{"id":331,"date":"2025-01-27T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nutritionalpha.local\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:32:15","slug":"exam-content","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/nbnsc\/exam-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Exam Content"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exam-content\">Exam content<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cnsc-exam-overview\">CNSC Exam Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Certification Examination for Nutrition Support Clinicians is a computer-based examination composed of a maximum of 250 multiple-choice, objective questions with a total allowed testing time of four (4) hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The content for the examination is described in the Content Outline included in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/nbnsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/NBNSC-Candidate-Handbook-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Candidate Handbook<\/strong><\/a>. The questions for the examination are obtained from individuals with expertise in specialized nutrition support and are reviewed for construction, accuracy, and appropriateness by NBNSC. The NBNSC, with the advice of the Professional Testing Corporation (PTC), prepares the examination.\u00a0The CNSC\u00ae exam is a US-based exam and may relate to practice in the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"nbnsc-backgroundtile\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The Certification Examination for Nutrition Support Clinicians will be weighted in approximately the following manner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nbnsc-percentage\">\n<ul>\n  <li>\n    <span>32%<\/span>\n    Nutrition Assessment\n  <\/li>\n  <li>\n    <span>55%<\/span>\n    Clinical Management\n  <\/li>\n  <li>\n    <span>3%<\/span>\n     Process Management\n  <\/li>\n  <li>\n    <span>10%<\/span>\n    Professional Practice\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/nbnsc\/fees-and-test-dates\/\">View Fees and Test Dates<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <picture>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nutritioncare.org\/nbnsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Wires-and-Things.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 844px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 844\/790;\" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exam content CNSC Exam Overview The Certification Examination for Nutrition Support Clinicians is a computer-based examination composed of a maximum of 250 multiple-choice, objective questions with a total allowed testing time of four (4) hours. 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