A number of organizations certify advance practice nurses. Some of these certifying organizations are listed below. Which is not necessarily one of these organizations?
a. AANCP c. NAPNAP
b. AANA d. ACCN
A
Some certifying organizations that grant advance practice nursing certifications are the AANA
(American Association of Nurse Anesthetists), NAPNAP (National Association of Pediatric Nurse
Associates and Practitioners), AACN (Association of Critical Care Nurses), ANA (American Nurses
Association), and AWHONN (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses.
AANCP is not an acronym for a nursing organization.
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