[pinoyNP]

Just an FYI to all NP's and CNS' certified through ANCC. New credentials are being implemented as of January 1, 2008. Clinical Nurse Specialists are to use the title CNS-BC after their name. NP's on the other hand, will use the corresponding specialty certification followed by the letters NP-BC, i.e., ANP-BC, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC and so on. The BC, of course, stands for Board-Certified.

Isn't this like the second time ANCC changed their credentialing letters. I remember when NP's used RN,CS after their names. Ahh...the alphabet soup of nursing continues.

http://www.nursecredentialing.org/ce...ce.html#08APRN

[yellow finch]

Interesting. I've always wondered what all the different initials stood for. Do these rules apply to current practitioners or just ones who graduate after 1/1/08?

Yeah... It would probably help if I read the link.

[traumaRUs]

You must also factor in the state requirements. Here in IL, we HAVE to sign our name, traumarus, APN. Whatever else we want to add is up to us, but the APN (advanced practice nurse) must be there.

[DaisyRN, ACNP]

Hey pinoy,
Thanks for posting... I think this is a very confusing topic for new NPs. I know that my classmates have been talking about this, too.

As for trauma's statement... that's true. All that the Texas BON requires is that we identify ourselves as RNs first, then provide our appropriate APN designation: e.g. DaisyRN, RN, ACNP-BC. I just went to the www.bne.state.tx.us site to verify.