How to List Nursing Credentials After Your Name | RN, NP, APRN, MSN, DNP & Certifications

About this episode

Dr. Brigitte Sager discusses how nurses should list their credentials for clarity and confidence.

Sponsored by the Institute for Functional Nursing. Learn more about our programs at www.fxnursing.com How should nurses list credentials after their name? In this episode of the Functional Nurse Podcast, Dr. Brigitte Sager explains how nurses, nurse practitioners, and advanced practice nurses can understand and display their professional credentials with more clarity and confidence. If you have ever wondered whether RN, BSN, MSN, DNP, APRN, NP, board certification, holistic nursing certification, or your other credentials should come first, this episode will help you make sense of the “alphabet soup” after a nurse’s name. Brigitte breaks down the difference between academic degrees, nursing licensure, advanced practice titles, national board certifications, specialty certifications, and program-created certificates. You’ll also hear how credentialing applies to nurses entering functional, holistic, and integrative healthcare. Brigitte discusses holistic nursing board certification through AHNCC, the Institute for Functional Medicine’s certification process, and the future need for a true functional nursing board certification. This episode is especially helpful for RNs, NPs…

People in this episode

Host: Brigitte Sager

Topics covered

• nursing credentials
• professional titles
• advanced practice nursing
• holistic nursing
• functional medicine
• credentialing

Keywords

• RN
• NP
• APRN
• MSN
• DNP
• certifications
• holistic nursing
• credentialing
• functional medicine

Sponsors

Institute for Functional Nursing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AHNCC, Institute for Functional Medicine

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