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Looking to get business cards made. What credentials am I supposed to include? I'm KY, so we are APRN and I'm FNP-C with a MSN. Any insight is appreciated! Also, what do you suggest to put on my lab coat?

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

Name, MSN, NP-C for both IMHO.

(You should either be NP-C or FNP-BC)

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

Go to the ANCC website. They have a brochure there that tells you preferred way to list your credentials.

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Name, MSN, NP-C for both IMHO.

(You should either be NP-C or FNP-BC)

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A number of states require you to use the state designation, which the OP says is "APRN" in KY, in addition to (or instead of) your individual professional credentials. Also, lots of people consider the "MSN" unnecessary and redundant, since you wouldn't be an NP or APRN without having at least a Master's.

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.
A number of states require you to use the state designation, which the OP says is "APRN" in KY, in addition to (or instead of) your individual professional credentials. Also, lots of people consider the "MSN" unnecessary and redundant, since you wouldn't be an NP or APRN without having at least a Master's.

The state requirements are only for official signatures/documents and don't apply to business cards. At least not in any state I have ever heard of, though as always, I could be wrong.

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Specializes in CTICU.

Yep. PA requires us to say CRNP so my lab coat says MSN, CRNP. My business card lists my other certifications etc.

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My state accepts both APRN and CNP, so my lab coat says 'cardiac, CNP' but I do include my degrees/ other credentials on my business cards.

Cardiac

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

My practice provides my cards and I get no choice as to what appears on it - lol

I have my full name and APN, MSN after it

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Specializes in Peds Urology,primary care, hem/onc.

My work provides my business cards (and labcoat). Due to the template that they have, I am limited on the number of characters per line. I put my first/last name then RN, CPNP.

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At my workplace we also do not get a say in how our credentials are presented. My business card (and ID card) both say name, MSN, APRN, CNP (kinda long in my opinion!).

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