Certification for pediatric nurse practitioners and associates

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 928-929
Author(s):  
Patricia R. McAtee ◽  
Paul S. Goldstein ◽  
Louis Hochheiser
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
National Association ◽  
National Board ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Through the collaborative efforts of nursing and medicine, a national entry-level certification for pediatric nurse practitioners and associates has been developed and offered. This marked the culmination of a decade of effort in which the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) joined with pediatric nurse practitioners and associates and the faculty of nurse practitioners programs to develop a means of recognizing and accrediting the special skills and competencies of pediatric nurse practitioners and associates. In May of 1977 the National Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Associates (which includes representation from the AAP, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners [NAPNAP], and the Association of Faculties of Nurse Practitioner and Associate Programs [AFNPP]) announced the certification of 823 pediatric nurse practitioners and associates.

REPORT OF THE A.A.P.-A.N.A. CONFERENCE ON UTILIZATION OF ALLIED HEALTH WORKERS IN MEETING THE MANPOWER CRISIS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1080-1084
Author(s):  
Abraham B. Bergman ◽  
La Verne Fakkema ◽  
John P. Connelly
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Nursing Organizations ◽  
The University ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

On October 22, 1970 a portion of the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics in San Francisco was devoted to a conference on the utilization of allied health workers in meeting the manpower crisis. It was jointly sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Nurses' Association and was the third and most successful of similar meetings. The first one, held at the Academy's Chicago meeting in October, 1969, provided an introduction to the concept of pediatric nurse practitioners. The second, held at the Washington meeting of the Academy in April, 1970, resulted in a frank exchange of views of the official nursing organizations and academy representatives and pointed to the need for open discussion and collaboration on the subject. The San Francisco meeting got down to the business of a more objective analysis of issues, and though there was much heated discussion most of it was constructive. An attempt was made by the planning committee to include on the program different models of allied health workers in pediatrics. The program highlighted discussion about discharged medical corpsmen, laboratory technologists, pediatric assistants, as well as the more familiar pediatric nurse practitioner. Of the 418 persons in attendance, 294 were nurses, 43 physicians, and 81 were other interested persons. When one of the nurses criticized the fact that there were so few physicians in attendance, Donald Frank of Cincinnati, a member of the Academy's Manpower Committee, pointed out that there was a fivefold improvement in physician attendance since the first conference. The opening keynote address was given by Philip R. Lee, M.D., former HEW official, now Chancellor of the University of California at San Francisco, who refreshingly offered no simple solutions.

Are We Being Realistic?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 790-790
Author(s):  
David C. Osler
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Sick Child ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Community Health Program

As the director of a community health program which has traditionally employed nurse practitioners, I would like to comment on the policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding pediatric nurse associates (Pediatrics 57:467, April 1976). As stated, the policy places the nurse "under the supervision and direction of the pediatrician." The pediatrician and the nurse associate have each had specific training, and should work interdependently. In fact, while residencies have tended to emphasize such areas as the treatment of the sick child, most training programs for nurse associates have spent large amounts of time in health maintenance and preventive education.

The Future of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-114
Author(s):  
Loretta C. Ford
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Physician Participation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Kahn's article, "The Influence of Funding on the Future of Nurse Practitioner Programs" (p 106) presents the thesis that despite the effectiveness of and the need for nurse prcb actitioners, future programs are in jeopardy because funding sources are inadequate and, further, that the trend to prepare nurse practitioners at the master's level will discourage physician participation to the detriment of the program. I share some of Kahn's concerns on the former issue and challenge him on the latter. My response to Kahn's work, focusing first on the latter issue, offers information and opinion on historic, academic, and professional dimensions of the discussion; clarifies some misconceptions of the nurse practitioner movement and nursing education; and raises questions about the future.

One nurse's view of pediatric nurse practitioners

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 534-537
Author(s):  
Loretta C. Ford
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
Assistant Nurse ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
The University ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Involvement in and reflections upon nine years of change in nursing and health care provide the framework for this commentary on the article, "Nurse Practitioners for Children—Past and Future" by McAtee and Silver.1 My earlier association with Silver as a co-director of the first pediatric nurse practitioner project at the University of Colorado makes these comments, hopefully, like conversations and challenges between colleagues. My remarks address those issues concerned with establishing priorities in the preparation of teacher-practitioners, the development of interdisciplinary collaboration, the need for studies of effectiveness of nurse practitioners, and an opinion on the recommendation to prepare "assistant nurse practitioners."

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