Showing posts with label Loretta Ford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loretta Ford. Show all posts

1/30/2013

Transitioning into Hospital Based Practice: A Guide for Nurse Practitioners & Administrators


Transitioning into Hospital Based Practice: A Guide for Nurse Practitioners & Administrators is the first text to address the mutual issues of both NPs and administrators in successfully implementing NP practice in hospitals. This book addresses the planning, implementation, and evaluation process as well as the key factors that are critical to the success of the individual NP, and incorporates practical guidance from national NP experts. The NP recruitment, orientation, mentoring, and professional development are key to the individual and collective success of both the NP and the organization's outcomes. It is the commitment to this mutual success that sets this book apart from any other texts on this subject and makes it indispensible for students, practicing NPs, and administrators alike.

Key Features:
  • Provides concrete strategies for the NP and Administrator that support the transition from clinic to hospital-based APN practice
  • Addresses a growing need for role identification and integration of the NP role into the hospital setting
  • Covers the planning, implementation, and evaluation process of the hospital-based NP
  • Focuses on the improvement of patient outcomes and cost reduction
  • Written by national NP experts
Authors:
Mona N. Bahouth MSN CRNP, Kay Blum PhD CRNP, Shari Simone MS RN CPNP-AC APRN-BC
 
Contributors:
Ruth Kleinpell PhD, RN, FAAN, FCCM
Loretta Ford EdD, PNP, FAAN
 

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4/04/2012

Loretta Ford, NAPNAP Conference, San Antonio, TX

Loretta Ford at NAPNAP 2012
Loretta Ford, NP, EdD, FAAN, delivered an inspirational and fascinating speech at this year’s NAPNAP Conference in San Antonio, TX.  Attending the Loretta Ford Past President’s Dinner in her honor at the age of 90, Loretta Ford is widely known and acclaimed for beginning the nurse practitioner movement more than 40 years ago.  There are now 140,000 practicing Nurse Practitioner in the United States.  View pictures from the Loretta Ford Dinner, NAPNAP 2012

Ford, who was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame last year, has graduate degrees in nursing and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Colorado.  She was also certified as a Public Health Nurse. Learn more about Loretta Ford

Ford says “Nurse practitioners have become embedded in every aspect of healthcare” and have “transformed the profession.”  Nurse practitioners have the ability to assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate and are allowed to have independent practices in many U.S. States. 

Jill Gilliland, CEO of Melnic Consulting Group, says “It was truly an honor to have Loretta Ford at NAPNAP 2012 in San Antonio, TX.  She is a remarkable woman who paved the way for Nurse Practitioners nationwide.”  

To inquire about PNP jobs visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com