What is NP-C? Nurse Practitioner - Certified (AANPCB generic letters)
NP-C stands for Nurse Practitioner - Certified (AANPCB generic letters). It is an advanced practice certification issued by American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board.
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- What it is
- Nurse Practitioner - Certified (AANPCB generic letters) (NP-C) is an advanced practice certification. candidateportal.aanpcert.org/certs
- Who issues it
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board. candidateportal.aanpcert.org/certs
- Who may hold it
- Open to advanced practice registered nurses. candidateportal.aanpcert.org/certs
- Advanced practice role
- CNP. candidateportal.aanpcert.org/certs
- Current status
- Currently offered by the issuer. candidateportal.aanpcert.org/certs
- Where it prints
- Printed after your name, in position 4 of the standard display order. ANCC: how to display your credentials
- How you get it
- This is the credential AANPCB awards to anyone who passes its FNP, AGNP or ENP exam, after meeting that exam's license and NP-program requirements (for FNP and AGNP, a program with at least 500 supervised clinical hours). Certification lasts 5 years and is renewed with 1,000 NP practice hours plus 100 CE contact hours, including at least 25 in pharmacology. Source: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
- Good to know
- AANPCB's trademark credential; many certificants print NP-C candidateportal.aanpcert.org/certs
How it prints on your résumé
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