Are you taking advantage of your GAPNA Membership?
Posted by
The New England Chapter of GAPNA
on
Foxboro, MA
GAPNA membership offers rich professional and networking benefits:
- A subscription to the official Journal of GAPNA,Geriatric Nursing, which is printed every other month
- Quarterly issues of the GAPNA Newsletter (via e-mail)
- ANCC discount of up to 20% on your certification: Save $55 on initial test and $70 on renewal
- Access to clinically relevant information found on the “members only” section of the GAPNA Website
- Bi-monthly issues of our e-Alert noting relevant legislative news, Chapter events, timely topics of interest
- Discounted registration fee to our Annual Conference (held every year in September)
- Discounted fee for CNE credits and educational sessions via our Online Library
- Eligibility to apply for NSO's professional liability, life and health insurance programs (endorsed by GAPNA)
- A $10 discount on AANP membership
- Discounts on many AGS and AMDA publications
- An opportunity to actively participate in setting health policy issues
- An opportunity to read/blog with your peers via our Facebook site
- Being part of an elite group of advanced practice nurses who advance the practice of gerontological nursing, and the well-being of the public through advocacy, dissemination of knowledge, and provision of member growth opportunities
NEGAPNA membership brings these benefits closer to home:
- Local Education and Events that promote and support the care of Geriatric patients in multiple practice settings specific to New England
- Local networking through participation on chapter events
- Access peer expertise through Ask NE GAPNP Members a Question
- Scholarship opportunities for NP and DNP candidates
- Career Center Postings
- Opportunities to build clinical and leadership proficiency through chapter participation
- Quick links to State practice resources
Make it a point to connect to the NEGAPNA EPN and National GAPNA websites regularly to take advantage of these offerings!