Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Certificate

To be issued a certificate as an advanced practice registered nurse with privileges to hold oneself out as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), the applicant must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Has a current, unencumbered license as a registered nurse under T.C.A. Title 63, Chapter 7, or current unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse with the multistate licensure privilege to practice in Tennessee; (2) Has completed preparation in advanced practice nursing at the post-basic professional nursing level and holds a master’s degree or higher in a nursing specialty. A master’s degree or higher in a nursing specialty is not required if: (a) National certification in a nursing specialty and licensure in Tennessee as a registered nurse was obtained prior to July 1, 2005; or (b) National certification in a nursing specialty and licensure as a registered nurse with the multistate licensure privilege to practice in Tennessee was obtained prior to July 1, 2005; and (3) Has a current national specialty certification in the appropriate nursing specialty area from a certifying body approved by the Board. (4) However, notwithstanding the previous requirements, a nurse anesthetist shall be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse if the nurse anesthetist graduated prior to January 1, 1999, from a nurse anesthesia educational program approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Council on Accreditation.