Registered Nurse Business Cards for BSN RN and Advanced Practice Nursing Professionals

Registered nurses (RNs) are the licensed clinical professionals who form the largest segment of the healthcare workforce — providing the direct patient care, clinical assessment, medication administration, patient education, and care coordination that spans every healthcare setting from acute care hospitals and intensive care units to community clinics, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, schools, and occupational health programs.

What Nursing Professional Cards Include

Your Credentials

Nursing licenses:

• RN (Registered Nurse) — state board of nursing license; the foundational nursing credential; required to practice as a registered nurse; obtained by passing the NCLEX-RN examination after completing an approved nursing program; the most important credential on your card
• State RN License — nurses practice under the state board of nursing license of their practice state; multi-state licensure through the Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) authorizes practice in compact states on a single license
• NLC (Nursing Licensure Compact) — multi-state licensure; 40+ states participate; compact license allows practice in any compact state

Nursing education degrees:

• ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) — 2-year degree; earns RN license; many nurses pursue BSN later
• BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) — the preferred and increasingly required degree for hospital employment and clinical advancement; 4-year degree; "BSN-prepared RN" is the hospital standard for Magnet hospitals
• MSN (Master of Science in Nursing) — graduate nursing degree; required for NP, CNS, CRNA, CNM, and nursing education/leadership roles
• DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) — clinical doctorate; highest clinical nursing degree; required for some APRN and clinical leadership roles
• Ph.D. in Nursing — research doctorate for nursing faculty and nursing science research

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN):

• NP (Nurse Practitioner) — MSN or DNP-prepared; prescribes medications; diagnoses and manages acute and chronic conditions; board certified by ANCC or AANPCP in specialty (see below)
• FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) — ANCC or AANPCP; primary care across the lifespan
• ANP (Adult Nurse Practitioner) or AGNP (Adult-Gerontology NP) — adult/geriatric primary care
• PNP (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) — pediatric primary care (PNP-PC) or acute care (PNP-AC)
• NNP (Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) — NICU, neonatal care
• WHNP (Women's Health Nurse Practitioner) — women's health, gynecology, obstetrics
• PMHNP (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) — mental health prescriber; diagnoses and treats mental health conditions; prescribes psychiatric medications; independent practice in full-practice authority states
• ACNP (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner) or AGACNP (Adult-Gerontology ACNP) — hospital-based, acute/critical care
• OGNP (Oncology NP) — oncology specialty
• ENP (Emergency Nurse Practitioner) — emergency medicine
• CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) — the highest-paid APRN role; administers anesthesia; MSN or DNP; NBCRNA certified; independent practice in many states
• CNM (Certified Nurse-Midwife) — ACNM credential; maternal and women's health; delivers babies; prescribes; AMCB certified
• CNS (Clinical Nurse Specialist) — MSN-prepared; specialty clinical expertise; APRN; may or may not prescribe depending on state

ANCC Board Certifications — Specialty RN: (ANCC = American Nurses Credentialing Center; AACN = American Association of Critical-Care Nurses — different from AACN academic accreditor)

• CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse) — AACN; critical care nurse certification; widely regarded as the gold standard ICU nurse credential; separate for adult, pediatric, and neonatal critical care
• CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse) — BCEN (Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing); ED/ER nursing
• CPEN (Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse) — BCEN; pediatric emergency
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) — ENA; not a certification but important credential for ED and trauma nurses
• OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) — ONS (Oncology Nursing Society); oncology nursing
• CMSRN (Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse) — AMSN; med-surg nursing
• PCCN (Progressive Care Certified Nurse) — AACN; step-down / progressive care
• ONC (Orthopedic Nursing Certified) — NAON; ortho nursing
• CPHON (Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse) — APHON
• RNC-OB (Registered Nurse Certified — Obstetrics) — NCC; labor and delivery
• RNC-MNN (Registered Nurse Certified — Maternal Newborn Nursing) — NCC; postpartum and newborn
• CPAN (Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse) — ABPANC; PACU nursing
• CAPA (Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse) — ABPANC
• CNOR (Certified Nurse Operating Room) — CCI (Competency and Credentialing Institute); OR nursing
• CGRN (Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse) — SGNA
• CPNP (Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) — PNCB; pediatric NP
• RN-BC (Registered Nurse — Board Certified) — ANCC specialty certifications in psych, medical-surgical, gerontological, ambulatory, and other specialty areas
• CDCES (Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist) — ADCES; diabetes nursing specialty

Your Nursing Practice Setting

Hospital inpatient:

• ICU / MICU / SICU / CCU / CVICU (critical care)
• Emergency Department (ED / ER)
• Operating Room (OR, perioperative)
• Labor and Delivery / OB
• Postpartum / Mother-Baby Unit
• NICU (Neonatal ICU)
• PICU (Pediatric ICU)
• Oncology / Infusion
• Cardiac / Telemetry
• Med-Surg (Medical-Surgical)
• Stepdown / Progressive Care (PCU)
• Neurology / Stroke Unit
• Transplant
• PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit)
• Float Pool / Resource RN

Outpatient and clinic:

• Primary care clinic
• Specialty clinic (cardiology, oncology, diabetes, nephrology)
• Ambulatory surgery center
• Infusion center
• Urgent care
• Occupational health nursing

Community and public health:

• Home health (Medicare-certified home health)
• Hospice and palliative care
• School nurse
• Public health nursing
• Correctional nursing
• Travel nursing (contract)

Design for Nurses

Color palette:

• Teal + white: nursing and healthcare
• Navy + white: clinical authority and professionalism
• Blue + white: patient trust and safety
• Lavender + white: compassionate care

Back of Card

1. "RN, BSN | CCRN | CEN | OCN | PCCN | CNOR | FNP-BC | PMHNP-BC | CRNA | NLC Compact"
2. "ICU | Emergency | OR | Labor & Delivery | NICU | Oncology | Med-Surg | Psych | Home health"
3. "Critical care | Trauma | Perioperative | Women's health | Pediatrics | Oncology | Palliative care"
4. "Hospital | Clinic | Home health | Hospice | School | Occupational health | Travel nursing"
5. "[Institution / Department] | [phone] | [email] | [LinkedIn for leadership/education roles]"

Checklist

• [ ] RN license and state (or NLC compact)
• [ ] Nursing degree (ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP)
• [ ] APRN designation (NP, CRNA, CNM, CNS — if applicable)
• [ ] NP board certification (FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, ACNP — as applicable)
• [ ] Specialty certification (CCRN, CEN, OCN, CNOR, etc.)
• [ ] Practice setting (ICU, ED, OR, clinic, home health, hospice)
• [ ] Clinical specialty (critical care, oncology, emergency, women's health, pediatric)
• [ ] ANA membership (if leadership or education role)
• [ ] ENA membership (if emergency nursing)
• [ ] AACN membership (if critical care)