On July 7, 2008 the APRN Consensus Work Group of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee issued their report entitled Consensus Model for APRN Regulation for Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education.

This is the culmination of work that began in 2004. The goal of the activity was “to reach consensus on the issues surrounding APRN education, practice, accreditation, certification and licensure, and to create a future consensus-based model for APRN regulation”. Advanced practice nurses who provide direct patient care would be licensed and regulated at the role (CRNAs, CNMWs, CNSs, NPs) and population (ie, gender, pediatric, psychiatric/mental health (PMH)) level.

Learn more about the APRN Consensus Model. You can:
          •  Download the document summary
          •  Read through our FAQ
          •  Read a timeline of APNA's involvement in this process
          •  Download the presentation slides from the 2008 APNA webinars
          •  Download the APRN Consensus Model full document
          •  Ask your question here
          •  View the archive of the 7/29/09 webinar and earn 1 contact hour after the completion of a post-test and evaluation. Click here for your complimentary registration!

You can ask questions or send comments directly to Nicholas Croce, Jr., MS, the APNA Executive Director, at ncroce@apna.org.