PPL Credit for Survey Participation
If you are a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care (CPNP-AC) who completed our 2023 CPNP-AC Job Task Analysis Survey during October or November 2023, use the instructions below to add your 1 Professional Practice Linkages credit (worth 10 contact hours) to your ReCErt Tracker or Recert application.
Thank you again for taking the time to help us complete this important study about pediatric acute care advanced practice in the U.S. today!
Tips:
- To apply the PPL on your Recert application, you will need to select a Recert method that includes PPL.
- A maximum of 1 PPL is accepted per CPNP-PC Recert application.
- 1 PPL is worth 10 contact hours for your Recert.
To Add Directly on a Recert Application:
- Log into your portal during 2024 or 2025 Recert.
- On your Recert application, choose a Recert method that includes Professional Practice Linkages (PPL) as a component.
- When you see the PPL screen, choose Committee as Type.
- Enter the date you completed the survey for both the Start Date and the Completed Date.
- Enter the name/description as: 2023 CPNP-AC Job Task Analysis Survey
To Add on your ReCErt Tracker:
- Log into your portal.
- Under Navigation on the left, click ReCErt Tracker.
- Scroll to the area labeled Contact Hours. Click the blue Add Contact Hours button.
- Then click the blue Add button.
- In the dropdown to Select Contact Hour Type, choose Professional Practice Linkages.
- For Details, choose Committee.
- Enter the date you completed the survey for both Start Date and Completed Date.
- Enter the name/description as: 2023 CPNP-AC Job Task Analysis Survey
- Click “No” when asked if this activity included pediatric DBMH content.
- Click Save.
- Then when it's time to use the Recert application: Be sure to select a Recert application method that includes PPL. You have 24 months from July 2023 to apply the credit to your PNCB recertification application.
Questions? Contact volunteer@pncb.org for assistance.
