Initial Applications

• APN certificate of recognition

  • Qualifications. Click here for a summary of Nevada APN qualifications.

  • On line APN application. Applications for certification as an Advanced Practitioner of Nursing (APN) are available here as PDF forms you complete on line, then print, sign, and mail or fax with the certification fee. Click on the links below. 

    • Instructions for application for APN certification
    • Application for APN Certification
    • Sample Collaborating Physician Agreement
      • Click here for a text file that you can download into a word processing program. 
      • Click here for a PDF file.
    • Application for Prescribing Privileges*
    • Record of Practice and Protocol Guidelines

    *click for Controlled Substance Fact Sheet (information only, from the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy)

• RN license

  • To practice as an APN in Nevada, you must have an active RN license. If you wish to download an application, please click here. 

• APN certificate/RN license

  • You may download both the APN and RN initial applications from our forms page. Please click here.

• Applications for RN license/APN certification renewal are now available on line. Please click here for more information on the renewal process.

Qualifications for Nevada Certificate of Recognition
as an Advanced Practitioner of Nursing (APN)