American Nurses Credentialing Center
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States, as of 2011 certifying over 75,000 APRNs, including nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.
| Abbreviation | ANCC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
Parent organization | American Nurses Association |
| Website | www.nursingworld.org/ancc |
ANCC's nursing board certification program is one of the oldest in the USA, and many of its certifications were established before 1980, when nursing certification was still in early developmental stages.
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