CNN-NP Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must hold a full and unrestricted license as a registered nurse in the United States, or its territories and be nationally certified as a nurse practitioner.
The applicant must possess a minimum of a Master’s of Science degree in nursing.
The applicant must have a minimum of 2000 hours as a nephrology nurse-nurse practitioner within two years prior to submitting this application.
The applicant must have completed sixty contact hours of approved continuing education credit in nephrology within two years prior to submitting this application.
Continuing education must be approved by one of the following:

Organizations accredited by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center – Commission on Accreditation (ANCC-COA) the credentialing body of the American Nurses Association.
For example, The American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA), which is both an accredited provider and approver of CE in nursing.
Organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
For example, the American Society of Nephrology, and the Office of Continuing Education, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia that sponsors the Annual Dialysis Conference.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
The Council of Continuing Education
California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, or Ohio State Boards of Nursing.

Please be aware that although programs may meet requirements set forth by other state boards of nursing, they may not meet the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission criteria.