• Driver's license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicle in one of the 50 states in the U.S., District of Columbia, or one of the U.S. territories;
• State identification issued by the Department of Motor Vehicle in one of the 50 states in the U.S., District of Columbia, or one of the U.S. territories;
• Passport
• U.S. military identification

Your identification must be valid (unexpired) and contain both your signature and recent (no more than 10 years old) photograph. All identification must be in English and signed in English. If you are currently serving in the U.S. military and are testing outside of the United States, District of Columbia, and the U.S territories then you are required to provide valid U.S. military identification. If your valid military identification does not have both your signature and recent photograph you will need to provide additional identification that meets the aforementioned requirements. The only identification acceptable in test centers outside of the United States, District of Columbia and the U.S. territories is a valid passport for candidates who cannot provide valid U.S military identification.

If you do not bring one form of acceptable identification (possibly two forms of acceptable identification, if testing outside of the U.S.) listed above, you can substitute an official ID that does not contain a signature plus a secondary ID that does contain a signature.

If you do not bring acceptable ID, you will not be admitted to the test and you will be required to re-register and re-pay the examination fee. Your rescheduled test date must fall within your eligibility period.

It is not necessary for you to bring the ANCC eligibility letter to the test center and it will not be counted as an acceptable form of identification.

If you do not bring one form of acceptable identification listed above, you will not be admitted to the test and you will be required to schedule a new testing window for a fee of $100.

Do NOT bring any of these items to the testing center: books, paper, calculators, Kleenex, food*, drink*, water*, notes, cell phone, PDA, personal electronics* of any kind.

Time of Arrival
You must arrive at the test center at least 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time. If you arrive so late that your session cannot begin without interfering with the test center schedule, then you are considered a "no show" and your testing window automatically expires. You can request a one time only, new 90 day testing window. The non-refundable fee is $100. This new testing window must begin less than 6 months from the last day of the initial testing window. If
you do not test during your new testing period, you will need to re-apply as a new applicant and pay all applicable fees. To make this request, please complete the Testing Window Re-Assignment Request Form.

Note: If you require an exception for medical reasons, please submit a special testing accommodation request.

Length of Exam Time
Total time is four hours, which includes time set aside for check-in, instructions, and a practice session on the computer. The actual time allotted for the test is 3.5 hours. Before starting the actual test, you may take a practice session that allows you to become familiar with the computer system.

After finishing the test, you will be asked to complete a brief survey before leaving the testing center. Completing this survey provides feedback to ANCC for quality improvement initiatives.

Any issues that occur at the test site that affect test performance must be reported before leaving the test center. These issues must be reported on the survey and to the proctor before leaving the test center. Please also call the Prometric Customer Care hotline at 1.800.350.7076 and ANCC at 1.800.284.2378 before receiving your test scores (i.e. do NOT accept your test scores on site after the exam).