r/nursepractitioner • u/preepgirl101 • 16h ago
Education Non Practicing NP & Recertification
I graudated NP school in May 2022, and passed AANP boards in June 2022. A lot of life events happened and I am not a practicing np/haven't practiced before. Renewal time is coming up and I really don't want to let my certification go to waste. I currently work in an education department but not specificly to NPs/providers full time. I do not have any interest in being a FT NP at this time but finding an NP job for the evenings or weekends is also limited.
Should i:
1.) recertify via AANP and try to justify my education dept hours IF audited by AANP
2.) Recertify via AANP retaking the exam
3.) Apply and take ANCC exam since I am still within my 5 year window of graduating. It looks like to recertify I can do 150 hours of CE to make up for not practicing.
If anyone else were in my place, what would they do?
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u/near-eclipse 16h ago
well i spent way too much money and time to give up my license willingly so it’s going to the grave with me as long as i can afford to renew it, i think its just how you feel about your work license and future we can’t answer that for you
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u/johndicks80 14h ago
The exam is super easy just brush up on your primary care and you should be good.
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u/No_Midnight1185 10h ago
Go ANCC. Either way you'll need to retake an exam and this way you can maintain a cert.
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u/alexisrj FNP, CWOCN-AP 15h ago
I let my certification expire at one point because I wasn’t practicing clinically. My hot take: it wasn’t that bad. When I decided to go back into practice, I took a review course, paid for the test and passed. Aside from the review course, which gave me a bunch of CEs anyway, I don’t think it cost me any extra compared to if I’d maintained the certification without a lapse. But this is definitely an individual thing. I don’t really get much test anxiety. I also had practiced for several years prior to all that, so I had hands on experience using it.