The Board has also determined that graduates have completed either a recency requirement prior to license or a set number of practice hours. Additionally stipulations exist for those graduates who cannot be certified in their chosen specialty.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]APNs in Delaware can apply for prescriptive authority. To do so, they must have completed courses in diagnosis and management of problems in their clinical specialty; advanced health assessment; advanced pathophysiology; and advanced pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) can focus on a specific area of population. This must be maintained through a recognized national certification. The specialties that are recognized include adult health, acute care, psychiatric/mental health, pediatric, family, emergency nursing, neonatal, geriatric, school health and women health.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]It is also possible to apply for a temporary permit if you have graduated but are awaiting licensure. You cannot be granted prescriptive authority with a temporary permit. Additionally, you must work under supervision. Your temporary permit will last for 90 days.[/hen-ui-text] [/hen-ui-text-stack] [/hen-ui-flex][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-heading variant=”h4″]BECOME NATIONALLY CERTIFIED IN ONE OF THE FOUR AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION[/hen-ui-heading][hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Each of these has specific requirements. They are:NP ([hen-ui-link href=”/nurse-practitioner/how-to-become-a-np/”]Nurse Practitioner[/hen-ui-link]), who must hold a population focus.CNS ([hen-ui-link href=”/nurse-midwife/”]Clinical Nurse Specialist[/hen-ui-link]), who must be specialized if certification exists in that specialization.CNM (Certified Nurse Midwife), who must be nationally certified.CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist), who must be nationally certified.The national certification programs that are recognized by Delaware are:
This will require your social security number. There are possible [hen-ui-link href=”http://dpr.delaware.gov/documents/Request_Exemption_SSN_Req.pdf”]exemptions[/hen-ui-link], however. All APNs must complete the [hen-ui-link href=”http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/documents/Nursing_APN_Application.pdf”]Application for Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse[/hen-ui-link] with supportive documentation and fees. When you file this application, you can also file your collaborative agreement, although you can also do this after you have been licensed. However, you are not allowed to practice until you have filed the [hen-ui-link href=”http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/documents/Collaborative_Agreement_Info.pdf”]Collaborative Agreement Information Form[/hen-ui-link].The Collaborative Agreement must be signed by a registered physician in order to give you prescriptive authority over both standard medicinal agents and controlled substances. You do not have to pay an additional fee for this application. You do, however, have to submit a [hen-ui-link href=”http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/controlledsubstances/documents/Controlled_Substance_Practitioners_Application.pdf”]Delaware Controlled Substance Registration[/hen-ui-link] (CSR) and register with the DEA if you want to prescribe controlled substances.You can check the status of your APN application [hen-ui-link href=”https://dpronline.delaware.gov/MyLicense%20Enterprise/Login.aspx”]online[/hen-ui-link].You must also submit to a criminal history background check at both state and federal levels. You will need to make an appointment to have your fingerprints taken, which also comes with an additional fee.[/hen-ui-text][/hen-ui-list-item] [hen-ui-list-item][hen-ui-flex direction=”column” gap=”xxs”] [hen-ui-heading variant=”h4″]RENEW YOUR LICENSE TOGETHER WITH YOUR RN LICENSE[/hen-ui-heading] [hen-ui-text-stack gap=”xs”] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]This is done biannually in odd numbered years. This can happen three times per year, on February 28, May 31 or September 30. You will receive a renewal notice in the mail a few weeks before expiration and your license can be renewed online.Your national certification agency will have their own requirements in terms of the number of practice hours just must take part in, and your continuous education (CE). You must meet these requirements in order to renew your license. Additionally, the Board has stated that you must gain at least 1,500 practice hours over the past five years in your own specialty, 600 of which must have been obtained in the past two years. CE requirements have only been set by the Board for those who have prescriptive authority and includes having to complete 10 CE hours in pharmacology in the past two years.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″][hen-ui-link href=”http://www.dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/apnlicense.shtml”]Delaware Board of Nursing[/hen-ui-link][/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Division of Professional Regulation[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Cannon Building, Suite 203[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]861 Silver Lake Blvd.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Dover, Delaware 19904[/hen-ui-text] [/hen-ui-text-stack] [/hen-ui-flex][/hen-ui-list-item][/hen-ui-list] [/hen-ui-card-content][/hen-ui-card]
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