1. Using ANCC Credentials Help Your Students Properly Display Their Credentials

2. Overview of Information
How to Display Credentials
Advanced Practice RN Credentials: Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Advanced Practice RN Credentials: Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

3. How to Display Credentials
ANCC recommends the following order for displaying credentials:
Degrees (list highest to lowest)
State license
ANCC credential
Other nursing or nationally recognized credentials
Fellowship
Other awards

4. Advanced Practice RN Credentials: Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP AGACNP-BC
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP AGPCNP-BC
Pediatric Primary Care NP PPCNP-BC
Psychiatric-Mental Health NP PMHNP-BC (Across the Lifespan)
Family NP FNP-BC

5. Advanced Practice RN Credentials: Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Adult-Gerontology CNS AGCNS-BC