The Credential
CRS-BC
Clinical Reasoning Specialty — Board Certified
The first independent board certification that measures, validates, and certifies a nurse’s ability to think through clinical decisions at the bedside. Issued by the American Board of Clinical Reasoning. Built on WildeCare’s IIAR framework. Open to nurses across all specialties.
What Makes the CRS-BC Different
It Measures Thinking, Not Recall
Other certifications test what you know. The CRS-BC validates how you apply that knowledge — under pressure, at the bedside, with real clinical scenarios.
Independent Third-Party Credential
The CRS-BC is issued by ABCR — the American Board of Clinical Reasoning — an independent credentialing board. This isn’t a course completion certificate. It’s a board certification.
Psychometrically Validated
The assessment instrument behind the CRS-BC has been scientifically validated with a Cronbach’s α of 0.91 — the gold standard for reliability in credentialing. This is not a subjective evaluation.
Your Path to the CRS-BC
How It Works
Enroll Through ABCR
Visit the ABCR website, sign up, and choose your workshop date. The fee (~$2,000) covers the WildeCare workshop and the full certification program. Most nurses fund this through their union education entitlements — money you already have in your contract.
Attend the WildeCare Workshop
Complete the 4–8 hour workshop, offered both live virtual and in-person. This is where you learn the IIAR clinical reasoning framework — Identify, Intervene, Assess, Reassess. It’s the cognitive architecture that drives everything that follows.
Build Your Portfolio in the App
Download the WildeCare app (iOS and Android) and begin building your certification portfolio. Work through clinical scenarios, complete assessments, and submit case studies — all grounded in the IIAR methodology. You have approximately 90 days to complete it.
Portfolio Review by ABCR
Once submitted, ABCR independently reviews your portfolio. This is a pass/fail decision, issued within 30 days. The result arrives as a notification through the WildeCare app.
Receive Your CRS-BC Credential
Upon passing, you hold the CRS-BC — Clinical Reasoning Specialty, Board Certified. The first credential of its kind. Add it to your resume, your badge, your LinkedIn. You’ve proven you can think, not just recall.
Who the CRS-BC Is For
New Graduate Nurses
You have the knowledge. The CRS-BC proves you can apply it. In a competitive job market, this credential tells employers you can think through clinical decisions — not just pass an exam.
Experienced Nurses
Whether you’re changing specialties or advancing in your current one, the CRS-BC validates the reasoning skills you’ve built over years at the bedside. Scenarios scale to your level.
All Specialties
IIAR is discipline-agnostic. ED, ICU, med-surg, oncology, peds, L&D — clinical reasoning is clinical reasoning. The framework and scenarios adapt to your scope of practice.
Union-Covered Nurses
If your contract includes education entitlements, you likely already have the funds. No hospital budget approval required. No out-of-pocket surprise.
Ready to earn the CRS-BC?
Enrollment is open now through ABCR. Use your union education entitlements to cover the cost.