Our New CNAP Representatives (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)!

We are pleased to announce our three new CNAP representatives to represent us at CNAP meetings (the Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice) and activities. (They will be mentored by Kathy Baldwin, PhD, RN, CNS and Angela Clark, PhD, RN, CNS). 

* Kathy A. Baker, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CGRN-Kathy is Director of the DNP program at TCU, Deputy Director of the Center for Evidence Based Practice and Research, Editor of Gastroenterology Nursing, and a Research Consultant at Arlington Memorial Hospital.  (kathybaker@texashealth.org)

* Susan Smith, MS, RN, CNS-Susan is a CNS for Critical Care and Telemetry at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-A Magnet Hospital- In Plano. (SusanQSmith@texashealth.org)

* Sharon Gunn, MSN, RN, CNS-Sharon is a new CNS graduate and is the Magnet Coordinator and Unit Based Educator at Baylor University Medical Center, in Dallas, and a member of TCU faculty. (Sharon.gunn@baylorhealth.edu)

CNAP is a state level committee is comprised of APRNs from all four roles--CNS, NP, Nurse Anesthetists, and Nurse Midwives. It is collegial and interesting. Meetings are in Austin, typically 10-3 pm, on Fridays. Our members and CNS students are welcome to attend--if interested, please email: drclark.txcns@gmail.com for information about meetings. This is a wonderful opportunity for a CNS who is interested in scope of practice and legislative issues. 

See www.cnaptexas.org for more information about the organization. All members of Texas CNS should be aware of CNAP and it's activities on behalf of all APRNs in Texas.