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When it came time to discuss the 2019 selection for the Loretta C. Ford Award for Advancement of the Nurse Practitio-ner Role in Health Care, one name rose to the top: Mona Counts, PhD, CRNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN.

“When we were looking at nominations and her name came up, it was like, ‘Why didn’t we nominate her earlier?’ She was a natural for the nomination,” said Janet DuBois, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, chair of the Fellows of the Ameri-can Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP).

Dr. Counts passed away on April 4. The award was ac-cepted by her daughter Joy D. Nugent, MSN, NP-C.

Dr. Counts made an ideal

Loretta C. Ford honoree for the trailblaz-ing impact on the advancement of the NP role. Dr. Count was the second NP in the nation—only behind Dr. Ford.

Focusing much of her work in under-served communities of Appalachia, Dr. Counts was an early adopter of tele-health, to provide better care for patients in rural Pennsylvania. She began the first profitable NP-run family practice clinic in the United States where she educated hundreds of NPs and residents.

While her devotion to her patients was unmatched, Dr. Counts also worked tire-lessly on behalf of the profession.

“She was extremely active in politics—lo-cal, state and federal—and was influential in advancing the role through changes in legislation,” Dr. DuBois said. “She had been with the organization right from the start and with the Fellows right from the start. When she spoke, everyone listened. She was that influential.”

Dr. Counts was president of AANP from 2006-2008 and served as chair of the

If David Hebert, JD, AANP chief execu-tive officer, seems a little weary as the national conference opens, it is for good reason.

When Hebert spoke with AANP Conference Call just weeks before the event, some staff were still in the process of moving in to AANP’s new national headquarters in Austin, Texas—the first to be owned by the association. “We’re mostly in and have piles of boxes everywhere,” he said.

Despite the added up-heaval in the pre-conference crunch time, “it’s a tremendous feeling to be in our own home, AANP’s first national headquarters as a profession founded just over 50 years ago. We’re ecstatic. It’s a gor-geous building.”

The building signals big things for AANP and for nurse practitioners in general, He-

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bert said. “Now, I think the 270,000 nurse practitioners across the country will have a professional place to call home. For an organization of this size, it’s appropriate to have our own building. We hope it will be a place that nurse practitioners and AANP

members come to talk to staff. We will have meetings here and hope to showcase the building to members.”

The building is just one area of growth for AANP in 2019. Membership continues to grow at a rapid pace. Successes at the state

AANP’s new national headquarters, shown in this artist’s rendering, allows AANP to better steward its resources and accommodate growth.

The Exhibit Hall offered opportunities to connect with vendors and partners. It will be open again from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today and 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

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“We are seeing support from organizations that focus on making sure that health care is competitive.”

and federal level continue to increase. And the visibility of AANP—and nurse practitioners as a profession—only con-tinues to expand.

New BuildingMoving into the building is a milestone, one that speaks volumes about the success of the profession. It also speaks to the health of the association and the steward-ship of its resources.

“When we decided whether to construct a new building or or expand our pres-ence in a building that we were leasing, it was a question of staffing and money,” Hebert said. “We needed the additional staff because we want to better serve our members. We did a careful and thorough financial analysis to determine whether it was cost effective to lease more space or have our own building. It was fairly clear that building equity and having an ad-ditional asset for AANP was the smarter move.”

The state-of-the-art modern building will allow AANP to host meetings. A dedicat-ed recording space will allow for develop-ment of more continuing education. More meeting rooms allow for more collabora-tion and effectiveness for AANP staff.

“It’s a great accomplishment and good for members and the staff. I appreciate the AANP Board of Directors’ vision when they decided to approve funding for this important effort,” Hebert said.

Nearly 100,000AANP’s membership continues to grow. It tops 98,000 and may just hit 100,000 this month. This comes at a time when many associations are struggling with slow growth or declining membership.

“People look at the amount of money

they’ll save through discounted member-ships for our national, fall, and health poli-cy conferences. They look at all that we’re doing at the federal and state level, and the free continuing education they get by join-ing AANP. It’s a good deal for them overall, both financially and professionally.”

The nurse practitioner role is growing as well, with the profession adding tens of thousands each year. “When they join the health care association of choice, that’s AANP.”

Membership increasingly reflects the NP population as well. A diversity and inclu-sion committee was formed. “We are sup-portive of diversity and inclusion, as well as the overall efforts to reach out and get more people involved in the association and understand the needs of the patients they serve,” Hebert said. “We have created some digital ads that promote diversity and inclu-sion and will continue to look at new ways to promote it. It’s the right thing to do.”

The new building and the addition of staff

and programs does not mean the associa-tion has stretched its budget, Hebert said. “We are in extremely good financial health. We have more financial assets than ever before, aside from the build-ing. We are cognizant about being very conservative when it comes to the use of our members’ dollars. When you con-sider the surpluses that we’ve had, that’s indicative of the fact that we’re mindful of the money that they provide.”

As the membership grows, so does the number of programs AANP offers its members. The Specialty Practice Group have added five new groups in the past year, bringing the total number to 17.

Issues at HandWhile the outlook for the association is certainly rosy, the profession faces challenges, particularly with practice authority. “The battles are not getting any easier at the state or federal level and that does not show any sign of slowing down,” Hebert said. “It’s unfortunate that some of our colleagues in organized medicine view nurse practitioners as a threat.”

But there are positive signs, including an increase in recognition and addi-tional sources. In the past few years, the Federal Trade Commission has urged states to reject legislation that is anti-competitive in nature and drives up the cost of health care.

The Administration has been particu-larly supportive, Hebert notes, with a report signed by three cabinet secretar-ies that pushed for reduced barriers to scope of practice. “Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition,” prepared by the Depart-ment of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the Departments of Trea-sury and Labor and the Federal Trade Commission, explored ways in which

Patients in small towns and urban cities choose nurse practitioners with more than 1 billion visits per year. But choosing a nurse practitioner as a health care provider may have been somewhat under the radar.

