The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)
1. Discuss the mission and vision of the organization
The organization’s mission is to provide excellence in testing and certification for nurse practitioners. The organization achieves this by providing competency-based examinations to test their knowledge and expertise in the area of study. While the vision is to adhere to and uphold the highest standards for the certification of nurse practitioners. The organization does so by ensuring the nurses who are certified are well-skilled and competent nurses
2. Discuss the requirements for membership
For one to earn certification from the American academy of nurse practitioners certification board, the individual needs to hold current nurse licensure. The individual needs to have met specific educational requirements that assess national competencies. Some of the academic requirements are the APRN core, the NP role, and at least one population focus area of study. An individual needs to maintain continued competence in the profession as an ANP, AGNP, ENP, FNP, or GNP through an established certification renewal process. For an individual to be termed a certificate, they need to subscribe to the established scope and standards of practice for nurse practitioners.
3. Explain at least five benefits of belonging to the organization
a. The members of the organization get to enjoy a $75 discount on their certification.
b. Nursing practitioners are provided with a reliable, valid competency-based examination for them to reflect their knowledge and expertise in the program.
c. Nurse practitioners who meet the eligibility requirements for certification by the entry-level exams get the initial certification.
d. The organization’s browser opens nurse practitioner jobs and connects an individual with companies willing to hire.
e. Members of the organization get to apply for various grants and scholarships for more than $100,000 in professional funding.
f. Members of the organization get free access to the AANP CE center, which exposes them to a couple of activities on a multitude of clinical and professional topics, such as pharmacology courses.
4. What are the current critical issues of concern?
a. The organization seeks to provide excellence in the testing and certification of nurse practitioners by offering three national certification examinations, which are the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (A-GNP), and the Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP).
b. To address the need to have qualified nurse practitioners who have a unified voice.
c. The organization meets the needs of employers, practitioners, and the public by identifying individuals with specific knowledge and skills and assessing them.
5. What is this organization taking action to address these concerns?
Only individuals who pass the assessment examinations get to be certified as a family nurse practitioner or an adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner or an emergency nurse practitioner. For nursing practitioners to sit for examinations, they need to have proof of licensure, meet specific educational requirements and then get approval to sit for the examinations.
The organization has been formed to act as a unified voice of the nurses and provide qualified nurses with relevant skills and experience. The organization represents and advocates for the rights of nurse practitioners and ensures that their voices are heard.
6. What current legislative efforts are being made by the organization in health policy
The organization ensures the provision of skillful and qualified nurses who help people make more intelligent and healthier life choices. A comprehensive care reform known as the Affordable care act was signed in the year 2010. The act is helpful in providing nurse practitioners with valuable feedback on their services and also protects them from fraud. For consumers, the act seeks to make patients aware of their health insurance basics.
The US department of veteran affairs granted nursing practitioners the freedom to directly take care of veterans by practicing to the top of their education and practice without physician supervision in all areas of the course, with the exception of prescribing controlled drugs, which remains under the authority of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
7. Reflect on how your membership in this organization can promote the NP profession
Membership in the organization would promote the nursing practitioner profession by providing relevant information to the organization, such as how they can improve their services to the customers and an evaluation of the skills of the nurses undergoing assessment.
