The Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Specialty Examination is designed to objectively measure essential knowledge, skills and abilities required of respiratory therapists in this specialty area. Achievement of the CRT credential plus one year of clinical experience in neonatal/pediatric respiratory care or the RRT credential is required for admission to the Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty Examination. The examination consists of 140 multiple-choice questions (120 scored items and 20 pretest items) distributed among three major content areas: clinical data, equipment and therapeutic procedures. Candidates will be given three hours to complete this examination. Click here for additional examination Frequently Asked Questions.

1. Applicants shall be Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRT);
   
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2. Applicants shall be Certified Respiratory Therapists (CRT) with one year of clinical experience* in neonatal/pediatric respiratory care following Certification.

* Clinical experience is defined as a minimum of 10 hours per week for a calendar year in neonatal/pediatric respiratory care under the supervision of a medical director of respiratory care or a special care area acceptable to the Board. Clinical experience must be completed before the candidate applies for this examination.

The web-based NBRC self-evaluation examinations are designed to simulate taking an NBRC examination. The software is identical to that which is used for the administration of NBRC examinations. To use this software you will need an HTML 4.0 compatible browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator with "cookies enabled" and an HTML capable e-mail account for delivery of a feedback report. (Web tests are NOT compatible with limited functionality browsers such as WebTV.)

Clicking the hyperlink below will open the self-evaluation examination login page. Please read the following instructions:

• Login using your e-mail address. Your results will be sent to this address.
• Use the mouse to select your responses and to maneuver through the examination.
• To obtain your results, you must take the entire examination in one sitting. Your results are not saved if you exit the examination.
• When you have completed the examination, click Finish and Display. Your results are displayed onscreen and will be e-mailed to you if you provided your e-mail address on the login page. (For the CSE self-evaluation examination, you must display your results onscreen at the end of the examination for this e-mail to be generated.)
• If you need help using the examination software, click on the Help button in the lower portion of the screen once you begin the examination.