Now in its second year, an AANP aware-ness campaign has set out to change that. “We Choose NPs” has been a “really suc-cessful effort to raise awareness of the NP role,” said Pam Fielding, CEO of SevenT-wenty Strategies, AANP’s public relations firm and agency of record.

Television spots are airing on CNN, Fox & Friends and MSNBC nationwide. It has run in key markets on programs such as Ellen, Good Morning America, and Today. Radio spots have appeared in key radio markets and there has been a major emphasis on digital advertising, focused primarily on moms “because they are the health care decision makers for the fam-ily,” Fielding said.

A website, wechoosenps.com, has enjoyed

more than 54,000 visits, and social media has seen lots of interaction, including more than 6,700 Facebook likes and 180,000 Twitter impressions.

“We’re hearing from patients who are sharing the stories of how NPs are helping them improve their health and why they chose an NP,” Fielding said. “It is what we were aiming to deliver. We learned that while many people love NPs, they may not have all the information about the care they can provide. We are facing a very serious primary care shortage and nurse practitioners can play a vital role in meeting the need.”

As the campaign moves into its second year, it will only build upon the success of the first. The first year included several regional listening tour events that were at-tended by AANP leadership and commu-

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nity leaders. That will expand this year.

“One of the ways in which we are elevat-ing our message is to go into the local markets and have some of the key influ-encers—chambers of commerce, pastors of local churches, patient group represen-

tatives—to talk through the challenges that they’re facing with access to health care. We want them to understand they have NPs who can play a major role as a solution to the crisis.”

The target markets for the campaign include those which align with AANP’s federal and state legislative and regulatory priorities, such as those in which there is a promise of full practice authority in the future, major markets, and Washington D.C. Also included: “areas of the country that have primary care shortages and more incidences of chronic diseases,” Fielding said.

As the campaign moves into its second year, Fielding notes there is a lot of infor-mation generated for nurse practitioners. “I want them to know that AANP is investing heavily in helping to strengthen awareness of NPs. It’s important for NPs who are working in states across the country now, but also an investment in the profession for the future.”

As feedback from the campaign has come in, she also wants NPs to know that “we’re hearing from patients around the country who love their NPs. That really affirms the work that we’re doing every day.”

She hopes NPs will join in the campaign, too, making patients aware of the social channels to “shine a light on the good work that NPs are doing every day and get real patient stories so that is the engine for this campaign.”

The stories are out there. The campaign is there to gather and amplify the work that NPs do each day.

state and federal laws, regulations, guid-ance and policies discourage choice and competition in health care markets.

“That was really unprecedented,” he said. “We are seeing support from orga-nizations that focus on making sure that health care is competitive.”

Member InputTo continue to grow and develop, AANP staff relies on members to assist. “We need members to be politically involved,” Hebert said. “We need them to respond to grassroots alerts and write their congress and state legislators when they see alerts coming through. We need AANP members to be generous in giving to the AANP Political Action Committee (PAC). A strong PAC is extremely important in the toolbox of government relations.”

AANP also needs its members to be eyes and ears on the ground, “letting us know when they see issues of physician or other detractors’ criticism so that we can address that and make sure that challenges are countered.”

The Road AheadWhile the outlook for the association and practice are both at an all-time high, more work remains. AANP’s “We Choose NPs” is a commitment. “Over the next couple of years, I hope that we can move the needle on public knowl-edge of NPs. I hope we can continue to make gains on the state and federal side on public policy. I want to see us expand our research efforts, not only to be sup-portive of public policy issues, but also to provide information and reassurance to the public about the safety and quality of care associated with nurse practitioners.”

So yes, with so much going on, it may take a while to get all the boxes at the new national headquarters unpacked.

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The Next NP Model? AANP is photographing NPs in a variety of settings to use in place of stock photos. A giant photo shoot will be occurring through the conference, using realistic sets in the AANP Central area (Hall F). The shoot will occur from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Saturday. The marketing department has assembled a variety of backdrops, along with an area to capture professional head shots.

All that is needed are the NPs. Just stop by AANP Central (Hall F) anytime from 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. through Saturday. You’ll be photographed in a variety of settings. Props like white coats and stethoscopes are available. Simply wear normal work clothes.

All participants will be given access via email to view and download their photos several weeks after the conclusion of conference.

Give Back with Dress for SuccessIn a way of leaving a long-lasting impact on Indianapolis, AANP is urging members to donate profes-sional clothing and accessories to Dress for Success Indianapolis. A variety of donation bins are avail-able throughout the convention center.

The items need to be modern or classic styles and conservative enough for a job interview. Dress for Success recommends the items be no older than five years and be cleaned and ready to wear. The website www.indydfs.org provides more details.

At the end of the national conference, Joyce M. Knestrick, PhD, APRN, CRNP, FAANP, will hand over the reins of AANP. Her two years as president of AANP have been productive, with new full-practice authority territories, an expanded role in meeting the most challenging health needs and an organization that more fully reflects a diverse nurse practitioner com-munity.

When Dr. Knestrick took the leadership role, she had big goals.

“I hoped that we could move some of our legisla-tion forward in terms of what was happening with the opioid crisis and how nurse practitioners could help with that,” she said. “I hoped that we could move more states forward with full practice authority. I wanted to look at issues related to diversity and inclusion, to make sure that we are set for not just looking at AANP right now, to make our organization the best that it can be so that in 10 years people will want to continue to belong.”

Each of these successes alone might have been enough to mark her tenure as AANP leader. Yet taken collectively, the past two years have been extremely busy—and ef-fective. Each success has shown significant progress throughout her tenure.

Some highlights:

NPs’ role in opioid crisis. In late 2018, Congress passed the Substance-Use Dis-order Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act. That act grants permanent authority for NPs and other advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication-assisted treatment. The act was a permanent extension of the authority granted in 2016 by the Compre-hensive Addiction and Recovery Act.

“That is a huge step for nurse practi-tioners to help with the crisis,” said Dr. Knestrick, who is a family practice NP in Wheeling, West Virginia. “We are part of our community. We come from the com-munity and generally stay and practice in our community, so we understand the need. We have been touched by this in our own personal lives. We have permission to

help combat the crisis in our communities.”

