Nearly 29 percent of NPs reported graduating
from their NP program between 1960 and
1990, while another 37 percent graduated
between 1991 and 1996 and 32 percent graduated
between 1997 and 1999. This is consistent
with the growth in NP programs and with
formal legal recognition of NPs in New
York State in 1989 (Figure 5).
 [D]
Most NPs (61 percent) had a master’s
degree and no advanced certificate, while
another 30 percent held both a master’s
degree and an advanced certificate. Only
about 9 percent of NPs held an advanced
certificate only.
 [D]
Thirty-nine percent of NPs had practiced
less than 10 years as an RN prior to obtaining
NP certification, while another 21 percent
had practiced at least 10 but not more
than 15 years as an RN. Fifteen percent
of NPs had practiced 20 or more years
prior to becoming an NP. The median number
of years practiced as an RN prior to NP
certification was 12 years.
 [D]
Twenty-four percent of the respondents
reported not having a national
NP certification, which is not required
by New York State. Among those certified,
the most common certifying organization
was the American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC). Over 52 percent had an
ANCC certification, while about 8 percent
held a certification from the American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
and the National Certification Corporation
(NCC) certified another 8 percent. Six
percent were certified by the National
Certification Board of Pediatric NPs/Nurses
(NCBNP/N), and 3.5 percent reported certification
by some other certifying organization.
Those reporting no certification were
not different in age from those reporting
a certification, but were slightly more
likely to hold an advanced degree rather
than a master’s degree (12.0 percent
versus 8.6 percent). |
