CERTIFICATION PLAN FOR A NURSE PRACTITIONER 1
Certification Plan for a Nurse Practitioner
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CERTIFICATION PLAN FOR A NURSE PRACTITIONER 2
Certification Plan for a Nurse Practitioner
American Nurse's Cre...
American Nurse's Credentialing Center (ANCC) is a certification body for qualified
nurses in the United States. It also regulates the providers of nursing education. ANCC also
monitors the Magnet Recognition Program which evaluates health institutions based on their
nursing excellence (Newhouse, 2013). The body also watches over a program identified as
‘pathway to excellence which helps hospitals to boost the working atmosphere for nurses. It
administers examinations for those that intend to come to be certified as qualified nurses. ANCC
exams are divided into two pieces; the professional practice which takes 17%, the foundation for
advanced practice which comprises 37%, and independent practice which takes 46% (Buppert,
2008). The body has a wide assortment of programs that include mental health, adult mental and
psychiatric care among others. The other body that complements ANCC is the American
Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). This paper expounds a plan of how to pass these
examination offered by these two bodies.
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
The AANP examination is divided into three parts; the evaluation having 17%, assessment
consisting of 36% and diagnosis having 24%. AANP exam is computer-based and encompasses
150 multiple choice questions. The initial 15 questions are pre-test and are not included in the
ending score. The exam is done in three hours and results conveyed via email within two weeks.
If a student passes the exam, he gets an ‘NP-C added to their name to certify their new status.
Examinees with disabilities get a different consideration depending on their specific needs
(Buppert, 2008).
Differences between AANP and ANCC exams
ANCC exams have more questions centering on professional issues like healthcare and
ethics, in contrast to AANP exams. ANCC exams require about four hours to complete and
consist of 175 to 200 questions. AANP exams have got 150 questions and take three hours to
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