Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification

NAPNAP does not certify PNPs. NAPNAP publicly supports the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) and appoints one member to the PNCB Board of Directors, which is the individual who holds the position title "Certification Chair" and serves on both the NAPNAP Executive Board and the PNCB Board of Directors. NAPNAP, together with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) chartered the PNCB (formerly the NCBPBP/N) in 1975 as a separately incorporated certification board. Today the PNCB certifies more than 95% of all nationally certified PNPs. NAPNAP also recognizes PNPs certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). For more information, visit the websites for PNCB or ANCC.

See NAPNAP's Position Statement on Certification.