\n \nPharm In A Flash! \nThe Pharm In A Flash set contains more than 150 flash cards displaying all the information you need to master key prescribing concepts. The cards are color-coded by body system to assist in retention of information. Each card provides drug examples with brand and generic names, as well as the mechanism of action for each drug class.\n \n \nThe Pharm In A Flash cards describe medications for each body system and diagnostic category. They can be used for reference or for quizzing your knowledge in preparation for tests or clinical rotations. Blank cards are included for personalized notes. \n \nThis week only, the price of the Pharm In A Flash card set is reduced to $24.95. Purchase the cards here. This sale ends at midnight on Sept. 10.\n \n \n \nBuilding Blocks of Growth
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"body": "APEA CEO Amelie Hollier Featured in Special Issue of JAANP \n \nThe current issue of the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners features an article co-authored by Amelie Hollier, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, the CEO and president of Advanced Practice Education Associates (APEA). The article is part of a special edition focused on professional development for nurse practitioners, and the article demonstrates Hollier’s expertise in, and commitment to, professional growth for all NPs. \n \nThe Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP) is a peer-reviewed publication that circulates to more than 74,000 NPs in all specialties. It is the official research journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). \n \nThe article, titled “Punch Up Your Podium Presentations,” provides guidance to aspiring presenters and speakers and includes practical advice as well as research-based approaches. \n \n“The goal of most presentations is to engage audience participants,” Hollier writes with co-author Timothy Wood, DHSc, PA-C. “Effective presenters go beyond content expertise to connect with audiences through various techniques, formats, and presentation styles.” Wood is the director of Western University’s Center for Academic and Professional Enhancement and an assistant professor in Western’s PA program. \n \n\nThe article explains why Mayer's theory of multimedia learning, neurocognitive factors, and the assertion-evidence approach are essential elements presenters can use to create effective presentations. The article also offers tips on how to connect with the audience and how to avoid common pitfalls in delivery and presentation.\n
\nOther article topics in the issue include organization membership, networking, poster presentations, precepting and transitioning to faculty roles. The content in this special edition of JAANP was planned to foster professional growth and development among NPs throughout their career spans. \n
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The issue’s guest editors, Judith A. Berg, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, Rodney W. Hicks, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, and Mary Ellen Roberts, DNP, APN-c, FNAP, FAAN, FAANP, write in a guest editorial that the intent of the issue’s focus is to “add to the preparation of a new generation of NPs armed to do battle against obstacles raised by other professional groups and even by those from nursing professionals within.” Some of the essential components of the NP role “must be acquired post-graduation, and introductory acquisition can be found in articles in this special edition. As well, all professional NPs are required to act as stewards of the role, and offerings in this special edition raise awareness and afford some of the skills needed.” \n \nThe citation for the article co-authored by Hollier is: Wood, T. J. and Hollier, A. (2017), Punch up your podium presentations. American Assoc Nurse Prac, 29: 470–474. doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12477. \n \nTo obtain access to the article, link to the article abstract here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2327-6924.12477/abstract. \n \n \n
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"body": " \nUse APEA’s Guide to Coding to Help Ensure Accuracy & Reimbursement \n \nAccurate and specific coding is the lifeblood of successful practice. Whether you are in a rural health clinic, community clinic, self-employed or part of a group, the primary responsibility for preventing inaccurate or fraudulent coding and documentation is in your hands. You, the primary care provider, are responsible for employing precise and succinct documentation practices to support accurate and specific code selection. \n \nAPEA Answers the Call \nAPEA is here to help. We have developed a printed handheld resource to help NPs navigate the intricacies of evaluation and management (E/M) \ndocumentation and codes for E/M services provided in primary care. \n \n \nAPEA’s Guide to Coding ($25) provides a succinct and focused guide to accurately selecting billing codes