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
- NAPNAP Position Statement on Primary and Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Roles (PDF) published by NAPNAP (2024)
- 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)
