and DC to the full three-part Certified Dental Assistant credential, plus how state rules decide which one you need.

Field guide, 2 exams

Occupational Safety

BCSP credentials for people who run safety on job sites, starting with the construction technician exam and where it sits among the other BCSP credentials and OSHA outreach training.

Field guide, 1 exam

Match your job to an exam

Start from the job you hold today. Each row points to one exam on this site; where a closer credential exists that we have not written up, the note names it.

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Obstetric & Neonatal Nursing
Labor and delivery, antepartum or high-risk OB nurseRNC-OBNCC asks for RN + 24 months + 2,000 h in inpatient obstetric care before you apply.
Mother-baby or couplet-care nurseRNC-OBNCC's Maternal Newborn Nursing exam (RNC-MNN) is aimed at this unit and has no pages here yet; the inpatient obstetric exam fits when your hours include labor and birth.
L&D nurse who wants a fetal monitoring credentialRNC-OBNCC's C-EFM subspecialty exam is the dedicated one and is not written up here; fetal assessment makes up 17% of the inpatient obstetric outline.
NICU staff nurseRNC-NICNCC asks for RN + 24 months + 2,000 h in neonatal intensive care before you apply.
Level II or low-risk nursery nurseRNC-NICNCC's Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing exam (RNC-LRN) fits this setting more closely; this site has not written it up.
Dental Assisting
Dental assistant who takes x-raysDANB RHSNo entry requirement. Whether DANB lists it for your state is shown in the state table.
Dental assistant aiming for national certificationDANB CDAThree exams, GC + RHS + ICE, all passed within 5 years.
Dental assisting student or new hireDANB RHS or DANB CDAThe radiation and infection control exams have no entry requirement, and both count toward the full certification if all three parts are passed in time.
Dental assistant in California or TexasDANB CDAFor these two states DANB lists its certification application but not the radiation exam; state titles such as registered dental assistant come from the state board.
Expanded-function dental assistantDANB CDAExpanded duties are licensed state by state. Nevada is one state whose 2026 rules tie its EFDA license to DANB exams, the full certification among them.
Occupational Safety
Safety lead on construction sitesCHSTThe entry rule is construction safety experience (3 years, 35% safety duties).
EHS or company safety managerCHSTBCSP's broader ASP and CSP credentials suit this role and have no pages here yet; the construction exam fits if your experience is on job sites.

Five exams on one sheet

ExamExam ownerQuestionsExam timeExam feeRenewal cycleSrc.
RNC-OB NCCPractice testExam infoNCC1753 h$3253 years[1][2][3][4]
RNC-NIC NCCPractice testExam infoNCC1753 h$3253 years[2][3][4][5]
DANB RHS DANBPractice testExam infoDANB7560 min$270Does not expire[6][7][8][9][10]
DANB CDA DANBPractice testExam infoDANB245195 min$4501 year[6][7][11][12][13][14][15]
CHST BCSPPractice testExam infoBCSP200 (2018 guide) The current BCSP pages give only the exam time (read Nov 6, 2026).4 h$300 + $140 BCSP prices change without notice (read Nov 6, 2026).Yearly fee, 5-year cycle[16][17][18][19]

Each row read on Nov 6, 2026.

Two cautions before you compare rows. The dental certification row adds up three separate exams that can be taken in one sitting or one at a time. NCC and DANB fees come from their 2026 documents; BCSP's change without a set date. The full exam list adds pass standards, retakes and renewal rules.

Check log

These are our first readings of each board's documents for this site, newest first. An entry carries the day we opened the document, not the day the board issued it.

  1. Nov 6, 2026No. 8
    RNC-OB

    NCC's 2026 candidate guide for inpatient obstetric nursing and its 2026 registration catalog, read for length, timing, area weights and fee. Labor and Birth carries the most weight, 36%.

    Read
  2. Nov 6, 2026No. 7
    RNC-NIC

    NCC's 2026 candidate guide for neonatal intensive care nursing, read for the same items. Assess and Manage Pathophysiologic States is the heaviest area at 44%.

