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March 13 2012/meeting flyer.pdf

2012 Advanced Pharmacology Conference (April 19-21)

NACNS News

• NACNS 2012 Annual Conference

  • March 8-10- Optimizing Outcomes -Influencing Across the Spheres -

  • Fairmont Chicago - Millennium Park Chicago, IL -

  • for more information http://www.nacns.org/html/conference.php

Other News:

• 2012 Board of Directors

• New APRN Signature Requirements Effective Nov 1, 2011

  • All advanced practice nurses nationwide need to write/sign their name as follows:

    • First Last, APRN-(CNS, CNM, CNP, or CRNA), degree, specialty/certification

    • Example: April Merrill, APRN-CNS, DNP, CCNS

  • OBN will no longer grant temporary APRN licensure (because of rapid turnover of certification exam results)

  • FEDERAL background checks for all RNs

  • OBN to no longer accept the following certification exams for initial licensure:

    • BC-ADM (advanced diabetes management)

    • HIV-AIDS

  • OBN will begin to move from APRN recognition to licensure which will result in two licenses - RN and APRN

  • Effective January 1, 2016 all APRNs must have a graduate degree (Masters or above) and all APRN programs will be required to include prescriptive authority in their curriculum.

   

• April Merrill appointed to OBN

  April Merrill received a call from Governor Fallin’s office requesting her to serve on the OBN!

  "Thank you so much for your encouragement and support. I look forward to serving the citizens of Oklahoma and representing you proudly.

   Thanks so much, April Merrill, APRN-CNS, DNP, CCNS

   

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• Prescriptive Authority Guidelines (download)

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