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5 Reasons to Attend the OAAPN Statewide Conference
OAAPN’s 31st Annual Statewide Conference will be held October 20-22, at the Hyatt Regency and Columbus Convention Center, with the theme “Linking arms in education, practice, and policy.” Attendees of the Conference representing all four specialties from throughout...
Meet Amazing APRN Amy Schueler, MS, APRN-CNP, APRN-CNS
Amy Schueler currently practices as an NP at The Ohio State University (OSU) Medical Center in Interventional Radiology. She previously practiced there as an NP and CNS in Cardiology. Amy has been an APRN leader, practitioner, mentor, preceptor and educator for many...
The Importance of Preceptors: A Q+A with Kelly Shank, APRN-CNP
Preceptors are vital for the clinical education of APRN students, allowing them to gain experience and confidence as they prepare to become a practicing APRN. We recently sat down with OAAPN President, Kelly Shank, APRN-CNP, to discuss her passion for precepting, why...
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The OAAPN PAC helps eliminate practice barriers to provide quality care to all Ohioans.
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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We have come a long way in the last decade, however Ohio’s APRNs continue to be restricted by outdated state practice regulations.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 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.