Some states may limit the scope of an NP practice, so it is up to NPs to continue to drive this issue forward, Dr. Knestrick believes. “We need to have NPs work in their states to continue to be eligible to prescribe in states and also for NPs to take our opioid

education course and get waivered so that they can actually prescribe the medica-tion. That would really help the crisis.”

Full practice authority. During Dr. Knestrick’s tenure, the territory of Guam became full practice authority areas and others have made incremental changes. “We see slow and steady progress. You always come in hoping that all 50 states and every territory will be full practice, yet you have to understand that change takes time.”

She points to a roundtable with Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar as one key development. “He actually un-derstood the issues to reducing barriers in our practice and put that in a brief issued to the public, recommending that states reduce barriers to allow NPs to practice to the full extent.”

Dr. Knestrick also testified before Con-gress, urging continued support for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Develop-ment program and for the National Insti-tute of Nursing Research (NINR).

Both Washington engagements high-

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Dr. Joyce Knestrick, outgoing president, reflects on her termlighted an increase opportunity to “get our voice at more tables,” Dr. Knestrick said. “Even if it’s at a table on a specific disease process, we’ve been invited. The fact that we got to meet with the HHS secretary in a roundtable was good. We did a lot of field briefings and testimony on NPs and the opioid crisis. We also were able to le-verage that to get some of our other issues out like Title VIII funding. I’m hoping that momentum will continue. The more our voices are heard, the more we can communicate.”

AANP ready for the future. During Dr. Knestrick’s tenure, AANP launched a diversity and inclusion committee and has worked to diversify other committees as well. That diversity aim includes incorpo-rating younger nurse practitioners. “We need to inject their ideas in what we’re doing,” she said. “They are the future of where our organization is going.”

Specialty practice groups also began and is a “growing area, so that you can work with people in your own specialty going forward,” Dr. Knestrick said.

While Dr. Knestrick’s tenure is marked with tremendous success, she believes much work remains. “We have a lot of work to do, not just in advocacy and policy, but also in education, research and practice. All of those are really important

aspects of those as we move forward. It takes all of us to move the NP role forward.”

On a personal note, Dr. Knestrick has been inspired by meeting NPs throughout the country, “hearing their stories and finding out about the great work that they have been doing and the impact that they have made on the lives of their patients. That has really been the most rewarding for me.”

Attendees had the opportunity to learn more about products that can improve their practice and patient care in the exhibit hall.

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After a successful first year, the International Ambassador program returns to AANP’s national conference.

Before introducing the 2019 ambassadors, though, Kathy Wheeler, PhD, RN, APRN, NP-C, FNAP, FAANP, AANP Inter-national Committee co-chairper-son, offers some insight into how the 2018 program fared.

“They were from really differ-ent areas, but they become buddies,” Dr. Wheeler said. “They talked about their experience in their individual countries. They talked about how they would use the information from the United States or AANP specifically to help what they were doing in their programs. Now, they com-municate and work on projects together. There’s been this connection with all of them.”

There also has been an ongoing connec-tion with the International Committee members, who were assigned as mentors to the Ambassadors. “There are all these connections that have sprung up because of that.”

Throughout the year, Dr. Wheeler has seen some of the 2018 International Am-bassadors at other events. “They’re proud of this award. They share it as a credential. They say, ‘I’m an AANP International Ambassador.’ I’m hoping that it will con-tinue to build, all these little connections.”

What a foundation the first ambassa-dors delivered—one of the participants worked on a large project in Africa, with support from her mentor, other commit-tee members and others working in her own country. “Those are the things that we wanted to happen,” Dr. Wheeler said. “We’ll see more and more of that as we continue to do this.”

Two new ambassadors will join those ranks in 2019. While the connections

among the ambassadors, mentors and the committee were fruitful, Dr. Wheeler encourages more connection with other NPs, especially at the national conference. “We want them to be visible and we want people to ask them questions and engage with them. We want to give opportuni-ties to those AANP members who are interested in international work, which isn’t only medical brigades, but perhaps consulting or exchange programs. We have things that we can learn from them, too. This is a two-way street.”

The 2018 ambassadors are being intro-duced to the 2019 ambassadors and Dr. Wheeler hopes over time those con-nections will only continue to with the number of ambassadors overall. “That will allow more bridges to be built. It’s starting to become kind of a community where we know each other and then can work on things together.”

Meet the 2019 International AmbassadorsFathi Al Abri is an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) and nurse educator in the Sultanate of Oman. Since 2010 he has been an assistant tutor of Nursing Science at Oman College of Health Sciences and an advanced practice nurse at the emer-gency department of the national trauma center in Muscat.

Al Abri established the first APN-led fast track at the national trauma center,

where he assesses patients, orders diagnostic tests, and prescribes. Since 2018 he has been working with a consultant physician to cre-ate standards of care for the fast track service, conducting continuing education activi-ties and working on research to assess the clinical impact of the advanced practice nurse compared to emer-gency medical officers.

He has served on various committees including the National Committee of Emergency Medicine Services Develop-ment, and is a member of the Emergency Nurses Association, the Society of Trauma Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau and the Con-sortium of Universities for Global Health. He is passionate about continuous quality improvement projects specific to improv-ing emergency care practice and improv-ing trauma patient outcomes.

Bonisile Nsibandze is a state registered nurse, midwife, family nurse practitioner (FNP), and nurse educator from the King-

Ensuring that nurse practitioners have the most current research into clinical outcomes and the role of NPs is a key focus for AANP. The benefits of mem-bership include subscriptions to the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP) and the Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP).

Attendees can learn more by visiting each journal’s booths in the Partner Pa-vilion. JAANP is booth #4107 and JNP is in booth #4104. Both publications’ editors say they hope to hear input from attendees and share more about their publications.

Here is a look at each.

JAANPKim Curry, PhD, FNP, FAANP, has a little more than a year as editor-in-chief of JAANP. “We get some really great science coming out of the nurse practitioner community, including practicing clinicians and faculty,” Dr. Curry said. “Our mission of being the premier science journal publishing new studies in the nurse practitioner field is something we take very seriously.”

