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OAAPN Recap of Ohio Board of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee
On Monday, June 11th, OAAPN shared live streaming of the Ohio Board of Nursing’s APRN Advisory Committee meeting on Facebook. From that session, OAAPN President Jesse McClain, Central Ohio Regional Co-Director Bethany Parsell and Southeast Ohio Regional Director Eric...
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Calling All Baseball Fans! Join OAAPN for a Day at the Park!
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds – Sunday, July 22, 2018 @ 1:10 pm Please join OAAPN, the Cincinnati Reds and your fellow APRNs for an afternoon of sun and relaxation at the ballpark! Join us Sunday, July 22nd as the Reds take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:10...
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OAAPN Scholarships — Applications Being Accepted
To promote the professional development of APRNs, each year we award up to four $1,500 OAAPN scholarships for students in an approved entry level program leading to APRN licensure as well as one $2,000 DNP scholarship. These awards are presented during the Annual...
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Call For Posters
We invite you to submit your abstract for the poster presentation at the OAAPN Statewide Conference, Oct. 19-21at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Columbus, Ohio. All abstracts must convey relevance to advanced practice nursing. For criteria and to apply online, click...
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Please Speak Up! – A Message from Jesse McClain, OAAPN President
A Message from OAAPN President Jesse McClain Growing up, my father always taught me to speak up if I ever witnessed an injustice; and to never follow the masses if I believed they were wrong. Over the past year and a half, we have witnessed one specific injustice that...
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OSMA Letter Opposes OAAPN Bill
The OSMA recently delivered the attached letter to the Ohio Senate urging opposition to OAAPNs bill which is expected to be introduced by Senator Hoagland. OSMA’s continued fear-mongering at the expense of Ohioans does nothing to serve the 1.4 million patients across...
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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 2018.
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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 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.
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