How to sign my name and credential?

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I passed the AANP. Which method is correct in signing my name and credential?

Jane Doe, MSN, APRN, NP-C

Jany Doe, MSN, NP-C

Thank you!

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The AANP web site should tell you as well as the BON site. In NM, we sign all chart work, Zenman, CNP

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Thanks!

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

In IL, its traumarus, APN

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Specializes in cardiac.

zenman, I can't find anything on the NM BON website that tells me how I must sign my name. I'm having prescription pads made up for me and not sure if I should use CNP or ACNP-BC. I thought the latter was the nationally recognized title from my certifying body and so I should use that. Can you direct me somewhere that clarifies what title to use when? Thanks!

(I'm in N.M. and certified by ANCC)

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I'm in New Mexico and you just use "CNP." Call the BON. It's there somewhere.

Zenman, CNP

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

Like zenman said, the state where you practice designates title and credentials and it's different for each state. There are various state-designated titles from plain "NP" to "CNP" to "ARNP". Your BON certificate as a nurse practitioner basically tells you what it is. If your state-issued certificate states "CNP", then that's what it is. You may also use other letters such as your national certification but that is optional.

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Specializes in ER/Tele, Med-Surg, Faculty, Urgent Care.
I'm in New Mexico and you just use "CNP." Call the BON. It's there somewhere.

Zenman, CNP

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I use FNP but my NP license in New Mexico does say CNP. It is what is called a "protected title". I had to tell the DON of one of the local hospitals that nurses there could not use CNP on their badges as an abbrev for clinical nurse preceptor. In Texas, I believe they write FNP-C.

The APRN is the ANCC title but it does not differentiate if you are NP or CNS or CNM/CRNA/

When I was in academia, they wanted me to put every initial even RN, MSN, FNP, APRN-BC.

To which I say, don't need the RN, it's redundant as you have to be RN to be NP.

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Specializes in allergy and asthma, urgent care.

In my state it's BCGradnurse, FNP-BC.

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Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

In NH it is

Psychcns, APRN

In MA, last year it was

Psychcns, RN/PC.

PC stands for psychiatic clinician, I thought, until a colleage told me it stands for prescribing clinician.

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