NPCB Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Certification Examination — exam facts
United States (national certification)
Every source below was read on 2026-09-24
| Administering body | American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB), doing business as Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (NPCB) — exam delivered by Prometric The 135 scored items follow NPCB's FNP blueprint: Assess 43 items (32%), Diagnose 36 (27%), Plan 36 (27%), Evaluate 20 (15%). Source: AANPCB (NPCB) — Family Nurse Practitioner Candidate Handbook (Updated 06/2026, PDF) (2026-09-24) |
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| Questions | 150 questions (135 scored, 15 unscored pretest) All questions are multiple choice. Pretest questions cannot be told apart from scored ones. Source: AANPCB (NPCB) — Family Nurse Practitioner Candidate Handbook (Updated 06/2026, PDF) (2026-09-24) |
| Time limit | 180 minutes Source: AANPCB (NPCB) — Family Nurse Practitioner Candidate Handbook (Updated 06/2026, PDF) (2026-09-24) |
| Passing score | Not published by NPCB NPCB sets the passing score by a recognized standard-setting method and does not report scores as a percentage correct. NPCB's handbook and web pages publish no numeric cut score or score scale. What we read and found nothing in: AANPCB (NPCB) — Family Nurse Practitioner Candidate Handbook (Updated 06/2026, PDF) (2026-09-24) · NPCB — Exam Overview (2026-09-24) · NPCB — Frequently Asked Questions (2026-09-24) |
| Fees |
NPCB lists the same two amounts for a retake examination. Prometric rescheduling fees are separate. Source: NPCB — Certify (Application Fees) (2026-09-24) |
| Languages offered | Not published by NPCB Neither the FNP Candidate Handbook nor NPCB's Certify, Exam Overview or FAQ pages state which languages the exam is offered in. What we read and found nothing in: AANPCB (NPCB) — Family Nurse Practitioner Candidate Handbook (Updated 06/2026, PDF) (2026-09-24) · NPCB — Certify (Application Fees) (2026-09-24) · NPCB — Exam Overview (2026-09-24) · NPCB — Frequently Asked Questions (2026-09-24) |
Change log
- 2026-09-24Fact sheet created from NPCB's FNP Candidate Handbook (updated 06/2026) and NPCB's Certify page. The passing score is recorded as not published (NPCB sets it by standard setting); exam languages are recorded as not published by NPCB.