At the JAANP booth, Dr. Curry and others will be showing readers how to easily access the online only journal on handheld devices. She also hopes to spend time talking to those who want to submit research for publication. “We’re able to give them a lot of sugges-tions about which way to go.”

Journals provide access to insights, free for AANP members

JNPJournal for Nurse Practitioners is the younger of the two journals. Prior to this year, JNP had only one editor in chief, Marilyn W. Edmunds, PhD, G/ANP, FAANP, since its inception. Julee Waldrop, DNP, PNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, FAANP, succeeded Dr. Edmunds this year. While Dr. Waldrop is new in her role, she is not new to JNP, having served as associate editor for the past four years.

Dr. Waldrop says the mission has not changed, but she wants to review the aims of the publication, “to be a source for practicing nurse practitioners of information that assists them to provide better patient care and help them advocate for policies that support the practice of NPs. That’s pretty much it for what we do, and I still think those are important aims.”

Dr. Waldrop’s role as a longtime educa-tor and clinician provides a path for JNP, said Dawn Nahlen, publisher of JNP. “Clinicians are at the heart of what we do. Julee is aware of their potential as writers and advocates. She is a big advo-cate for policy and sees our role in it.”

JNP is still in print format to 100,000 subscribers ten times a year. Dr. Wal-drop is passionate about encouraging younger clinicians “to be scholarly and to take responsibility for sharing and disseminating the work that they’re doing. Often it is very creative and in-novative work.”

dom of Eswatini. She has worked close to a decade at the University of Eswatini as a faculty member in the nursing depart-ment, teaching nursing science courses in the medical-surgical nursing and pedi-atric nursing areas as well as co-teaching pathophysiology in the FNP master’s program.

Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2006, she worked in a regional hospital in eastern Eswatini, gaining expe-rience in in-patient care and out-patient care, as well as primary health care. She joined the university in 2009 as a teaching assistant, later earning the Master of Nurs-ing Science as a family nurse practitioner from the University of Botswana in 2014. Currently she is pursuing PhD studies with the University of Johannesburg, concen-trating research in adolescents and HIV.

Additional professional focus is on in-creasing health care access and quality of nursing care for the Eswatini population though training nursing students to be skilled in providing the patient, through-out the life continuum, with the highest quality of health care that is evidence-based.

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Prescriber's Letter

40713RNet

4045

Coach Kat and Dr Mimi 4099

6055Bio-Oil / Kao USA Inc.

6057

USC Master of Medical Management

3057

Massaging Insoles by Main Street Sales, LLC 3059

University of Tennessee Health Science Center 3061

Bio-K Plus International Inc

4043

Bayer CropScience

4037APEA4011

Novo Nordisk - Rethink Obesity

4009

Women's International Pharmacy

41124110

SmartBrief, Inc.

4108

UpToDate – Wolters Kluwer Health4102

VisualDx

41004098

6058

Indiana University School of Nursing

3113

OUT OF MY HEAD film

3111

Coalition For Headache And Migraine Patients

3109Micro Direct3107

Department of State - Bureau of Medical Services3105

HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce3103

Wake Forest School of Medicine3101

Signifyhealth

3099

Takeda

1069

Exergen Corporation

3037

Novo Nordisk

3017

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

3001Bayer

311231103108

University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Studies3102

Inova Medical Group3100

Sutter Health

3098

Landmark Health

1063

Lilly USA, LLC - Neuroscience

3052

Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC

3050Adako USA

211321112109

CleanSlate Centers, Inc.

2103

BJC Healthcare

2101

Cleveland Clinic

2099

Advocate Aurora Health

2053

PracticeLink

2051

Voluntis, Inc

2009

Eisai Inc.

2031

Novo Nordisk - Obesity Care

2023

Amgen / Novartis

6044

Buygility -- Customer Powered Purchasing

21082106

Urgent Care Partners2104

Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic2102

Chamberlain University

2100

OSF HealthCare

2098

AANP Career Fair Registration

2042

Quten Research Institute

2040

Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board (ONCB)2038

University of Southern Indiana2036

Provider Solutions + Development

6038

Kansas Instruments

6040

Ascension Medical Group

2072

Precision Medical Devices, LLC 2084

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy

1057

Supernus Pharmaceuticals

1081

jlbinvestments/hidow

1077Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

1080

Emergent Biosolutions

1078

The Gideons International

1076

Graceland University

1072

Barkley & Associates, Inc.

1070

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

1068

MainPointe Pharmaceuticals, LLC

1066

GoHealth Urgent Care1064

BioTE Medical

1113111111091107

Geisinger

1105

Confluence Health

1103

Penn State Health1101

Envision Physician Services1099

Baylor Scott & White Health1043

Vitalograph, Inc.

1041

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

1039

Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Assoc.1037

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board1031

Allergan

1005

Echo Locum Tenens

4025

Stanford Health Care4017

Alkermes

1001

Aspen Medical Products

3000AMAG Pharmaceuticals

6014

Florida Department of Citrus

5017

Nutra Biogenesis/Nutraceutical

5019

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

6016

University of Louisville School of Nursing

4021

Air Force Recruiting Service

4023

National Headache Foundation

1015

Weatherby Healthcare

1047

The Veterans Health Council, Vietnam Veterans of America

1112

EZC Pak, PPC Group

1110

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization

1108

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH)1104

Takeda Pharmaceutical USA1100

F.A. Davis Company1098

International Medical Relief

1092

Novo Nordisk - GLP-1 Disease Awareness

5016

Optavia

5018

Medicure Pharma, Inc.

5031

Optum

4033

A FASHION HAYVIN, INC.

5026

Frontier Nursing University

3029

Freezpen

3031

Get SMART

3033

Zanfel Laboratories, Inc.

1086

Doximity

1082Duchesnay USA1042

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism1040

Vanderbilt Health

1030Walmart Care Clinic

1022

Nature Made Nutritional Products

1018KVK Tech1016

American Chronic Pain Association1008

Valparaiso University

6018

Walgreen Co.

