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Call for Applications — OAAPN Board of Directors
This is a challenging yet rewarding time for all APRNs and serving on the OAAPN Board of Directors is a way to have a greater voice for Ohio's Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. Applications are now being accepted for: President Elect (6 year term comprised of 2...
As APRNs, We Are In This Together
By Jesse V. McClain IV, DNP, APRN-CNS, OAAPN Immediate Past President To say the past few months have been a bizarre and demanding time in healthcare may be an understatement and OAAPN appreciates all of our fellow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) for your...
OAAPN Statewide Conference Update
Statewide Conference Update: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that OAAPN is an association comprised of frontline healthcare workers, the OAAPN Board of Directors has decided to cancel this year’s 2020 Statewide Conference originally scheduled for late...
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: Everything You Need to Know
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who administer anesthesia and other medications, and monitor patients who are receiving and recovering from anesthesia. While nurse anesthetists have been providing...
APRNs Improving Patient Care
The Role of APRNs in Patient-Centered Care Healthcare professionals seek to provide patient-centered care in order to increase patient satisfaction and positive patient experiences. As a shortage of physicians in the United States limits doctors’ ability to provide...
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THE OAAPN STATEWIDE CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 22-24, 2020
We are very excited to return to our Downtown Columbus location for the OAAPN Statewide Conference, giving us unlimited growth potential in a diverse and vibrant area. Don’t miss the best APRN continuing education conference in Ohio! All are welcome! Look for registration info in August.
OAAPN IS COMMITTED…
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 13,000 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.