National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 8 – 14, 2009

ORLANDO – National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 8 – 14, 2009.  Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are advanced practice nurses who provide high quality healthcare services to patients across the United State. They have graduate, advanced education and clinical experiential learning beyond their registered nurse preparation.  The theme for the 2009 National Nurse Practitioner Week is 125,000 Solutions To The Primary Care Shortage. 

For more information on Nurse Practitioners or ways for you to celebrate your local Nurse Practitioner, please visit the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners website at aanp.org.  For information about state and local ARNP organizations, contact Florida Nurses Association at info@floridanurse.org.

The Florida Nurses Association has been the primary advocate for advanced practice nurses in Florida since they lobbied for them to be included in the Florida Nurse Practice Act in 1979. Since that time, they have worked in collaborative agreements with physicians to provide primary care to Florida citizens.
 
The Florida Nurses Association mission statement is to serve and support all registered nurses through professional development, advocacy and the promotion of excellence at every level of professional nursing practice.  For more information on FNA, please visit floridanurse.org.