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Different Roles. One Voice: Understanding Ohio’s APRNs
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) care for Ohioans in communities and healthcare settings across the state. But APRN does not describe just one type of provider. Ohio recognizes four APRN roles: Certified Nurse Practitioners (CNPs), Certified Registered...
Better Access to Care Remains the Goal for Ohio
For Ohio’s Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, the name or number attached to legislation may change. The goal does not. OAAPN remains focused on removing an unnecessary barrier that can stand between qualified clinicians and the patients who need care. OAAPN...
A Career Built for Change: Why One Nurse Chose the CNS Path
When nurses start thinking about what might come next in their careers, the choices can feel overwhelming. Do you stay at the bedside? Move into leadership? Go back to school to become a nurse practitioner? Focus on education, quality or informatics? For Kayla...
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to changing Ohio law to allow APRNs the ability to provide the best possible health care to Ohioans. Full Practice Authority is defined as the “collection of state practice and licensure laws that allow APRNs to evaluate patients, diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, initiate and manage treatments – including prescribe medications – under the exclusive licensure authority of the state board of nursing.”
We have come a long way in the last decade, however Ohio’s APRNs continue to be restricted by outdated state practice regulations. OAAPN is the voice of over 25,000 APRNs in Ohio – we all need to pull together to ensure that APRNs can practice at the highest level of their education, training and certification.
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