title: Which credentials should nursing adopt as standard? APN and APRN are the appropriate credentials.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Easom
mesh_terms: D000004:Abbreviations as Topic; D003406:Credentialing / Q000592:standards; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000592:standards*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States