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OAAPN Leadership Awards Winners
Congratulating the 2021 OAAPN Leadership Awards Winners OAAPN is excited to celebrate our 2021 Leadership Awards Winners for those who demonstrated Excellence in an APRN Role. We also added a new OAAPN Legacy Award this year, designed to recognize amazing APRNs in...
The Importance of Practicing Gratitude in Healthcare
Burnout is a very real thing and is being felt by healthcare professionals now more than ever. It can leave you feeling physically and mentally exhausted, less able to connect with patients, and unable to find meaning in work. As the healthcare profession struggles...
Celebrating NP Week 2021
Celebrating NP Week 2021 At OAAPN, we are proud to celebrate National Nurse Practitioner Week recognizing these exceptional health care providers. In addition to honoring the work of Nurse Practitioners (NPs), NP Week seeks to build awareness of the importance of...
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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We have come a long way in the last decade, however Ohio’s APRNs continue to be restricted by outdated state practice regulations.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 16,000 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.