by oaapn | Jun 13, 2018 | APRN Students, APRNs, Board Members, News, News and Updates, OBON, Scope of Practice
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...
by oaapn | May 2, 2018 | APRN Students, APRNs, Board Members, Events
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...
by oaapn | Apr 19, 2018 | APRN Students, APRNs, Education
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...
by oaapn | May 17, 2017 | News and Updates
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...
by oaapn | Jun 8, 2018 | Board Members, News, News and Updates
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...
by oaapn | Jun 7, 2018 | News, News and Updates
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...
by oaapn | Jun 1, 2018 | News and Updates, Nurse Practitioners
Number of Nurse Practitioners Hits New Record High Data from AANP – March 2018 More than 248,000 Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are currently licensed to practice in the United States. A 107% increase from 2007. Patients are benefiting from the high quality, comprehensive,...
by oaapn | May 17, 2018 | News and Updates, OBON
The Ohio Board of Nursing recently made recommendations that support additional regulation of primary care nurse practitioners in Ohio (Memorandum_OBON_Advisory_Committtee). There is no empirical evidence to support the OBON’s position; in fact, it runs counter to...
by oaapn | May 14, 2018 | APRN Students, APRNs, Board Members, Legislation, News, Scope of Practice
Ohio State Senator Frank Hoagland is introducing legislation next week that will modernize the practice of Ohio’s Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs). This legislation seeks to remove the mandated collaborative arrangement between physicians and APRNs....
by oaapn | May 7, 2018 | APRN Students, APRNs, Board Members
“There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” – Robert Frank Share Your Moments with Yvette Garbe Steffens; Yvette Garbe Steffens, a Cincinnati APRN-CNP, works in Retail Healthcare and performs LIVE Television News Segments as a Media...
by oaapn | Apr 25, 2018 | APRN Students, APRNs, Board Members, Education, Events, Statewide Conference
OAAPN, the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses will host their 2018 Statewide Conference from October 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Columbus. At the conference, OAAPN will award scholarships to four Ohio APRN students, including a scholarship to a...
