National Certification and Credentialing
Licensing/Approval to Practice – Complete Listing of State Nursing Boards
| Certifying Agencies for Vanderbilt School of Nursing Specialties | |||||||||||
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| ANCC American Nurses Credentialing Center | |||||||||||
| NCC National Certification Corp |
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| PNCB Pediatric Nursing Certification Board |
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| ACNM American College of Nurse-Midwifery | |||||||||||
| AACN American Association of Colleges of Nursing |
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| NBCHPN National Board for Certification of Hospice & Palliative Nurses |
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| AANP American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
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| Acute Care NP | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Adult NP | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | ••• | ||||
| Adult NP- Palliative Care |
– | – | – | – | – | ••• | – | ||||
| Advanced Nursing Administration | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Clinical Nurse Specialist in Medical/ Surgical Program | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Clinical Nurse Specialist in Child & Adult Psychology | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Clinical Nurse Leader | – | – | – | – | ••• | – | – | ||||
| Family NP | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | ••• | ||||
| Gerontological NP | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Health Systems Management | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Neonatal NP | – | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Nurse- Midwifery | – | – | – | ••• | – | – | – | ||||
| Nursing Informatics | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Pediatric NP- Acute Care | – | – | ••• | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Pediatric NP-Primary Care | ••• | – | ••• | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Psychiatric- Mental Health NP (adult & family) | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Women’s Health NP | – | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Developing Examinations | |||||||||||
| Emergency NP | ••• | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Forensic Nursing | •••* | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
* Graduates currently certify through their respective advanced practice areas.