This is a Computer-Based Test (CBT)

Credential Awarded: PNP-BC (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner—Board Certified)

Description of Practice
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) is a registered nurse prepared in a graduate level pediatric nurse practitioner program to provide a full range of health care services on the wellness-illness health care continuum at an advanced level to children from birth through 21 years of age. The PNP practice includes independent and interdependent decision making; and is directly accountable for clinical judgments. The graduate level preparation expands the PNP'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 pediatric nurse practitioner
		program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of 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 pediatric nurse practitioner program. The PNP graduate program must include course work in:
		-	advanced health assessment
		-	advanced pharmacology
		-	advanced pathophysiology
		AND, content in
		-	health promotion and disease prevention, and
		-	differential diagnosis and disease management