title: APRN licensure versus APRN certification: what is the difference?
authors.affiliation: National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois 60601, USA. nchornick@ncsbn.org
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chornick
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration; D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States