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Ohio APRNs & Patients: Your Voice Is Needed NOW
The Ohio House Medicaid Committee could vote on HB 508 in the coming weeks, and legislators need to hear from you. If you are an APRN, healthcare professional, or a patient who values access to APRN care, please take a moment to contact your Ohio legislators and ask...
OAAPN Lends Support to AANP’s Friends of the Nursing Community Coalition Letter
As you may know, on Jan. 29, the Department of Education released a proposed rule defining "professional students" for the purposes of federal student loan limits. Although APRNs meet the criteria for professional degree programs, they were not included in the...
OAAPN Celebrates AANP Ohio Award Winner Janine Galeski, DNP, MA, APRN, FNP‑BC, ACHPN‑BC
Congratulations to AANP Ohio Award Winner, Janine Galeski, DNP, MA, APRN, FNP‑BC, ACHPN‑BC! OAAPN is proud to celebrate Janine Galeski as this year’s AANP Ohio Award Winner, a recognition she describes as energizing, meaningful, and deeply connected to the purpose...
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We have come a long way in the last decade, however Ohio’s APRNs continue to be restricted by outdated state practice regulations.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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