Advance Practice Nursing Certification Exams Recognized by the Alabama ...

Advance Practice Nursing Certification Exams Recognized by the Alabama Board of Nursing

National Certification Organizations for Advanced Practice Nursing

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Nurse Practitioner Certifications Clinical Nurse Specialist Certifications Certified Nurse Midwife Certifications CRNA Certifications Exam is no longer available for initial certification by examination

Organization Certification Corporation of the American Association of CriticalCare Nurses 101 Columbia Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-4109 800-899-2226 info@ certcorp@

Updated May 2018

Abbreviation ACNPC ACNPC-AG CCNS-A CCNS-P CCNS-N ACCNS - AG

ACCNS ? P ACCNS ? N

Exam Title Adult Acute Care NP

Acute/Critical Care Care NP Adult-Gerontology Adult Acute/Critical Care CNS Pediatric Acute/Critical Care CNS Neonatal Acute/Critical Care CNS Adult Gerontology CNS - wellness through acute care Pediatric CNS wellness through acute care Neonatal Acute/Critical Care CNS

Certify No longer available for certification by exam Available for initial certification

No longer available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam Available for certification by exam

Available for certification by exam

Available for certification by exam

Recertify Recertification only Available

Recertification only Recertification only Recertification only Available

Available

Available

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Abbreviation

Exam Title

Certify

Recertify

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American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program 2600 Via Fortuna Suite 240 Austin, TX 78746 or Capitol Station P.O. Box 12926 Austin, TX 78711

ANP-C FNP-C GNP-C AGNP-C

Ph: (512) 637-0500 Fax:(512) 637-0540

Certification@

American Midwifery Certification Board 849 International Drive, Suite 205 Linthicum, MD 21090

CNM

Adult NP

Family NP

Gerontology NP

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP Emergency Nurse Practitioner Specialty for Family Nurse Practitioners Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)

No longer available for certification by exam Available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam Available for certification by exam Beginning January 2017

Available for certification by exam

Recertification only Available Recertification only Available

Available

Exam retired Dec. 2016

Subspecialty certification for FNPs ONLY

Phone: 410-694-9424 Toll-Free: 866-366-9632 Fax: 410-694-9425

American Nurses Credentialing Center 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 209103492

ACNP-BC AGACNP-BC

Adult Acute Care NP

Adult? Gerontology Acute Care NP

No longer available for certification by exam

Available for certification by exam

Recertification only

Available

Updated May 2018

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800-284-2378

Abbreviation ANP-BC

AGPCNP-BC GNP-BC

FNP-BC PNP-BC

PPCNP-BC PMHNP-BC

PMHNP-BC

Exam Title Adult NP

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP Gerontological NP

Family NP

Pediatric NP

Pediatric Primary Care NP Adult PsychiatricMental Health NP

Family PsychiatricMental Health NP

Certify Exam retired; no longer available for certification Available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam Available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam Available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam see below

PMHNP-BC

SNP-BC ACNS-BC

Psychiatric Mental Health NP (across the lifespan)

Available for certification by exam

School Nurse Practitioner

Adult Health CNS

No longer available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam

Recertify

Available Recertification only Available No longer available for recertification Available Recertification only see below

Available

Recertification only Recertification only

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This certification is no longer listed as an ANCC Certification FamilyPsychiatric MH NP transitioned to this certification

Updated May 2018

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Abbreviation AGCNS-BC PMHCNS-BC PMHCNS-BC

GCNS-BC HHCNS-BC PCNS-BC PHCNS-BC

Exam Title Adult-Gerontology CNS Adult PsychiatricMental Health CNS Child-Adolescent PsychiatricMental Health CNS Gerontology CNS

Home Health CNS

Pediatric CNS

Public/Community Health CNS

Certify Available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam

No longer available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam No longer available for certification by exam

Recertify Available

Recertification only

Recertification only

Recertification only

Recertification only

Recertification only

Recertification only

Comments

Updated May 2018

Organization National Board for Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists 8725 W. Higgins Road Suite 525 Chicago, IL 60631

Abbreviation CRNA

Exam Title Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Certify Available

Toll Free: (855) 285-4658 Fax: (708) 669-7636

Certification Inquiries: certification@ Recertification Inquiries: recertification@



National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties 142 E. Ontario Street, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60611

NNP-BC WHNP-BC

Neonatal NP

Available

Women's Health Available NP

312-951-0207 .

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care

Available

Recertify Available.

Transition to Continued Professional Certification (CPC) Program

Comments CRNA education is transitioning from master's level to doctoral level education.

Available Available

Available

Updated May 2018

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