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
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