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Both certify transport expertise, but for different patients and different professions. The
short version: C-NPT is for neonatal and pediatric transport and is open to the whole
team, while CTRN is for adult ground transport and is RN-only.
C-NPT vs CTRN at a glance
| C-NPT | CTRN | |
|---|---|---|
| Awarding body | NCC | BCEN |
| Patients | Neonatal & pediatric | Adult (ground transport) |
| Who can sit it | Multidisciplinary (RN, RRT, NP, paramedic, MD) | RNs only |
| Questions | 125 (100 scored) | 155 (130 scored) |
| Time | 2 hours | 3 hours |
| Valid for | 3 years | 4 years |
How they differ in practice
C-NPT lives in the world of the sick newborn and child — thermoregulation, congenital
lesions, pediatric airways — and it’s built for the mixed-discipline teams that staff
neonatal and pediatric transport. CTRN centers on the adult patient moving by ground:
resuscitation, trauma, and critical-care management, certified for registered nurses.
Which should you choose?
- Choose C-NPT if you transport neonates and children — and especially
if you’re a respiratory therapist or paramedic, since CTRN isn’t open to you. - Choose CTRN if you’re an RN transporting adult patients by ground.
- Some nurses hold both if their team moves a wide range of patients.
If neonatal/pediatric transport is your world, the C-NPT is the credential that fits —
and timed, rationale-based practice is the way through it.
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Sources & references
The exam facts on this page are drawn from official certifying-body materials, reviewed 2026-06-18 by the DrCertifications exam-prep team (10+ years in exam preparation and publishing).