    Read
  3. Nov 6, 2026No. 6
    Nursing exam results

    NCC's Guide to Testing Methods, dated Sept. 9, 2026. Scores are not handed out at the test site; they reach the NCC account within 15 business days.

    Read
  4. Nov 6, 2026No. 5
    CHST renewal

    BCSP's Credentials At-A-Glance sheet, version V.2026.04.01, which lists a renewal fee of $150 a year on a five-year points cycle.

    Read
  5. Nov 6, 2026No. 4
    CHST blueprint

    BCSP's CHST5 blueprint, read for the four domain weights. Hazard and Risk Identification and Control leads at 36.6%.

    Read
  6. Nov 6, 2026No. 3
    Dental exam fees

    DANB's 2026 application packets for the radiation exam and the full certification, read for each fee and what it includes.

    Read
Every entry (8)
  1. Nov 6, 2026No. 2
    Dental renewal

    DANB's recertification requirements. The full certification renews every year; the radiation certificate does not expire.

    Read
  2. Nov 6, 2026No. 1
    State rules

    DANB's State of the States newsletter, Fall 2026, read for dated rule updates in Connecticut, Iowa, Nevada and New Mexico.

    Read

How the facts are kept honest

  • Board documents only: candidate guides, handbooks, application packets, outlines, annual reports. Prep sellers and forums never count.
  • A gap stays a gap. Where a board publishes no pass mark or no waiting period, the page says so and names the document.
  • Figures carry their edition. The nursing weights, for instance, were set beside NCC's archived 2025 guide before being used, and the page says which year's guide they come from.

The complete rulebook is the editorial policy, and the checks behind each practice question are described under how we review.

Sources

  1. [1]NCC: 2026 Candidate Guide, Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (PDF) nccwebsite.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  2. [2]NCC: Guide to Testing Methods (PDF, modified Sept. 9, 2026) nccwebsite.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  3. [3]NCC: 2026 Registration Catalog, core RNC exams (PDF) nccwebsite.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  4. [4]NCC: 2026 Maintenance Catalog, core certifications (PDF) nccwebsite.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  5. [5]NCC: 2026 Candidate Guide, Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (PDF) nccwebsite.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  6. [6]DANB: Candidate Handbook, updated June 22, 2026 (PDF) danbsfprodassets.azureedge.net, opened Nov 6, 2026
  7. [7]DANB: RHS Exam Outline, effective March 12, 2025 (PDF) danbsfprodassets.azureedge.net, opened Nov 6, 2026
  8. [8]DANB: Radiation Health and Safety exam page danb.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  9. [9]DANB: 2026 RHS application packet (PDF) danbsfprodassets.azureedge.net, opened Nov 6, 2026
  10. [10]DANB blog: License, registration, permit or certification (July 14, 2026) danb.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  11. [11]DANB: Certified Dental Assistant exam page danb.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  12. [12]DANB: GC Exam Outline, effective July 1, 2022 (PDF) danbsfprodassets.azureedge.net, opened Nov 6, 2026
  13. [13]DANB: ICE Exam Outline, effective March 12, 2025 (PDF) danbsfprodassets.azureedge.net, opened Nov 6, 2026
  14. [14]DANB: 2026 CDA application packet (PDF) danbsfprodassets.azureedge.net, opened Nov 6, 2026
  15. [15]DANB: 2026 Recertification Requirements, updated May 15, 2026 (PDF) danbsfprodassets.azureedge.net, opened Nov 6, 2026
  16. [16]BCSP: Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) bcsp.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  17. [17]BCSP: Complete Guide to the CHST, 2018 edition, hosted by ASSP (PDF) assp.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  18. [18]BCSP: Credentials At-A-Glance, V.2026.04.01, reissued Oct. 5, 2026 (PDF) bcsp.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  19. [19]BCSP: Recertification bcsp.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  20. [20]DANB: General Chairside Assisting exam page danb.org, opened Nov 6, 2026
  21. [21]BCSP: Credentials At-A-Glance, V.2023.10.01 (PDF, archived copy, Feb. 13, 2026) web.archive.org, opened Nov 6, 2026

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