PNP Documents

A resource library for faculty as well as practicing PNPs.

 

PNCB Supporting Documents

• PNCB DNP Impact Statement
• PNCB Statement: PNP Exams, the Passing Standard, and Candidate Passing Rates
• PNCB Statement: National Task Force Standards: Hours Impact
• NAPNAP Position Statement on Age Parameters for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice

 

Consensus Model and APRN Model Rules and Regulations

• NONPF Statement on Acute Care and Primary Care Certified Nurse Practitioner Practice (2012)
• APRN Consensus Model (PDF) completed by the APRN Consensus Work Group and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee (2008) 
• FAQs from the LACE group on the APRN Consensus Model (PDF) approved August 2010 
• NCSBN Model Act (PDF) published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (2012)
• APRN Consensus Model Toolkit
• APRN Consensus Model Maps
• LACE Statement on APRNs Changing Populations

 

2022 National Task Force Criteria

• Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (PDF) published by the National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education (2022)
• NP Organizations - Letter to Accrediting Organizations (PDF) in support of the National Task Force criteria (2012)

 

The Essentials

• The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (PDF) published by AACN (2021)

 

Competency Documents

• Practice Doctorate Nurse Practitioner Entry-Level Competencies (PDF) published by NONPF (2006) 
• Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies (PDF) published by NONPF (Amended 2012) 
• Population-Focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies (PDF) published by NONPF (2013)

 

Miscellaneous Documents

• Re-envisioning the Clinical Education of APRNs (PDF) published by AACN (2015)
• The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Current Issues and Clarifying Recommendations (PDF) published by AACN (2015) 
• Arizona Board of Nursing White Paper on Registered Nurse Practitioner (RNP) Practicing in an Acute Care Setting (PDF) adopted November 2009 
• The NP Roundtable's Unified Statement on DNP Education, Certification and Titling (PDF) (2008)
• NAPNAP Statement on Age Parameters During COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF) (2020)