Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification

NAPNAP does not certify PNPs. NAPNAP publicly supports the PNCB and appoints two members to the PNCB Board of Directors, including an individual who holds the position title "Certification Chair" and serves on both the NAPNAP Executive Board and the PNCB Board of Directors. NAPNAP, together with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) chartered the PNCB (formerly the NCBPBP/N) in 1975 as a separately incorporated certification board. Today the PNCB certifies more than 95% of all nationally certified PNPs. NAPNAP also recognizes PNPs certified through the ANCC. For more information, visit the websites for PNCB or ANCC.

See NAPNAP's Position Statement on Certification.