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Nursing Blog, Chat, Forum, Nursing Career Jobs, Nursing Degrees, Programs, Nursing Homes, NursingMail.com, Nursing Scrubs, Uniforms, Nursing Schools, Colleges, Scholarships (Nursing), Traveling Nurses Nursing Topics, A to Z: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z Nursing Degrees, LPN-RN, RN-BSN, RN-MSN, Associate, Bachelors, Masters and more! Free Downloads, Games, Software, and more! See also: Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Certified Registered Infusion Nurses (CRNI) Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) Nurse Practitioners ****************************************************** Advanced Practice Nurse Council of Delaware:"The Advanced Practice Nurse strives for excellence in academic and clinical training to provide quality health care to the people we serve. The Advanced Practice Nurse Council of Delaware (APN Council), a division of the Delaware Nurses Association (DNA), represents the interests of all Advanced Practice Nurses in Delaware. Dynamic and growing, the APN Council takes a proactive leadership role that supports the goals and objectives of the APN profession in Delaware. The APN Council provides quality continuing education for APN’s, and advocacy for cost-effective comprehensive care for all patients in all settings." Sarah J. Carmody, DNA Executive Director 2644 Capital Trail Suite 330 Newark, DE 19711 W (302) 368-2333 Fax (302) 366-1775 Email information@denurses.org http://denurses.org/apn_council.php ****************************************************** Advanced Practice Nursing: A New Age in Health Care, American Nurses Association:"Innovative advances in health care make frequent headlines, but there is an equally innovative, if somewhat misunderstood, treatment for the cost and accessibility woes plaguing the United States health care system. Almost 140,000 advanced practice nurses -- and their numbers are growing -- are carving out a new role in delivering timely, cost-effective, quality health care, especially to chronically underserved populations such as the elderly, the poor, and those in rural areas. Some 60% to 80% of primary and preventive care traditionally done by doctors can be done by a nurse for less money. This is not to say nurses work cheaper, but their cost-effectiveness reflects a variety of factors related to the employment setting, liability insurance, and the cost of education." American Nurses Association 8515 Georgia Avenue Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-628-5000 301-628-5001 (fax) 1-800-274-4ANA (4262) http://www.nursingworld.org/readroom/fsadvprc.htm ****************************************************** American Association of Nurse Anesthetists:"Founded in 1931, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional association representing more than 28,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) nationwide. The AANA promulgates education, and practice standards and guidelines, and affords consultation to both private and governmental entities regarding nurse anesthetists and their practice. The AANA Foundation supports the profession through award of education and research grants to students, faculty and practicing CRNAs." American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) 222 South Prospect Avenue Park Ridge, Illinois 60068-4001 phone: 847-692-7050 fax: 847-692-6968 e-mail: info@aana.com http://www.aana.com/ ****************************************************** American College of Nurse Midwives:"With roots dating to 1929, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the oldest women's health care organization in the U.S. ACNM provides research, accredits midwifery education programs, administers and promotes continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice standards, creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of Congress. The mission of ACNM is to promote the health and well-being of women and infants within their families and communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives, and certified midwives. The philosophy inherent in the profession states that nurse-midwives believe every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations." American College of Nurse-Midwives. 8403 Colesville Rd, Suite 1550 Silver Spring MD 20910 Phone: 240-485-1800 • Fax: 240-485-1818 www.midwife.org ****************************************************** American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP):"Founded in 1993, the American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) is a national non-profit membership organization headquartered in Washington, DC. The ACNP is focused on advocacy and keeping NPs current on legislative, regulatory and clinical practice issues that effect NPs in the rapidly changing health care arena. The College is the only membership directed organization for NPs - meaning the ACNP sets its annual agenda and policies based on the consensus of its members. Also, the ACNP offers the opportunity to join as individuals, and as state and national organization affiliates." 202.659.2190 or email acnp@acnpweb.org http://www.acnpweb.org ****************************************************** Certification and Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses:"Position Statement: The nursing profession must develop a standardized national advanced practice nursing certification process by the year 2000. Advanced Practice Nurse is an umbrella term appropriate for a licensed registered nurse prepared at the graduate degree level as either a Clinical Specialist, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse-Midwife, or Nurse Practitioner. Advanced Practice Nurses are professionals with specialized knowledge and skills that are applied within a broad range of patient populations in a variety of practice settings (see Attachment A). All Advanced Practice Nurses should hold a graduate degree in nursing and be certified. Each existing and future professional nursing specialty certifying entity must meet uniform national standards when certifying nurses for advanced practice. Those standards would be developed and administered by a separate organization such as the American Board of Nursing Specialties. Professional certification validates and standardizes the qualifications and practice competencies of the Advanced Practice Nurse and is the appropriate mechanism by which the public's health and safety can be protected. There are nurses prepared at the advanced level who have roles as administrators and educators. This position statement does not address those individuals. Rather, it focuses on nurses prepared for roles as direct care providers." http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/positions/cerreg.htm ****************************************************** Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana:"For some time now, many Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) in Indiana have felt that there has been a need to have a statewide organization with its primary focus being APNs. With the support and involvement of many of you, this has happened in Indiana! CAPNI, the Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana, has been developed out of local grassroots APN groups across the state. CAPNI has been created for the advancement of the APN role at the local, state and national levels. CAPNI will work to facilitate that advancement through legislation, collaboration and other healthcare disciplines and education." CAPNI 233 McCrea St. Suite Indianapolis, IN, 46225 E-mail: capni1@aol.com http://www.capni.org/about.html ****************************************************** Forum of Nurses in Advanced Practice, New Jersey State Nurses Association's:"Membership in the Forum of Nurses in Advanced Practice is open to all nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists who are NJSNA members." http://www.njsna.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=130 ****************************************************** The Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice:"This is a peer reviewed journal. Every published article has been reviewed by members of the editorial board and the editor-in-chief. All articles are archived by Internet Scientific Publications LLC and recognized by The Library of Congress Catalog of Publications." Internet Scientific Publications LLC 23 Rippling Creek Drive Sugar Land, Texas 77479 USA Phone: (832) 443-1193 Fax: (281) 240-1533 E-mail: wenker@ispub.com http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijanp/front.xml ****************************************************** National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists:"The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists exists to enhance and promote the unique contribution of the advanced practice work of clinical nurse specialists to the well-being of individuals and groups." 3969 Green Street · Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 234-6799 info@nacns.org http://www.nacns.org/ ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Internet Street Address of this page is http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/linksections/advancedpractice.htm Send comments and mail to Andrew Lopez, RN Created on July 13, 1998

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