Family Nurse Practitioner Certification

This is a computer-based test (CBT)

Application and Pricing (PDF: 316KB)

Description of Practice

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is a registered nurse prepared in a graduate level family nurse practitioner program to provide a full range of health care services on the wellness-illness health care continuum at an advanced level to individuals of all ages and families. The FNP practice includes independent and interdependent decision making, and is directly accountable for clinical judgments. The graduate level preparation expands the FNP’s role to include differential diagnosis and disease management, participation in and use of research, development and implementation of health policy, leadership, education, case management, and consultation.

Eligibility Criteria

• Hold a current, active RN license in a state or territory of the United States or the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country

• Hold a master’s, post-master’s, or doctorate from a family nurse practitioner program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). A minimum of 500 faculty supervised clinical hours must be included in your family nurse practitioner program. The FNP graduate program must also include content in:

  • advanced health assessment

  • advanced pharmacology

  • advanced pathophysiology

• AND, content in

  • health promotion and disease prevention, and

  • differential diagnosis and disease management

All requirements must be completed prior to application for the examination.

Credential Awarded: FNP-BC (Family Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified)

This page last revised 1/15/2008.