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Advanced Practice Certification Examinations
Recognized by the ND Board of Nursing

The following bolded type is the name of the certification organization and the regular type is the examinations offered by that organization that is recognized by the board:

NURSE PRACTITIONER

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program

Family Nurse Practitioner FNP
Adult-Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner A-GNP (launched 1/2013; NCAA accredited 12/2013)

Adult Nurse Practitioner-ANP (to retire 2015)
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner-GNP (retired 12/28/2012)

           American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Adult-Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-ACNPC-AG (launched 2/2013; pilot 11/2013)
Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-ACNPC (renewals only after 12/31/14)

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Adult-Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner AGACNP (launched 2013)
Adult-Gero Primary Care Nurse Practitioner AGAPCNP (launched 2013)
Family Nurse Practitioner FNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner PNP (previously Pediatric Primary Care NP)
Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner PMHNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner ACNP (last exam application 12/31/14)
Adult Nurse Practitioner ANP (last exam application 12/31/14)
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner GNP ((last exam application 12/31/14)
Adult Psych-Mental Health NP PMHNP (last exam application 12/31/14)

Pediatric Nurse Certification Board

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care CPNP-PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care CPNP-AC          

National Certification Corporation

Women’s/Gender Specific HealthCare Nurse Practitioner WHNP-BC
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner NNP-BC

 

 CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (CNS)

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Adult-Gerontology CNS-ACCNS-AG (launch 7/10/13)
Pediatric CNS-ACCNS-P (launch 7/10/13)
Neonatal CNS-ACCNS-N (launch 2014)

Adult Acute Care CNS-CCNS (renewals only after 12/31/14 retirement)
Pediatric Acute Care CNS-CCNS (renewals only after 12/31/14 retirement)
Neonatal Acute Care CNS-CCNS (renewals only after 12/31/14 retirement)

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Adult-Gero Clinical Nurse Specialist-AGCNS-BC (launch 4/2014)
Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist PCNS-BC    
Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist ACNS-BC (Last exam application 12/31/2014)
Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist GCNS-BC (Last exam application 12/2013; retires 7/31/14)
Child/Adolescent Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist PMHCNS-BC (Last exam application 12/2014)
Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist PHMCNS-BC (Last exam application 12/2014)

Pediatric Nurse Certification Board

Pediatric Primary Care Mental health Specialist (PMHS)

 

CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST

National Board on Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CRNA

 

CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE

American Midwifery Certification Board

Certified Nurse Midwife CNM

 

 

 

Approved: 10/11
Reviewed/Revised: 08/14