Welcome to NONPF
Providing leadership in promoting quality
Nurse Practitioner education
at the national and
international levels
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) is the only organization specifically devoted to promoting quality nurse practitioner (NP) education at the national and international levels. Starting in 1974 as a small group of educators meeting to develop the first NP curriculum guidelines, NONPF has evolved as the leading organization for NP faculty sharing the commitment of excellence in NP educations. Today, the organization represents a global network of over 1200 educators.
NONPF has broad recognition for its leadership role in developing and maintaining NP educational resources. First released in 1990 and subsequently updated in 1995, 2000, 2002, and 2006, the NONPF domains and core competencies for NP practice have provided guidance to curriculum development across NP programs. NONPF has also led the development of entry-level competencies for NP specialty practice and of national guidelines for NP educational programs. These seminal documents support the preparation of highly qualified health professionals.
NONPF provides valuable resources and enhances the promotion and tenure of NP faculty.
NONPF News
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR 35th ANNUAL MEETING
NONPF is soliciting abstract submissions for the 35th Annual Meeting to be held April 16-19, 2008, in Portland, Oregon. The meeting theme will be “Building a Stronger Tomorrow for Nurse Practitioner Education.” Go to the abstract submission page for details on how to submit an abstract in consideration for a podium or poster presentation. Podium presentations include a single presentation, a workshop, or a symposium. October 15 is the abstract submission deadline.
WEBCAST ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
NONPF and the Institute for Nursing Centers (INC) are jointly offering a Webcast on September 24, 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern, entitled "Quality Improvement for Advanced Practice Nurses." Kathryn Fiandt, DNS, FAANP, of the University of Texas Medical Branch and Dr. Sheila Ryan, PhD, RN, FAAN, of the University of Nebraska, will present the seminar to discuss the role of quality in ambulatory health care delivery systems, types of benchmarking and outcome data, the process of quality improvement, options for educating NP students regarding quality improvement, and how to distinguish quality improvement from research. Register with the INC/Michigan Public Health Institute office using the attached registration form.
Statements on
DNP Education & Certification
NONPF, in collaboration with 6 other nurse
practitioner organizations, has participated in NP Roundtable activities
to prepare statements pertaining to NP education & certification.
The document is available here. The NP Roundtable is a coalition
of NP organizations formed to collaborate, unify, and address issues of
importance to NPs.
NEW Board of Directors
See the NONPF Board Page for
an overview of the 2008-2009 Board of Directors.
NONPF Recognition and Grant Awards
In conjunction with the annual meeting, NONPF recognized members for their work in education, research, practice, and service to NONPF. As well, NONPF instituted the awards to recognize preceptors and friends of NONPF. The APEA continued its support for the four $200 Outstanding Poster Awards, and Fitzgerald Health Education Associates provided the $1000 Small Grant Award to support a DNP scholarly project. See the Headlines page for more details.
NEW ISSUE OF
NEWSLETTER
A new issue of the NONPF
newsletter, The Mentor, is now
available.
REVISED CRITERIA FOR NP PROGRAMS
The National Task Force (NTF) for Quality
NP Education had completed its periodic review and updating of the
Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs. The review
process is part of the NTF's commitment to ensure that the document
retains its currency and also to provide the opportunity to refine the
wording and include additional elaboration, as necessary, to enhance
clarity. The third edition of this document is now
available
.
DNP NP CURRICULUM TEMPLATE
EXEMPLARS & TELEWEB
NONPF is pleased to provide the document
"Sample
Curriculum Templates for Practice Doctorate NP Education"
as a resource to NP educators who are developing NP curricula for
practice doctorate education. The document included exemplars for
post-BSN and post-master's models.
NONPF offered Teleweb session entitled Doctoral Education for NPs: Sample Curriculum Templates on October 31, 2007. NONPF has developed exemplars of NP curriculum templates for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs to provide faculty with sample resources and to foster creative thinking in the curriculum transformation process for quality NP education. The session presented sample post-BSN and post-masters curriculum models and discussed strategies for curriculum development and integration of NP competencies. The Archived program of this session is now available.
National Organization of Nurse
Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)
1522 K Street, NW, Ste. 702
Washington, DC 20005
tel: (202) 289-8044 ● fax: (202) 289-8046
nonpf@nonpf.org
President: Mary Anne Dumas, PhD, RN, FNP-BC,
FAANP
Last updated: August 13, 2008