Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Resources

CHEST aims to ensure that all integral members of the health care team—physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), advanced practice respiratory therapists (APRTs), and more—have the resources they need to best serve their patients. Find educational materials, learning opportunities, in-depth research, and thoughtful commentaries, curated specifically for you.

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NOW OPEN: Apply to take the Critical Care APP Certification Exam

Transform your knowledge and experience into impact

As an APP, you are a vital part of the critical care team. Validate your clinical expertise with our new critical care certification credential (CCAPP) for NPs and PAs. Grow professionally and personally for enhanced credibility and recognition, increased personal satisfaction and career fulfillment, and a competitive edge in the job market.

Applications are due August 5, 2025. The exam can be taken online at a time of your choosing between August 19 and September 30, 2025.

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Eligibility requirements

The Critical Care APP Certification Exam is a comprehensive assessment of your clinical critical care knowledge and competence. To be eligible to participate, you must:

Be an adult acute care-certified* NP or PA actively practicing in critical care in the United States
Have accrued a minimum of 2,000 hours in critical care practice in the last three years, which may include NP/PA postgraduate time spent in a critical care orientation and/or fellowship program
Have attestation from a supervisor or medical director confirming experience

*ACNPC-AG (AACN) or AGACNP-BC (ANCC)

What APPs need to know

MUST READS IN CHEST PHYSICIAN^®

RESPIRATORY CARE

Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist: The New Advanced Practice Provider

3 MINUTE READ

Headshots of Emily Simmons, MSN, APN, CPNP-PC, and Alexandra Kacena, MSN, APN, CPNP-PC

ASTHMA CARE

Mitigating Risk of Asthma Emergencies During Respiratory Season

6 MINUTE READ

IN THE NEWS

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HEALTH POLICY

Nurse Practitioners as Advocates for Health Policy and Patient Care

5 MINUTE READ

2

CREDENTIALING CHALLENGES

Building a Path Toward APP Inclusion: It Benefits Health Organizations—and Patients, Too

6 MINUTE READ

3

SPECIALTY TRAINING

The Emergence of Postgraduate Training Programs for APPs in Pulmonary and Critical Care

4 MINUTE READ

Clinician education and in-person training

ON-DEMAND LECTURES

Essential Critical Care Concepts for APPs

Watch more than 23 hours of lectures on topics specifically tailored to the CHEST Critical Care APP Certification Exam blueprint.

SEEK for APPs modules shown on a laptop and mobile phone

STUDY TOOL

CHEST SEEK^® Critical Care Medicine for APPs

Test your diagnosis and treatment knowledge with this curated collection of 100 questions. Member APPs pay only $199.

An instructor demonstrates an ultrasonography machine on a live model

HANDS-ON SIMULATION

Critical Skills for Critical Care

Leaders in critical care, including APPs, will teach bedside critical care ultrasound, airway management, mechanical ventilation, and common ICU procedures, August 14 to 16.

RESOURCE GUIDES

Bridging Specialties^®: Timely Diagnosis and Treatment for COPD

Check out an infographic, podcasts, patient questionnaires, clinician checklists, and more.

FREE E-LEARNING

First 5 Minutes^®: Building Patient Trust

Build a connection with your patients in the first 5 minutes of your interactions to help improve their long-term health outcomes.

MICROLEARNING

CHEST Curriculum Pathways

Explore focused collections of educational resources on specific disease states, including asthma, lung cancer, ILD, and PH.

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Read the latest in the CHEST^® journal portfolio

The Foundation Supporting Future Assessments of Education Program Outcomes Among Providers of Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapy

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: Building a Team and Optimizing Practice in the Medical ICU

ICU Staffing in the United States

Effectiveness of a Respiratory Therapist-Led, Community-Based Asthma Program in an Underresourced Rural Border Town in California

Developing Strategies for Effective Fellow and Advanced Practice Provider Working Relationships on Medical Intensive Care Unit Teams

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