Upon completion of the Master of Science Advance Practice Nursing Program, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) must go through the process of credentialing to provide services in patient care. Certification is different from credentialing, for instance, once the Nurse Practitioner finishes his/her program, they could obtain a certificate by taking the certification exam from American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification (AANP). The credentialing process is when the healthcare provider is “given authority to provide patient care in the hospital setting” (Hittle, 2010). The hospital is responsible for conducting a review over the NP certification(s), education, skills, training, and licensure. “Credentialing is a system used by various organizations and agencies to ensure that their healthcare practitioners meet all necessary requirements and are appropriately qualified” (What Nurse Practitioners Need to Know About Credentialing,…