1017

Case Western Reserve University 1019

Flourish NP Integrative Training Programs

2014

Indivior Disease State 2016

ONC EHR Reporting Program

2018

The DEET Education Program

3047

NeilMed

3049

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 3051

Brymill Cryogenic Systems

2059

Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition

2061

Amneal Pharmaceuticals

1006

Home Instead Senior Care1004

Indiana University Health

1002

Sanofi Genzyme

1000

Walden University

3016Amgen

2017

Equelle Nutritional Products

1044AstraZeneca

1048

Infinity Massage Chairs

5025

TherapeuticsMD

4027

Matrix Medical Network 4029GSK

5032

Hormone Health Network (from the Endocrine Society)

4046Bionix

4048

NP Outreach/TPI Marketing

4050

Barton Associates

4049

All Medical Personnel

4051

LeaderStat Locums

5046

The American Geriatrics Society 5048

Corcept Therapeutics

5050

Michigan Medicine- The University of Michigan

4028

Calmoseptine, Inc.

4030

Army Medical Recruiting/Medical Recruiting Brigade

6034

AKESO HEALTH SCIENCES, LLC 6036

GSK Consumer Healthcare

5037

Cyalume Technologies Inc

5039

University of Arizona College of Nursing 5041

Methapharm Inc.

5043

Medical Search

5045

QuadMed6042

St. Vincent Health

5057

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 5059

Olympia Pharmacueticals

3056Sound Physicians

2057

3D Systems Simbionix

3058Wolters Kluwer

1049

Tsehootsooi Medical Center

1051

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

1053Boiron

2046Abbott

2048

CLINICIAN REVIEWS

2050

TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)

1071

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

1073

Medical Doctor Associates

2068

Innovation Compounding

2070

Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas Healthcare System)

7030

Salix Pharmaceuticals

7032

AYA Med Group

1012

Upsher- Smith Laboratories. Inc.

4069

Drexel University Online

2000

Florajen Probiotics

2002

SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY

2004Aspire Health

2001PARO Robots

2003

Exercise is Medicine - American College of Sports Medicine2005

Merck Manuals

1085

QIAGEN

1087

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1089

US Army Medicine Civilian Corps

1091

Takeda

5010

Indian Health service 5012

CRAssociates, Inc.

3048

Elsevier, Inc.

2049

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

7085

Ultragenyx

7087

University of South Carolina, College of Nursing

5020

AnazaoHealth Corporation

5022

PsychU

5024

Admera Health

6054

NPHub, LLC

6056

Liberty University

4107

JAANP

6085

Teva Pharmaceuticals

6083

Sanford Guide

1010

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

4101

7084

MD Health Care Supplies

7082

Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center

6093

Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC

6091

DeSales University Department of Nursing and Health6089

University at Buffalo School of Nursing

7086

2110 2112

4109

EBSCO Health

4105

Mercer Consumer

4103

American Medical ID

2076MinuteClinic

709270907088

3007

Merck & Co., Inc.

1003

Samford University

5028

Alkermes

2067

Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, LLC

5030Fight ALD

4106

AANP Job Center4104

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

2086

New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council

6077

Seqirus USA Inc

638

AANP Plaza

2088

Genoma International

4047

Episource

4001

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

1009

IM HealthScience LLC.

2037

Lilly USA

6109

Salix Pharmaceuticals

6001CompHeatlh

4000Zarbee's Naturals

1036

American Nurses Credentialing Center

2063

University of Iowa College of Nursing

3106

Vanguard Eldercare Medical Group3104

University of Indianapolis

2107

Dispatch Health

2105Lee Health

6073

Oceania University of Medicine6071

CooperSurgical

4070

VISTA Staffing Solutions4068

Avion Pharmaceuticals

4066

US Acute Care Solutions

4064

LabCorp

3071

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions3069

FDA / CDER/ DDI3065

Abbott Diabetes Care

2080

Catholic University of America

6065

Nursing Outside the Box

5065

Culturelle Probiotics

7113711171097107710571037101709970977093709170897083

Titan Pharmaceuticals,Inc.

7079

Allergan Neurosciences

7077

Bethel University

7033

D2 Consulting

7031

ACOEM

7029

CAPTEL OUTREACH

7027

OurHealth

7025

Department of Veterans Affairs

7023

Wilderness Medical Staffing

7021

Alpha-1 Foundation

7019

Food and Drug Administration/ Office of Women's Health7017

Percepto Inc

7013

DMC Medical Ltd.7011

Abbvie

7009

University of California, San Diego7007

McGill University - Physical & Occupational Therapy - Pain Management

7003

Wexford Health Sources Inc. 7005

Noble Medical

7001UCLA Health

711271107108710671047102710070987096

4065Epigenomics

6087

Premise Health

Account ...................................................Booth Number3D Systems Healthcare ..................................... 20573RNet ...................................................................... 4071

A FASHION HAYVIN, INC. .............................. 4033AANP Job Center ................................................ 4106Abbott Diabetes Care ........................................ 3065Abbott Nutrition .................................................. 2046Abbvie ..................................................................... 7011Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition ........... 2059ACOEM .................................................................. 7031Adako USA ............................................................ 3050Admera Health ..................................................... 5024Advancing Holistic Health ................................ 5104Advocate Aurora Health ................................... 2099Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ......................................................... 6006Air Force Recruiting Service ............................. 4021AKESO HEALTH SCIENCES, LLC................... 6034Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. ...................................................... 5019Alkermes ................................................................ 4017Alkermes ................................................................ 5028All Medical Personnel ........................................ 4049Allergan .................................................................. 1031Allergan Neurosciences ..................................... 7079Alpha-1 Foundation............................................ 7021AMAG Pharmaceuticals .................................... 3000

