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2. Nursing credentials and certifications - Wikipedia

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   Nursing credentials and certifications are the various credentials and certifications that a person must have to practice nursing legally. Nurses' postnominal letters (abbreviations listed after the name) reflect their credentials—that is, their achievements in nursing education, licensure, certification, and fellowship.

3. American Nurses Credentialing Center - Wikipedia

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   The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States, [1] as of 2011 certifying over 75,000 APRNs, including nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.

4. National Council Licensure Examination - Wikipedia

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   Fluency in English assumed. The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the United States, Canada, and Australia since 1982, 2015, and 2020, respectively. [2][3] There are two types: the NCLEX-RN and the NCLEX-PN. After graduating from a school of nursing, one takes the NCLEX ...

5. What is a Registered Nurse? What They Do and How to Become One

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   There are multiple educational pathways to becoming a registered nurse. Education for an RN can include: a Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN), which typically takes 4 years. an Associate’s ...

6. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? - WebMD

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   Education and Training. All nurse practitioners must be registered nurses and have completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, followed by a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in the ...

7. List of international healthcare accreditation organizations

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   Hospital accreditation is required in order to be eligible for Medicare patient coverage. [2] Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) International [50] Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) - based in the United States [51] American Accreditation Commission International (AACI) - based in the United States.