National
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) http://www.acenursing.org/
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.effectivehealthcare.ahrg.gov
American Association of Critical Care Nurses www.aacn.org
American Association of Occupation Health Nurses www.aaohn.org
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) www.aanp.org/
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) yourvoice@aanp.org to submit stories and personal experiences with federal barriers to practice. We urge you to share your stories with us as they help to create a compelling narrative on Capitol Hill
American Association of Colleges of Nursing www.aacn.nche.edu/
American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) http://www.ahna.org
American Nurses Association (ANA) www.ana.org
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) www.apna.org
Association for Women’s Health, OB and Neonatal Nurses http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/
American College of Nurse Midwives www.midwife.org
Consumer Safety www.ConsumerSafety.org
Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association(GAPNA) www.gapna.org
National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) www.nann.org
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties(NONPF) www.nonpf.com
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) www.napnap.org
National Association of School Nurses (NASN) www.nasn.org
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) http://www.ncsbn.org
Nursing Organizations Alliance (The Alliance) http://www.nursing-alliance.org/
Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) http://www.npace.org
Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs (NOVA) http://www.vanurse.org
Oncology Nurses Society (ONS) http://www.ons.org
Uniformed Nurse Practitioner Association (UNPA) Telephone /Fax: (800) 759-2881
State
American College of Nurse-Midwives – Maryland Chapter http://maryland.midwife.org/
Certified Nurse Midwives (Maryland) Telephone: (410) 522-9852
Local MD NAPNAP chapter http://community.napnap.org/MarylandChesapeake/home/
Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians http://maapconline.enpnetwork.com/
Maryland Assembly of School-Based Health Clinics (MASBHC) Telephone 410-235-5807
Maryland Association of Nurse Anesthetists www.crnasofmd.org
Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON) www.mbon.org/
Maryland Hospital Association : www.mdhospitals.org
Maryland Nurses Association (MNA) www.marylandrn.org/
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene www.dhmh.state.md.us
Maryland Health Care Commission www.mhcc.state.md.us
Maryland Insurance Administration www.mdinsurance.state.md.us
Maryland State Board of Nursing http://www.mbon.org
These are just a few of the resources available to Nurse Practitioners. For more resources and helpful information for Nurse Practitioners, you may click here to NPAM website to purchase Pathway to Practice: A Guidebook for Nurse Practitioners in Maryland from the NPAM store. This reference book will provide all the information NPs will need to know about how to get a license, write a letter of agreement, obtain malpractice information, reimbursement issues and prescribing drugs and much more.