Nurse Practitioners provides license and regulatory requirements plus practice environment details for all 50 states and the U.S. territories.


This course is 1 Contact Hour 1. Read the Continuing Education article.


2. This continuing education course is FREE ONLINE until December 31, 2017, courtesy of an educational grant from the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future. To take the test for FREE, go to CE.Nurse.com/course/CE757.


After that date, you can take the course for $12 at Nurse.com/CE.


If you have a CE Direct login and password (generally provided by your employer), please login as you normally would at CEDirect.ContinuingEducation.com and complete the course on that system.


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3. If the course you have chosen to take includes a clinical vignette, you will be asked to review the vignette and answer 3 or 4 questions. You must answer all questions correctly to proceed. If you answer a question incorrectly, we will provide a clue to the correct answer.


4. Once you successfully complete the short test associated with the clinical vignette (if there is one), proceed to the course posttest. To earn contact hours, you must achieve a score of 75%. You may retake the test as many times as necessary to pass the test.


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Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


OnCourse Learning is also accredited by the Florida Board of Nursing, District of Columbia Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing (provider # 50-1489). OnCourse


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Nicolette Estrada, PhD, MAOM, RN, FNP, is faculty at the University of Arizona College of Nursing and teaches online graduate nursing classes.


The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has additional rules and regulations outlined in Medicare Information for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Anesthesiologist Assistants, and Physician Assistants available for download.


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Upon successful graduation from your program, you will need to meet several requirements before seeking your first position. National certifi- cation will be required before applying for an APRN practice credential from the state board of nursing. The following resources can help:


• NP certification exams: – American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)


– American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)


• Women’s Healthcare NP and neonatal NP: National Certification Corporation


• Pediatric NP: Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB: also through ANCC)


• Nurse anesthetist: National Board of Certification and Recertifi- cation for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)


• Nurse-midwife: American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) • CNS: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)


Apply for privileges through the State Board of Nursing to practice in the state where you are seeking employment. Each state will have variations in requirements for practice. Information and applications will be available online. Review the requirements for gaining prescrib- ing privileges.


You will need to obtain a National Provider Identifier. An NPI is a unique identification number issued to healthcare providers, such as APRNs, by the CMS. The NPI is required to bill CMS for services rendered to patients. The NPI is also used by commercial healthcare insurers. For information, see The Who, What, When, Why & How of NPI: Information for Health Care Providers.


Some states permit NPs to prescribe controlled substances, which


will require an application through the Drug Enforcement Administra- tion registration. The DEA has the final authority and will issue you a registration to prescribe controlled substances once you complete all the requirements imposed by the state.


Looking Forward The road to becoming an APRN is challenging. The information provided in this module will start you on the path to the information you need to succeed. Take the time to reflect on this information and further review the web links and references to learn more about your specific journey.


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