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Requirements of NP Certification

Nurse Practitioner is now one of the respectable and challenging jobs. To practice nursing job, students need to qualify licensure and for that, you need to qualify NP certification. According to rule, aspiring nurse practitioners must first become registered nurses (RNs) and then should take advanced training.

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Requirements of NP Certification

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  1. • Are you getting ready for acquire Nurse Practitioner Certification? If yes, following information on the requirements of NP Certification may assist you in developing your career. • Nurse Practitioner is now one of the respectable and challenging jobs. To practice nursing job, students need to qualify licensure and for that, you need to qualify NP certification.

  2. • According to rule, aspiring nurse practitioners must first become registered nurses (RNs) and then should take advanced training. • NP Certification is granted by national organizations in specialty areas of nursing practice. NP licensure is granted by individual states, generally by the Board of Nursing for the state in which they will practice.

  3. • However, the required Education for nurse practitioner certification is master’s degree or a post-master’s degree or a doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited program. • Most degree programs engage completing clinical work and np courses in health assessment and promotion, diagnosis, pharmacology, and disease prevention.

  4. • NP Certification is available in specialties such as family nurse practice, gerontology, pediatrics, geriatrics, women’s health & critical care and adult nurse practice. • Each state administrators its own examination and license renewal requirements; various specialty boards administer the certification exams. Students are encouraged to select their specialty prior to starting graduate school and to pick from many different clinical areas.

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