I've been going back and forth on whether to pursue RNC-NIC certification and wanted to get honest input from people who've actually done it.
On paper, having practice test credentials on your resume looks great. But I'm wondering whether employers actually differentiate between certified and non-certified candidates in practice, or whether it just checks a box.
My current role doesn't require the RNC-NIC but a senior position I'm targeting lists it as preferred. I've been using the rnc-nic pharmacology & therapeutic management to study and the content is solid — but I want to make sure the certification itself carries weight before investing another 8 weeks.
For anyone who got the RNC-NIC cert: did it open doors you wouldn't have otherwise had? Any salary bump or was it more of a formality for a promotion you were already on track for?
Bookmarking this. I'm still in the early stages of RNC-NIC prep and threads like this are way more useful than generic study guides. The specifics about practice test are particularly helpful — that's the section I've been avoiding.
Same experience here. The rnc-nic pharmacology & therapeutic management was what finally made it click for me — specifically the way it explains the reasoning rather than just giving answers. Took me 2 weeks of consistent practice but scores went from 63% to 86% by exam day.
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