NP Pulse: The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner (AANP)

Kicking off April’s celebration of National Minority Health Month, acute care nurse practitioner and University of South Carolina College of Nursing Assistant Professor Dr. Dwayne Alleyne joins NP Pulse to share his experience surrounding health equity, minority health issues and inherent biases. Listen to this important conversation for a fresh perspective on ways NPs can help effect the change needed to build a more inclusive and trusted health care system. Representation within the health care workforce saves lives!

Get involved today! Members of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) can partner with other NPs by joining the AANP Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Community.

AANP also offers a variety of resources, including articles on the AANP News Feed and continuing education activities in the AANP CE Center, which can help you more effectively address social determinants of health and improve health equity in your community.

Be sure to register today for the 2023 AANP National Conference in New Orleans on June 20-25, where former NASA Astronaut Joan Higginbotham will inspire attendees to break through barriers and take their practices to new heights. Members get more, including a savings of at least $200 off nonmember registration rates for the in-person conference!

Happy NP Week from AANP!

This year the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® is recognizing heroes in health care during National NP Week, and the NP Pulse podcast has devoted the entire week to mini-episodes featuring nurse practitioners (NPs) sharing their stories. In this final NP Week episode, you’ll hear from NP Joy Uduehi who shares her unique journey on becoming a nurse practitioner and her valuable perspective on staying positive throughout the challenges she has faced. Listen and be reminded why nurse practitioners are deserving of all the recognition they receive and more.

Thank you to every Nurse Practitioner listening. Health care and the communities that you serve all greatly benefit from your dedication and expertise and AANP is proud to support and celebrate you.

Learn more about the NP role and the NP Week celebration at aanp.org/NPWeek.

Hear from Victoria Pemberton, RNC, MS, CCRC, project officer for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), as she discusses the importance of heart health literacy and highlights ways nurse practitioners can effectively engage with patients to reduce heart disease risk. February is American Heart Month — the ideal time to remind your patients about the importance of making heart-healthy lifestyle changes. New resources from the NHLBI’s The Heart Truth® program can help you empower patients to achieve their cardiovascular health goals.

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) offers continuing education (CE), tools and resources to support nurse practitioners (NPs) working to reduce the risk of heart disease. Members may opt to join the AANP Cardiology Community, complete AANP CE Center activities, attend sessions at the 2023 AANP National Conference in New Orleans June 20-25, download clinical practice briefs or access a variety of cardiology-related resources.

Additional Resources

• American Heart Month Outreach Toolkit.
• High Blood Pressure and Women.
• Pregnancy and Your Heart Health.
• Heart Disease Prevention.
• Heart Smart Basics: What to Know to Keep Yours Healthy.
• My Heart Health Tracker.

Nurse practitioners (NPs) Dr. Laura Leahy, an AANP Fellow, and Colleen Barry, an AANP member, join the NP Pulse: The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner® podcast to share their expertise on opioid use disorder (OUD). In this episode, they discuss their experience and offer insights on various aspects of OUD, inspiring NPs to consider the importance of using non-stigmatizing words to create a safe place for patients to be open with their health care professionals.

Resources from this episode:
Opioid Use Disorder Point of Care Tool

This activity is supported by educational funding provided by Indivior, Inc.

Nurse practitioner telehealth experts Tearsanee Carlisle Davis and Robin Arends and AANP director of reimbursement and regulatory affairs, Frank Harrington, speak about the growth of telehealth, access to care in rural populations, reimbursement for telehealth services and more.

Resources from this episode:

• AANP Health Informatics and Telehealth Community
• AANP Government Affairs Update Newsletter Archive
• AANP State Advocacy Information

Learn about AANP membership.