This is a Computer-Based Test (CBT)

Credential Awarded: FNP-BC (Family Nurse Practitioner—Board Certified)

Description of Practice
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is a registered nurse prepared in a graduate level family nurse practitioner program to provide a full range of health care services on the wellness-illness health care continuum at an advanced level to individuals of all ages and families. The FNP practice includes independent and interdependent decision making, and is directly accountable for clinical judgments. The graduate level preparation expands the FNP's role to include differential diagnosis and disease management, participation in and use of research, development and implementation of health policy, leadership, education, case management, and consultation.

Eligibility Criteria
All requirements must be completed prior to application for the examination.

		Hold a current, active RN license in a state or territory of the United States or the
		professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country
		Hold a master's, post-master's, or doctorate from a family nurse practitioner
		program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). A minimum of 500 faculty supervised clinical hours must be included in your family nurse practitioner program. The FNP graduate program must also include content in:
		-	advanced health assessment
		-	advanced pharmacology
		-	advanced pathophysiology
		AND, content in
		-	health promotion and disease prevention, and
		-	differential diagnosis and disease management