American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners ......................................... 5107American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases .................................................... 5106American Chronic Pain Association .............. 1016American College of Lifestyle Medicine ....... 6107American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) .................................... 6041American College of Sports Medicine .......... 2003American Medical ID .......................................... 4103American Nurses Credentialing Center ........ 1036American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) ................................................................ 5057Amgen ..................................................................... 3016Amgen / Novartis ................................................ 2023Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC .......................... 2061Amyloidosis Foundation ................................... 6007AnazaoHealth Corporation .............................. 5020APEA - Advanced Practice Education Associates ........................................................... 4037Apogee Physicians .............................................. 5003Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC ............................. 3052Army Medical Recruiting/Medical Recruiting Brigade ........................................... 4030Ascension Medical Group ................................. 6040Aspen Medical Products ................................... 1001Aspire Health ........................................................ 2004AstraZeneca .......................................................... 1044AstraZeneca .......................................................... 5109

Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas Healthcare System) .......................................... 2070Avion Pharmaceuticals ...................................... 4068AYA Med Group ................................................... 7032Barkley & Associates .......................................... 1072Barton Associates ................................................ 4050Bayer ....................................................................... 4043BAYER ..................................................................... 3001Baylor Scott & White Health ........................... 1099Beacon Continuing Education, LLC ............... 6010Bethel University ................................................. 7077Biogen ..................................................................... 7026Bio-K Plus International Inc ............................. 3061Bionix ...................................................................... 4046Bio-Oil / Kao USA Inc. ....................................... 6055BioTE Medical ....................................................... 1064BJC Healthcare .................................................... 2103Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ..3017Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ..1071Boiron ..................................................................... 1053BrainCheck ............................................................ 6051Brandman University.......................................... 7006Brymill Cryogenic Systems ............................... 3051Buygility – Customer Powered Purchasing ....6044Calmoseptine, Inc. ............................................... 4028CAPTEL OUTREACH ......................................... 7029Case Western Reserve University .................. 1017Catholic University of America ........................ 2080CDC Immunizations ........................................... 7010Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .................................................................. 1087Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ......6103Chamberlain University ..................................... 2102CleanSlate Centers, Inc. ..................................... 2109Cleveland Clinic .................................................... 2101Clinical Advisor ..................................................... 6000CLINICIAN REVIEWS ........................................ 2048Coach Kat and Dr Mimi ..................................... 4045Coalition For Headache And Migraine Patients ............................................................... 3111Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Indiana ............................................. 6012Community Brands ............................................. 2098Community Health Center, Inc. ....................... 6033CompHealth .......................................................... 6001Confluence Health .............................................. 1105CooperSurgical ..................................................... 6071Corcept Therapeutics ......................................... 5048CRAssociates, Inc. ............................................... 5012CryoProbe .............................................................. 5070CSU Institute for Palliative Care ..................... 5042Culturelle Probiotics ........................................... 5065Cyalume Technologies Inc ................................ 5037D2 Consulting ...................................................... 7033Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. ............................................. 1077Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) ................................................. 6106

Department of State – Bureau of Medical Services ............................................... 3107Department of Veterans Affairs ...................... 7025DERMA MEDICINE ............................................ 7000DeSales University Department of Nursing and Health .......................................... 6091Dispatch Health ................................................... 2107DMC Medical Ltd. ............................................... 7013Doximity ................................................................. 1086Drexel University Online ................................... 4069Duchesnay USA ................................................... 1082Duke University School of Nursing ................ 5110EBSCO Health ...................................................... 4109Echo Locum Tenens ............................................ 1005Eisai .......................................................................... 2009Eleanor Mann School of Nursing .................... 7086Elsevier, Inc. ........................................................... 3048Emergent Biosolutions ...................................... 1080Emory Healthcare................................................ 5051Envision Physician Services .............................. 1101Epigenomics .......................................................... 4065Episource................................................................ 4047Equelle Nutritional Products ........................... 2017Exact Sciences Corporation ............................. 6048Exergen Corporation .......................................... 1069Expo Enterprise .................................................... 7016EZC Pak .................................................................. 1112F.A. Davis Company ............................................ 1100FDA / CDER/ DDI ............................................... 3069Fight ALD ............................................................... 5030Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, LLC ................................................. 2067Florajen Probiotics .............................................. 2000Florida Department of Citrus .......................... 6014Flourish NP Integrative Training Programs.... 1019Food and Drug Administration/ Office of Women’s Health ............................. 7019Freezpen ................................................................. 3029Frontier Nursing University .............................. 5026

Geisinger Health System ................................... 1107Genoma International ........................................ 2088

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Genotox Laboratories ........................................ 7018Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Assoc. ................................................... 1039Get SMART ........................................................... 3031Gi Health Foundation ......................................... 7024Gilead Sciences .................................................... 6097GoHealth Urgent Care ....................................... 1066GoodRx ................................................................... 5005Graceland University .......................................... 1076GSK .......................................................................... 4029GSK Consumer Healthcare .............................. 6036Hawaiian Moon.................................................... 6013healthPiper ............................................................ 6105Health-Scripts ....................................................... 5069HealthTech Solutions .......................................... 2016Holland Healthcare Inc ...................................... 6104Home Instead Senior Care ................................ 1006Hormone Health Network (from the Endocrine Society) ........................................... 5032HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce ............ 3105Human Arts Association LLC/ Out of my Head film ........................................ 3113IM HealthScience LLC. ....................................... 1009Indian Health service .......................................... 5010Indiana University Health ................................. 1004Indiana University School of Nursing ............ 6058Indivior .................................................................... 2014Infinity Massage Chairs ..................................... 1048Innovation Compounding ................................. 2068Inova Medical Group .......................................... 3102International Medical Relief ............................. 1098JAANP..................................................................... 4107Jackson & Coker .................................................. 5066Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ......................... 3023Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ................................ 2049jlbinvestments/hidow ........................................ 1081Johns Hopkins School of Nursing .................. 5049Journal for Nurse Practitioners ....................... 4104Judge Healthcare ................................................. 5021Kaneka Nutrients ................................................ 5111Kansas Instruments ............................................ 6038Kimberly-Clark ..................................................... 5044

