ANCC & AANP FNP Exams

Catherine Richmond APRN

The ANCC and the AANP FNP exams evaluate your clinical competency, but please recognize the key differences before registering!

ANCC includes questions on professional practice and is longer at 3.5 hours with 175 questions, featuring various question formats like multiple response and drag-and-drop.

In contrast, the AANP exam is 3 hours long with 150 questions. It includes in-office minor procedures but is primarily single-answer multiple-choice questions.

Once you successfully complete your exam, you will use the credentials FNP-BC (ANCC) or FNP-C (AANP). And please make sure to check out the test blueprints for each exam here »»»» (ANCC/AANP)!!