[ARNPCare] ARNP Care December 2013

[ARNP Care Monthly NewsLetter]

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Care
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Official Newsletter of ARNPs United of Washington State
Volume 24(12) December 2013


ARNP Care Changes Format

The staff and editors are trying a new format to make it easier to read. Please send any feed back to care at auws.org  

Independent Practice Survey

In the current healthcare environment, independent practice owners may be needed to accommodate the large numbers of patients newly insured under the Affordable Care Act. Little is known about the barriers or characteristics of NPs who own their practice and the potential affect or influence these barriers and characteristics may have on NP entrepreneurship.

If you are an NP who owns your own practice or has a financial interest in your practice, we invite you to participate in this important survey. The data collected may help to identify issues that impede NP practice ownership and may be used to generate further research to help advance the profession and provide valuable information for those seeking to own their own practice. https://akeller.wufoo.com/forms/independent-practice-survey/

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 CE Opportunities 

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EPHT Online CE

Are you looking for some continuing education credits? Do you have an interest in environmental hazards and health outcomes? If yes, the CDC has a free online class available for nurses and nurse practitioners worth four CEUs.

Visit the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (EPHT) with the CDC to take the free online class “Tracking 101”.

This course gives an overview of the major components of EPHT. EPHT is the ongoing collection, integration, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data on environmental hazards, exposures to those hazards, and health effects that may be related to the exposures. The goal of tracking is to provide information that can be used to plan, apply, and evaluate actions to prevent and control environmentally related diseases. CDC is currently leading the initiative to build a National EPHT Network, to integrate these three types of data into a standardized electronic network. 

For more information about EPHT or the training, please contact the CDC Tracking Program: 1-877-923-TRACK trackingsupport at cdc.gov

UW Health Care and Social Work Certificates

Advance your skills, expand your network or earn contact hours and CEUs. UW Professional & Continuing Education offers the following certificate programs: Gerontology (online), Geriatric Mental Health (classroom), Medical Management (classroom), Psychological Trauma: Effective Treatment and Practice (online & classroom), Integrated Behavioral Health (online), and Infant Mental Health (classroom). Visit our website for full descriptions and start dates: www.keeplearning.uw.edu.

Pediatric Obesity Prevention in Primary Care 
FREE 1 hr AANP CE Opportunity:

Please allow me to invite you to complete an online CE program about: Pediatric Obesity Prevention in Primary Care

The program will take an hour or less, and has a research component/survey, so your participation is highly valued!

To access the program, please access the following link: www.unco.edu/nhs/nines/HesslerCEforWeb2011/HesslerCEforWeb2011.html

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 Service Ads

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Become a UW Preceptor

Guiding the Future… Love to teach…


Precept an FNP, ANP or PNP student!

Precepting involves 1 to 2 days a week for the 10-week quarter, Fall, Winter and/or Spring.

Preceptors needed for beginning to advanced students.

Contact Fiona Shannon, fiona at uw.edu for more information on precepting University of Washington students.

Interested in Mentoring the Next Generation of ARNPs?

Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA is looking for preceptors in the south Puget Sound area for the Family Nurse Practitioner program. Your commitment requires a minimum of 1 day a week for a semester. We need preceptors Fall (Sep to Dec), Spring (Feb to May) and Summer (May to August) semesters. If interested, please contact Dr. Lorena Guerrero at guerrelc at plu.edu or call (253) 535-7374.

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 Meetings 


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Puget Sound Nurse Practitioners Association

Join us! Puget Sound Nurse Practitioners Association is a non-profit
organization supporting ARNPs in Puget Sound since 1998. We meet
every other month and offer a social hour/networking and a speaker presentation.

Annual dues are $40/$20 for students. $20 per meeting for guests. Apply for membership and find meeting information at http://PSNPA.org

West Sound Advanced Practice Association

Meets the second Thursday of the month. Meetings include networking/dinner/educational session. E-mail Fionafnp at centurytel.net for more information.

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 Ad & Publication Information

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Copy deadline is the second Tuesday of the month prior to publication. Ads may be accepted later than this on a space-available basis. Position Available and Continuing Education Ads of less than 66 words are $45, of 66 to 130 words are $75, 131-180 words are $105, and greater than 181 words are $175. Position Available Ads are priced per insertion. Continuing Education Announcements are per offering for up to three (3) consecutive insertions. New Product Announcements per product for one insertion of 130 words or less are $75, more than 130 words are $175. Ad Inserts are $750 for one issue. All ads are subject to space limitations and editing. Call for detailed rate information. Mail copy to ARNP Care, 10024 SE 240th St, #230, Kent, WA 98031. Phone 

ARNPs United of WA State

10024 S.E. 240th St., Suite #230, Kent, WA 98031

253.480.1035 Fax: 253.852.7725

www.facebook.com/ARNPsUnited 
Email: au at auws.org Web site: www.auws.org


Editors:
Robert T. Smithing, MSN, ARNP, FAANP
Madeline D. Wiley, MSN, ARNP, FAANP
ARNPs United Contributing Editors:
Nancy Lawton, MN, ARNP (President)
Louise Kaplan, PhD, ARNP, FAANP (Legislative Chair)
Managing Editor: Tracy Kiele
Production Staff: Sarah Abid
Publisher: NP Central

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