KVK Tech ............................................................... 1018

LabCorp .................................................................. 4064Laclede Inc ............................................................. 6069Landmark Health ................................................. 3098LeaderStat Locums .............................................. 4051Lee Health.............................................................. 2105Liberty University ................................................ 6056Lilly USA ................................................................. 2037Lilly USA, LLC ........................................................ 1063Locum Leaders ..................................................... 6002LocumTenens.com ............................................... 5007Lupin Pharmaceuticals ....................................... 6067MainPointe Pharmaceuticals, LLC ................. 1068Marley Drug .......................................................... 5001Marquette University College of Nursing .... 6047Massaging Insoles by Main Street Sales, LLC ............................................................ 3057Matrix Medical Network ................................... 4027Mayo Clinic ............................................................ 6029McGill University - Physical & Occupational Therapy - Pain Management ......................... 7007MD Healthcare Supplies ................................... 7084Medical Doctor Associates ............................... 1073Medical Search ..................................................... 5043Medicure Pharma, Inc. ....................................... 5018Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center ..7082Mercer Consumer ............................................... 4105Merck ...................................................................... 6008Merck & Co., Inc. ................................................. 3007Merck Manuals .................................................... 2005Methapharm Inc. ................................................. 5041Michigan Medicine – The University of Michigan ............................................................. 5050Micro Direct .......................................................... 3109MinuteClinic .......................................................... 2076Mount Carmel Health System ......................... 6005Mylan Inc. .............................................................. 7020National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) ......................... 1108National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners ...................................................... 3049National Confectioners Association.............. 6113National Council of State Boards of

Nursing ................................................................ 1070National Headache Foundation ...................... 4023National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases .................... 1041National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism .......................................................... 1042National Kidney Foundation ............................ 6031National Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur Network .............................................................. 5105Nature Made Nutritional Products ................ 1022NeilMed .................................................................. 3047Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission ....................................................... 6004New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council ..... 2086Noble Medical ...................................................... 7005Northern Kentucky University ........................ 5112Novartis Pharmaceuticals ................................. 1051Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ........ 4001Novo Nordisk - Diabetes Care ........................ 3037Novo Nordisk - GLP - 1 Disease Awareness ...1092Novo Nordisk - Obesity Care .......................... 2031Novo Nordisk - Rethink Obesity..................... 4011Novo Nordisk Inc. ................................................ 5038NP Outreach/TPI Marketing ........................... 4048NPACE - Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education .............................. 5036NPHub, LLC .......................................................... 6054Nursing Outside the Box .................................. 6065Nutra Biogenesis/Nutraceutical ..................... 5017Obesity Medicine Association......................... 6112OBP Medical ......................................................... 6019Oceania University of Medicine ..................... 6073Olympia Pharmacueticals ................................. 5059Oncology Nursing Society ................................ 6025Optavia ................................................................... 5016Optum ..................................................................... 5031Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board (ONCB) ................................................... 2040OSF HealthCare ................................................... 2100Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization ....................................... 1110OurHealth .............................................................. 7027Pain Medicine News ........................................... 6023Para Pro .................................................................. 6009PARO Robots ........................................................ 2001Pediatric Nursing Certification Board ........... 1037Penn State Health ............................................... 1103Percepto Inc .......................................................... 7017Point of Care Network ....................................... 5009Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy ............................................................. 2084PracticeLink ........................................................... 2053Preceptor Link ...................................................... 5008Precision Medical Devices, LLC ...................... 2072Premise Health ..................................................... 6087Prescriber’s Letter................................................ 4111Provider Solutions + Development................ 2036PsychU .................................................................... 5022

QIAGEN ................................................................. 1085QuadMed ............................................................... 5045Quten Research Institute .................................. 2042RetailMeNot Rx Saver ........................................ 6043Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions ......................................................... 3071Rush University College of Nursing ............... 6017RXLoupes ............................................................... 7028Salix Pharmaceuticals ........................................ 6109Salix Pharmaceuticals ........................................ 6108Salix Pharmaceuticals ........................................ 7030Samford University ............................................. 1003Sandoz .................................................................... 5098Sanford Guide ....................................................... 6083Sanofi ...................................................................... 5099Sanofi Genzyme ................................................... 1002Seqirus USA Inc .................................................... 6077Signifyhealth ......................................................... 3101Skyscape ................................................................ 7022SmartBrief, Inc. ..................................................... 4110Sound Physicians ................................................. 3056SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY .......... 2002St. Vincent Medical Group ................................ 6042Staff Care, Inc. ...................................................... 6039Stanford Health Care .......................................... 4025Supernus Pharmaceuticals ............................... 1057Sutter Health......................................................... 3100

Takeda ..................................................................... 1091Takeda ..................................................................... 3099Takeda Pharmaceutical USA ............................ 1104TeamHealth ........................................................... 6049TerSera Therapeutics LLC ................................. 7008Teva Pharmaceuticals......................................... 6085The American Geriatrics Society .................... 5046The DEET Education Program......................... 2018The George Washington University School of Nursing ................................................................... 5068The Gideons International ................................ 1078The Ohio State University ................................ 6011The Veterans Health Council, Vietnam Veterans of America ........................................ 1047TherapeuticsMD ................................................. 5025Titan Pharmaceuticals,Inc. ................................ 7012Titan Pharmaceuticals,Inc. ................................ 7083TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) ....2050Tsehootsooi Medical Center ............................ 1049UAB School of Nursing ...................................... 5102UC San Diego’s Price PMHNP Fellowship... 7009UCLA Health ......................................................... 7001UCSF Health ......................................................... 6037Ultragenyx ............................................................. 7085University at Buffalo School of Nursing ....... 6089University of Arizona College of Nursing ..... 5039University of Indianapolis ................................. 3104University of Iowa College of Nursing .......... 2063University of Louisville School of Nursing ... 6016University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Studies ............................................... 3108University of Michigan School of Nursing ... 6101University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing ....6027University of South Carolina, School of Nursing .....................................................................7087University of Southern Indiana ....................... 2038University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences ............................................................... 5064University of Tennessee Health Science Center .................................................. 3059University Of Texas Medical Branch -SON ... 5108Upsher- Smith Laboratories. Inc. .................... 1012UpToDate Wolters Kluwer Health................. 4108Urgent Care Association ................................... 5047Urgent Care Partners ......................................... 2106US Acute Care Solutions ................................... 4066US Army Medicine Civilian Corps .................. 1089USC Master of Medical Management .......... 6057Valparaiso University .......................................... 1008Vanderbilt Health ................................................ 1040Vanderbilt University School of Nursing ...... 1010Vanguard Eldercare Medical Group ............... 3106Vireo Systems, Inc. .............................................. 5113VISTA Staffing Solutions ................................... 4070VisualDx ................................................................. 4102Vitalograph, Inc. ................................................... 1043Voluntis, Inc ........................................................... 2051Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC............................. 6093

