Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Post-Nominal Initials

Post-Nominal Initials

The specific titles, credentials, post-nominal initials, and so on, Advanced Practice Nurses utilize will vary greatly by country, state, license-type, academic degrees, and board certifications. A list of post-nominal initials include, but are not limited to:

• ACNP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• ANP - Adult Nurse Practitioner
• APRN - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Same as Advanced Practice Nurse)
• APN - Advanced Practice Nurse (Refers to the four recognized general areas of advanced professional specialization: CRNA, NP, CNM, and CNS)
• ARNP - Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (Refers to Nurse Practitioners in some US States)
• C or BC following a title - Certified or Board Certified (i.e., APRN-BC, WHNP-BC, PNP-BC, FNP-C, GNP-C, ANP-BC)
• CNM - Certified Nurse Midwife
• CNS - Clinical Nurse Specialist
• CRNP - Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
• CS - Clinical Specialist
• CRNA - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• DNP - Doctor of Nursing Practice (the terminal professional degree for APNs)
• FNP - Family Nurse Practitioner
• GNP - Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
• NNP - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
• NP - Nurse Practitioner
• ONP - Oncology Nurse Practitioner
• PMHCNS - Psychiatric & Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
• PMHNP - Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• PNP - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
• PsyNP - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• WHNP - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner