American Nurses Credentialing Center

American Nurses Credentialing Center
AbbreviationANCC
Formation1991
HeadquartersSilver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Parent organization
American Nurses Association
Websitewww.nursingworld.org/ancc

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,[1] as of 2011 certifying over 75,000 APRNs, including nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.

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.[2]

  1. ^ "About ANCC". www.nursecredentialing.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ^ "Content Expert Panel Member Handbook". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-03-31.