Wake Forest School of Medicine .................... 3103Walden University ............................................... 1000Walgreen Co. ........................................................ 6018Walmart Care Clinic ............................................ 1030Weatherby Healthcare ...................................... 1015Wexford Health Sources Inc. ........................... 7003Wilderness Medical Staffing ............................ 7023Wolters Kluwer .................................................... 3058Women’s International Pharmacy .................. 4009Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic ................ 2104Zanfel ...................................................................... 3033Zarbee’s Naturals ................................................. 4000

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incidents via aanp.org/ReportNow.2. AANP is recording incidents as they occur and is keeping a record of reported activity.3. AANP is taking action—in the most appropriate places and times and in the most effective ways.

What NPs Can Do1. Use the form at aanp.org/ReportNow to let AANP know about negative or inaccurate statements

that are made about the NP role via social media or traditional media sources like television, radio and newspapers.

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3. Avoid making posts that could potentially be used against NPs, the NP role or the nursing profession. Think carefully before you post, or do not post at all.

Communication that is disparaging to nurse practitioners (NPs) and verbal attacks against NPs have recently increased on social media; on other internet sites, including the Wikipedia page about NPs; and in op-eds and other news sources.

What NPs Need to Know1. AANP is aware of much of this activity and has enlisted the help of members to report

new incidents via aanp.org/ReportNow.

2. AANP is recording incidents as they occur and is keeping a record of reported activity.

3. AANP is taking action—in the most appropriate places and times and in the most effective ways.

What NPs Can Do1. Use the form at aanp.org/ReportNow to let AANP know about negative or inaccurate

statements that are made about the NP role via social media or traditional media sources like television, radio and newspapers.

2. Do NOT help negative messages spread by reacting to, by commenting on or sharing the posts or by engaging in a discussion with anti-NP entities. It’s often best not to respond.

3. Avoid making posts that could potentially be used against NPs, the NP role or the nursing profession. Think carefully before you post, or do not post at all.

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As a nurse practitioner, you show up each day to give your very best to each person you care for. At times you may also stay awake at night wondering if you completed all of the appropriate care, tasks, communication, and other professional accountabilities for each of your patients. If so, you are not unlike many other health care providers.

Risks are rising in the complex practice of NPs, any of which could potentially lead to a liability or malpractice claim. First, medication-related claims are common, and NPs prescribing opioids face particular risk. Accuracy in dosage might prevent overdose, but in the am-bulatory setting, patients don’t always take the medication as intended. Phone contact with patients taking opioids to determine the effect and ongoing need is one strategy to minimize use. Moni-tor patients carefully prior to refills and consider alternative medications and therapies that may also reduce pain.

Second, NPs face risk when perform-ing new procedures and treatments. One of the most frequent allegations in professional liability claims against NPs is practicing outside the scope of their

Risks are rising in the complex practice of NPslicense relative to the new procedure/treatment. Education and training to do new procedures, along with competency validation by another appropriately competent provider must be documented. When competence is achieved and vali-dated, many new things can readily be added to the scope of NP practice as long as the procedure or treatment is within the state Nurse Practice Act for NPs and organizational policies and privileges al-low for the new practices.

Third, Telemedicine is becoming more widely used in many settings. When practicing telemedicine, NPs need to be licensed in their state as well as the state where the patient is receiving care. This includes being certain of the scope of practice limits in the state where they are located as well as the scope of practice boundaries for NPs in the state where the patient is located, which may be differ-ent. And, NPs need to validate that their professional liability policy covers the practice of telemedicine in both states and can help with any issues that might be reported to licensing agencies.

Employing strategies to reduce your pro-fessional liability can facilitate safe care

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and positive patient outcomes. General risk mitigation strategies such as prac-ticing within the scope of the APRN license, fostering positive relationships with patients and families, following accepted standards and procedures, complete and timely documentation, and ongoing training reduce NP li-ability risk.

Despite the true privilege of practicing as an NP, the responsibility is immense. As the provider, you must ensure the coordination of care and that staff and systems are effective in delivering the outcomes intended. You depend on technologies, processes, systems, other health team members, staff, and volunteers to help manage the health of your caseload. NPs take risks every day. You are human, and humans can make mistakes. It’s important to promote a culture of transparency and account-ability where all healthcare professionals are encouraged to report, discuss, and learn from mistakes in order to improve patient safety and avoid lawsuits. n

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Fellows. Dr. DuBois served as secretary during Dr. Counts’ tenure as chair. “She helped push our initiatives forward. She successfully developed two think tanks. Through her efforts, we continued to move the Fellows forward as far as recognition within and outside of the organization.”

Dr. Counts was an educator and Eb-erly Professor of Nursing at Penn State University, where she mentored countless NPs during her 50-plus year career.

Not every aspect of her practice was a suc-cess. “She failed retirement several times,” Dr. DuBois said. “She was an endearing person. Nobody didn’t like Mona. She was charming and funny and irreverent and very plain spoken. She said it like it was but could be diplomatic in the way she said something. Her whole life was dedicated to the service of others.”

Dr. Counts’ leadership made an impact on everyone she touched. “Mona had a pres-ence bigger than life,” Dr. DuBois said. “All the clichés you can think about transfor-mational leaders, you could apply to Mona. Everybody wanted to be just like her when they grew up—and she would have loved that if you quote me on that.”

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