Nurse Practitioner (NP) Certification

Recognize Your Education, Skills and Professional Expertise

You have completed your rigorous NP education and are planning to enter the workforce — but first, you need to achieve national certification from an accredited certifying body. While it can be intimidating, certification formally recognizes all that you’ve learned along your journey to becoming an NP. Celebrate that achievement and find a certification program as your first step to licensure.

Find an NP Certification Board

• Family Nurse Practitioner Certification (FNP).
• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (AGNP).
• Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification (ENP).
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification (PMHNP).

In addition, members of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) receive a special $75 discount on AANPCB certification applications!

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (ACNP-BC™).*
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (AGACNP-BC ® ).
  
• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (AGPCNP-BC ® ).
• Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification (ANP-BC).*
• Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification (PMHNP-BC).*
• Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification (ENP-BC).*
• Family Nurse Practitioner Certification (FNP-BC TM ).
  
• Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Certification (GNP-BC).*
• Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (PPCNP-BC).*
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Certification (PMHNP-BC TM ).
• School Nurse Practitioner Certification (SNP-BC).*

*Renewal only.

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Adult-Gerontology (ACNPC-AG).
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNPC).*

*Renewal only.

• Primary Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC).
• Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-AC).

• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification (NNP-BC ® ).
• Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (WHNP-BC ® ).

Find NP Certification Review Courses

Don’t stress certification. Stay up to date on the latest practice guidelines and trends — and build your skillset — by preparing for NP certification using AANP-accredited review courses.

Advanced Practice Education Associates (APEA)
apea.com
Email: Amelie@apea.com
Phone: 800-899-4502
Fax: 337-981-0509 Advanced Practice Nurses of the Ozarks
apno.net
Email: conference@apno.net
Phone: 417-230-2465 AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare
akhcme.com
Phone: 904-683-8843
Fax: 866-352-6285 Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower (ACHS)
annenberg.net
Email: info@annenberg.net
Phone: 800-321-3690/760-773-4500
Fax: 760-773-4513 Audio-Digest Foundation
audio-digest.org
Phone: 818-240-7522
Fax: 818-240-7379 Barkley & Associates
NPcourses.com
Email: Barkley@npcourses.com
Phone: 310-684-3880
Fax: 802-858-9927 CME Procedures, LLC
cmeprocedures.com
Email: jeff@cmeporcedures.com
Phone: 614-216-7007
DynaMed
dynamed.com
Phone: 800-653-2726
Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc.
fhea.com
Email: ce@fhea.com
Phone: 800-927-5380
Fax: 978-794-2455 Global Education Group
globaleducationgroup.com
Email: mostrowski@globaleducationgroup.com
Phone: 303-395-1782
Fax: 303-648-5311 Institute for Nurse Practitioner Excellence (INPE)
NPExcellence.com
Email: maryjogoolsby@gmail.com
Phone: 706-951-5493 Medical College of Wisconsin
mcw.edu
Email: lacples@mcw.edu
Phone: 414-955-4900 Medical Resource Management Systems, LLC (MRMS)
voicesinhealthcare.com
Email: smatthews@voicesinhealthcare.com
Phone: 270-256-0186
Fax: 270-274-0696 Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP)
micnp.org
Phone: 734-432-9881
Fax: 734-432-9884 Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners (MANP)
msanp.org
Email: msanp@msanp.org
Phone: 601-407-3226
Fax: 601-510-7833 National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)
naceonline.com
Email: sara.brykalski@naceonline.com
Phone: 847-302-1582
Fax: 954-723-0353 Partners in Healthcare Education (PHE)
4healtheducation.com
Email: Wendyarnp@aol.com
Phone: 603-490-0154
Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)
pcna.net
Email: info@pcna.net
Phone: 608-250-2440
Fax: 608-250-2410 PRIME Education, LLC
primeinc.org
Email: a.perseghin@primeinc.org
Phone: 954-718-6055
Fax: 954-718-6013 Pri-Med Institute/pmiCME
pri-med.com
Email: support@pri-med.com
Phone: 617-406-6000 TRC Healthcare | Prescriber's Letter
prescriber.therapeuticresearch.com
Email: ContactUs@trchealthcare.com
Phone: 800-995-8712 UpToDate
uptodate.com
Email: info@uptodate.com
Phone: 800-392-2000
Fax: 781-642-8840

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