A Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists report on the candidate satisfaction survey for the national certification examination.

Since the implementation of computerized adaptive testing for the national certification examination in April 1996 through June 30, 1998, over 2,400 candidates have been tested. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of candidate satisfaction on the national certification examination has been an essential component of the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists' testing procedures. During the year period of July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998, 988 first-time candidates took the national certification examination. Of the 988 candidates, 932 were administered the same eight-statement satisfaction survey. This article reports on candidate satisfaction for this group of first-time takers. Overall response rate to the survey was 96%. Completion of the eight-statement survey is voluntary after the examination has been completed. The majority of candidates are very satisfied with the computerized adaptive test process and procedures.