for the most common patient scenarios. NPs who provide exceptional care will use the cards to guide documentation of services, assuring medical necessity and accurate diagnosis—and ultimately the selection of appropriate codes to ensure maximum reimbursement. \n \nCompact Graduated Design \nAPEA’s Guide to Coding uses an innovative compact design to provide the most relevant coding information in an easy-to-carry size and an easy-to-understand format. The card set features 20 pages (10 two-sided cards) printed on durable, thick cardstock. The pages are graduated in size for easy turning. Each page is labeled to guide the user to the appropriate coding card and associated information. \n \nCoding Considerations \nAPEA’s Guide to Coding outlines the coding process for new patients and established patients and details documentation considerations for the following: \n\t•\tchief complaint \n\t•\thistory of present illness \n\t•\treview of systems \n\t•\tpast, family, and social histories \n\t•\tthe physical examination with focused elements \n\t•\tcomplexities of medical decision making \n\t•\tICD-10 and general rules of documentation \n\t• time-based billing \n\t•\tspecial setting of service billing \n\t•\tpreventive services. \n \nVital Tool \nAPEA’s Guide to Coding is a vital reimbursement tool for the primary care practice setting. Follow the simple steps on the card to meet the statutes and regulatory criteria for provision of services and to receive accurate and timely payment. Order yours today!",
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The Building Blocks of Growth toolkit synthesizes clinical guidelines and authoritative guidance on growth and development from birth through late adolescence. Information contained in the Building Blocks of Growth is evidenced-based and presented in a clearly organized manner. Rather than search multiple sources for key information on pediatric growth and development, nurse practitioners and NP students can refer to APEA’s Building Blocks of Growth for succinct and applicable guidance. \n \nThe Building Blocks of Growth are available as two products: the Building Blocks Flash Cards ($29.95) and the Building Blocks Summary Sheets ($24.95). Purchase them together as the Building Blocks Bundle ($49.95). NP students will find the Building Blocks Bundle especially useful for the pediatric portions of their curricula, for clinical rotations, and for clinical practice after graduation. Practicing NPs will appreciate the focus and quick application of the summary sheets. \n \nFlash Cards \nThe Building Blocks of Growth Flash Cards build and assess knowledge about the milestones of pediatric growth and development. Each flash card is created on colored cardstock corresponding to age and developmental task. For example, yellow cards feature questions about fine motor skills, red cards feature questions about physical development, and pink cards feature questions about newborn and infant reflexes. \n \nMore than 150 flash cards (167) are included in the product. Six 3.67 X 4.25-inch cards are printed on each sheet in the flash card pack; they are easily separated along preprinted perforation lines. \n \nSummary Sheets \nThe Building Blocks of Growth Summary Sheets (8.5 X 11 inches) provide a succinct overview of the information contained on the flash cards. They also serve as a handy point of reference when a nurse practitioner enters an exam room to perform a pediatric assessment. Refer to a Building Blocks of Growth Summary Sheet to review the milestones that should be assessed during that patient visit. \n \nThe 10 summary sheets are spiral bound for ease of use, and they are printed on heavy cardstock for durability. \n \nEven Better Together \nThe Building Blocks of Growth: A Color-Coded Guide to Birth Through Age 21 program was created and developed to meet the essential information needs of primary care nurse practitioners who treat children, adolescents and young adults. \n \nBundling the two components provides even greater value in practice. Purchase the summary sheets and flash cards together for a bundle price of $49.95. \n \nEvidence-Based \nTwo important notes about evidence-based support for the content in the Building Blocks of Growth: \n \n•\tNinety percent of infants, toddlers, and children achieve the tasks or skills at the age denoted on the summary sheets and flash cards. \n•\tThe information on the summary sheets and flash cards reflect the research and review of multiple authorities on growth and development, including the American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Denver II Developmental Screening materials. \n \nPricing Recap \n•\tBuilding Blocks Flash Cards: $29.95 \n•\tBuilding Blocks Summary Sheets: $24.95 \n•\tBuilding Blocks Bundle (flash cards + summary sheets): $49.95 \n \nDon’t miss out on these valuable resources! Order today! Building Blocks of Growth: A Color-Coded Guide to Birth Through Age 21 is a copyrighted product of Advanced Practice Education Associates.
