title: Understanding certification, licensure, and credentialing: a guide for the new nurse practitioner.
authors.affiliation: kristin.hittle@childrens.com <kristin.hittle@childrens.com>
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hittle
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D003406:Credentialing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States