
Since 1993, the American College of Nurse Practitioners has been a national, non-profit membership and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring a solid policy and regulatory foundation that enables Nurse Practitioners to continue providing accessible, high quality healthcare to the nation.
ACNP’s unique membership structure includes individual Nurse Practitioners, national and state NP organizations, and students in NP programs, representing all levels of the profession.
ACNP offers a variety of membership levels to fit your needs:
- Individual Membership - $110 per year ($200 for two years)- For all nurse practitioners. (See list of benefits below.)
- DISCOUNT! Members belonging to one of ACNP's affiliate organizations recieve $15 off membership and pay only $95 per year! ($20 off for two years)
- Student Membership - $55 per year - To be considered, students must be currently enrolled in an NP program and must provide proof of enrollment.
- Associate Membership - $50 per year - Associate members can be any person who is not a nurse practitioner but who is interested in and supportive of the mission, values and goals of ACNP and is not eligible for any other category of membership.
- Lifetime Member- Any individual who chooses to pay one-time dues of $5,000.00 may be considered for Lifetime membership.
- National Affiliate Organization Membership
- State Affiliate Organization Membership
- Corporate Membership
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
For only $110 per year (and only $55 for NP students), Nurse Practitioners can join the premiere professional and advocacy organization for their profession and receive valuable benefits, including:
- Professional and political representation in Washington, DC
- Complimentary subscription to all ACNP publications, including ACNP’s official peer-reviewed clinical journal, The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP), published 10 times per year. All members also receive the “Washington Word”, ACNP’s legislative e-newsletter, as well as all legislative action alerts, designed to keep you informed of the most important legislative and regulatory issues affecting your practice.
- Discount registration to annual ACNP meetings, the ACNP National Clinical Conference, the National Nurse Practitioner Leadership Summit, and the Public Policy Institute for Health Professionals, as well as any educational and training workshops.
- FREE access to mobileMICROMEDEX TM, an easy-to-use PDA tool that provides trusted, evidence-based information to handheld devices. MobileMICROMEDEX provides reliable clinical information to help support and confirm treatment decisions. Databases include: Drug Information, Interactions; Diagnosis; Acute Care Information; Toxicology; and Alternative Medicine (over $150 value!). MEMBERS - CLICK HERE to download your free version of mobileMICROMEDEX!
- Significant discount on ANCC Certification/Recertification Exam – members receive a discount/reduced rate on certification/recertification exam fees through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Call 800/284-CERT for more information visit www.nursecredentialing.org. The ANCC’s well-respected, nationally recognized program has seven different certifications for Nurse Practitioners: Acute care; Adult; Family; Gerontological; Pediatric; Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health; Family Psychiatric-Mental Health; Advanced Diabetes Management.
- Access to “Members Only” area of the ACNP web site
- And much more!
Join ACNP today and receive these valuable benefits!!
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