The Volusia Flagler Advanced Practice Nursing Council
Group Started:04.15.08
Our Association and Mission Statement
The VFAPNC is an association of advanced practice nurses organized to advance, foster, encourage, promote and improve the care given to patients by Advanced Practice Nurses. The Council identifies the advanced practice role as a specialty that is essential to the delivery of high quality and cost effective health care. The Council believes that continuing education is essential to professional growth, excellence in clinical practice and optimal patient outcomes. The provision of opportunities for continuing education is an integral activity of VFAPNC. The Council further believes in educating the community as to the role of the Advanced Practice Nurse. The Council supports efforts to assist community organizations in the delivery of health care to the public.
The Council is involved in legislative reform to ensure optimum healthcare for their community and fosters awareness of such legislation that may affect the people they serve. The Council members serve as role models for all nurses in their community and encourage mentorship and preceptorship of advanced practice students and novice nurses within their district.
Letter from the Executive Board
Dear Members,
It is our pleasure to announce the exciting launch of our new web site. In an effort to provide all of our loyal advanced practice nurses with the finest possible tools, resources and user experience available on the web today, we have joined forces with ENP Network. By utilizing their very secure, professional social networking platform and its continuously evolving resources we have created a site well beyond the industry standard. Upon visiting our new site you will be required to join the network, joining is free, very simple and only takes a few minutes of your time.
Thanks for your support,
Marifrances - Association VP
On behalf of the Nurse Practitioner HealthcareFoundation, I am delighted to send you the attached information regarding 2 scholarships and 15 awards for the 2008-2009 academic year that are available to nurse practitioner graduate students (master's, post-master's, DNP, or PhD). The attached press release may be forwarded to your students, giving them information and the website link to the applications. The applicationdeadline for these is November 28, 2008. Please urge yourstudents to apply!
Additional questions may be directed to:
Elaine Bergman, Scholarship/Awards Program Manager,425-861-0911 (office)
Havea great holiday season! Phyllis
Phyllis Arn Zimmer, MN, FNP, FAAN President Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation 2647 - 134th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98005-1813 425-861-0911 office 425-503-8911 cell
