Built by a nurse who passed on the first attempt.
CertifyRN exists because nursing certification prep was overpriced, overwhelming, and full of fluff. So a nurse built the tool they wished they'd had — and now anyone can use it free.
From CPHQ candidate to platform.
The founder of CertifyRN is a Registered Nurse with over a decade of bedside and leadership experience, who passed the CPHQ exam on the first attempt — but the road there made it clear something was broken.
The available study materials were a mess. Bloated study guides full of repetitive content. Question banks padded with low-quality items. Apps that charged $50–$200 for access to material that was often outdated or misaligned with the actual exam blueprint. And almost none of them targeted the questions you kept getting wrong.
"The gap wasn't knowledge — it was deliberate practice on the questions I kept missing. Nothing on the market did that well, and certainly not for free."
So the platform was built — first as a personal study tool, then opened up so other nurses could use it too. Today CertifyRN supports CPHQ prep with PCRN, CCRN, and additional certifications on the way.
Quality prep should be free.
Nurses already pay enough — for licensure, for continuing education, for the certifications themselves, often out of pocket. The practice questions you use to prepare shouldn't be locked behind another paywall.
CertifyRN is funded by display advertising. That keeps the core platform free for every nurse, forever. You will never be asked to pay to access questions, see your progress, or take an exam simulation.
If a premium tier ever launches, it will only add convenience features — like ad removal or data export. The core value (adaptive questions, exam simulation, performance analytics) stays free for all.
Engineered around how nurses actually study.
Most certification apps just shuffle questions randomly and call it a day. CertifyRN uses an adaptive engine that targets your weak spots — the questions you keep getting wrong, the topics you've barely seen, the areas where the exam puts the most weight.
Not affiliated with any cert body.
CertifyRN is independently built and operated. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to NAHQ, AACN, ANCC, ABSNC, or any certification organization. Certification names (CPHQ, PCRN, CCRN, CEN, etc.) are property of their respective organizations.
We can't guarantee exam outcomes — no honest prep platform can. What we do is give you the most rigorously-targeted practice possible, for free, on every device. The rest is up to you.
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