Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Nursing Care Processes
Lecture:Nursing roles, responsibilities, and work settings
Slide content:ANCC Nurse Practitioner Certifications Acute care Adult nurse Gerontology: Acute/primary care Psychiatric-mental health Family Gerontology Pediatric primary rare Diabetes managementadvanced Emergency American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), 2016. 17
Slide notes:Nurse practitioners, or NPs [N-Ps], can earn certifications to specialize in various areas of nursing care. This slide lists the NP specialty exams that are available from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, or ANCC [A-N-C-C]. NPs can practice completely independently of a physician in some states. In other states, they must collaborate with a physician or be supervised by a physician when making a diagnosis or prescribing treatment. The level of independent practice of an NP varies by state and is managed through the state licensure process. 17