California Association for Nurse Practitioners

How are you planning on celebrating #NPWeek? CANP has developed a toolkit specifically designed to help you get the most out of your NP Week experience. https://canpweb.org/events/np-week/np-week-toolkit/

We want to hear from you! There has never been a better time to celebrate the NP community. In honor of NP Week, tell us about the work you or your colleagues are doing. We will highlight this information to show how in rural to urban settings and everywhere in between, to the diversity of patient populations, NPs work tirelessly to create a healthier California. https://canpweb.org/events/np-week/nps-giving-back/

CANP’s 43rd Annual Conference takes place March 18-21, 2021. If you’ve got an idea for a presentation we want to hear from you! Find additional information at: https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/1241. Deadline for submissions is October 29.

Our corporate member @CaliforniaCasualty is offering a two month holiday skip-payment option that is perfect for this time of year! Receive a $25 gift card for completing an auto quote. https://bit.ly/379WsW9

Get your blue ribbon and wear it proudly! Plan now to join us November 8-14 as we celebrate National NP Week and show why NPs are vital to the health care delivery system. #NPWeek https://bit.ly/3jY635W

A patient of nurse practitioner Deanna Jung is led into her Hawthorn clinic in handcuffs, angry and uncooperative. So she does what she is wired to do as a provider for some of the most vulnerable in Southern Los Angeles County. Read more about Jung and other California nurse practitioners on the front lines of social justice and health equity in the new issue of Connections. https://bit.ly/3jUykdu

Having grown up in rural Mississippi, Ricky Norwood, DNP, knows what it’s like to live without access to health care. So even when his patients show up late for their appointments at the Sacramento County Health Center, he makes time for them. Read more about Norwood and other California nurse practitioners on the front lines of social justice and health equity in the new issue of Connections https://bit.ly/3jUykdu

We want to hear from you! National NP Week offers a chance to show the diversity of care, setting and patients of California’s NPs. Share your stories with us, and we will feature then this year during NP Week. https://bit.ly/30KEy8z

https://nurse.org//california-nurse-practitioners-full-pr/

"Many experts believe nurse practitioners are key to filling in the health care workforce. A report authored by a commission of California health scholars, hospital administrators and educators in 2019 listed an expanded role for nurse practitioners as one of 10 priorities for easing shortages of medical professionals." https://bit.ly/2StLCSx

Take the next step in your career or post a position to find your next great hire. NPs and students can get leads on great jobs with competitive salaries through our online Job Center, our one-stop resource for focused online job searching. https://bit.ly/2IinInS

As #AB890 becomes law, California joins 22 other states - including every state in the West - by allowing nurse practitioners to practice independently. Thank you Assemblymember Jim Wood, Governor Newsom, members of the CA Legislature and the #ClosetheProviderGap coalition for your work to increase health care access. https://bit.ly/3kXCzFq

Have a topic you’re interested in seeing presented at our 43rd Annual Educational Conference? We want to hear from you! Submit your idea by October 29. Find more information at https://bit.ly/3cz88T9