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"body": " \nWashington, D.C. — Advanced Practice Education Associates (APEA) recently awarded prizes to five poster presentation winners at the annual conference of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF). The conference was held in April in Washington, D.C. The awards are jointly sponsored by APEA and Mary Neiheisel, EdD, MSN, BSN, CNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, a professor of nursing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. \n \nNONPF members presented their research posters on three separate days, and APEA announced all prizes during the organization’s business meeting. For the posters presented on the third day, the judges awarded a three-way tie. The winners’ names and topics are listed below. Congratulations to all who entered! APEA is proud to support the mission and activities of NONPF. \n \nPictured with the winners are Amelie Hollier, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, APEA president and CEO (purple jacket); Jeanie Doucet, MBA, MT(ASCP), APEA vice president and chief operating officer (royal blue jacket); and Mary Neiheisel, EdD, MSN, BSN, CNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, professor of nursing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (turquoise blue suit). \n \nDay 1 Winner (photo 1) \nTopic: Academic Partnerships to Transform Nurse Practitioner Student Preceptorships: Creating High-Quality Designated Preceptorships in Primary Care Clinics \nPresenters: Constance Creech, EdD, MSN, RN, ANP-BC; Janet Paulson, MPH, BSN, RN; Margaret M. Andrews, PhD, RN, CTN, FAAN; Denise Cooper, DNP, MSN, RN, ANP-BC; and Tiffany Bishop, BS. All poster authors work at the University of Michigan-Flint. \n \nDay 2 Winner (photo 2) \nTopic: From Procrastination to Proficiency: Transforming Distance Accessible Health Assessment Courses Through Use of Virtual Assessments \nPresenter: Kala Blakely, DNP, CRNP, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Nursing \n \nDay 3 Winners \nPhoto 3 \nTopic: Curriculum Development to Improve Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain and Address the Continuum of Opioid Use \nPresenters: Susan Renda, DNP; Valerie T. Cotter, DrNP; Marianne Fingerhood, MSN; Tammy Slater, DNP; and Deborah S. Finnell, DNS. All poster authors work at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. \n \nPhoto 4 \nTopic: Advanced Practice Nursing Simulation: Lessons Taught and Lessons Learned by Faculty and Students \nPresenters: Barbara Hollie, PhD, ANPBC; Youvalanda Frencher, DNP, MSN, RN; Hiba WehbeAlamah, PhD, FNP-BC, CTN-A. All poster authors work at the University of Michigan. \n \nPhoto 5 \nTopic: Online Asynchronous Problem-Based Learning: A Stepwise Approach \nPresenters: Terri Fowler, DNP, APRN, FNP-C; Catherine Durham, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC; and Beth Jensen, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE. All poster authors work at the Medical University of South Carolina. \n \nPHOTO 1: Day 1 winners \n\n \n \nPHOTO 2: Day 2 winner \n \n \nPHOTO 3: Day 3 winners \n \n \nPHOTO 4: Day 3 winner \n \n \nPHOTO 5: Day 3 winners \n \n \n",
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"body": " \nIn addition to providing in-depth education at APEA review courses throughout each year, Amelie Hollier, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, makes presentations at national and state association meetings and other events. Here is a list of Amelie’s speaking appearances from June 2017 through December 2017, excluding APEA review courses. For details on APEA review courses, visit this link: http://www.apea.com/attend-a-course \n \nJune 23, 2017, 9:45-11 am \nAANP Annual Conference, Philadelphia Convention Center \nTopic: Help! My Patient Doesn't Have Much Money: Cost-Effective Prescribing to Treat Common Illnesses \nConference website: https://www.aanp.org/conferences/national-conference \n \nJune 24, 2017, 8:00-9:15 am \nAANP Annual Conference, Philadelphia Convention Center \nTopic: Evaluating Anemias Like a Pro \nConference website: https://www.aanp.org/conferences/national-conference \n \nJune 24, 2017, 9:45-11 am \nAANP Annual Conference, Philadelphia Convention Center \nTopic: Coughs, Wheezes & Respiratory Diseases: A Look at Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Acute Bronchitis. \nConference website: https://www.aanp.org/conferences/national-conference \n \nJune 29, 2017, 8:00-9:30 am \nNPACE Pharmacology Update, North Falmouth, MA \nTopic: Help! My Patient Doesn’t Have Much Money: Cost-Effective Prescribing to Treat Common Illnesses \nConference website: http://npace.org/conferences/ \n \nJune 30, 2017, 9:45-11:15 am \nNPACE Pharmacology Update, North Falmouth, MA \nTopic: Geriatric Polypharmacy: A Pill for Every Ill? \nConference website: http://npace.org/conferences/ \n\n \nJune 29, 2017, 12:30-2:00 pm \nNPACE Pharmacology Update, North Falmouth, MA \nTopic: Common Dangerous Drug Interactions \nConference website: http://npace.org/conferences/ \n\n \nJune 29, 2017, 2:15-3:45 pm \nNPACE Pharmacology Update, North Falmouth, MA \nTopic: Coughs, Wheeze, and Respiratory Diseases: A Look at Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Bronchitis \nConference website: http://npace.org/conferences/ \n \nJune 30, 2017, 8:00-9:30 am \nNPACE Pharmacology Update, North Falmouth, MA \nTopic: Polypharmacy Is NOT a Bad Word: Treating Complex Hypertensive Patients in Primary care \nConference website: http://npace.org/conferences/ \n \nJune 30, 2017, 9:45-11:15 am \nNPACE Pharmacology Update, North Falmouth, MA \nTopic: 2017 Lipid Update: What Happened to My Targets? And where do I go from here? \n \nJune 30, 2017, 12:30-2:00 pm \nNPACE Pharmacology Update, North Falmouth, MA \nTopic: Infectious Disease \nConference website: http://npace.org/conferences/ \n \nJune 30, 2017, 2:10-3:40 pm \nNPACE Pharmacology Update, North Falmouth, MA \nTopic: Drug Allergies \nConference website: http://npace.org/conferences/ \n \nSept. 7, 2017, 8:30-11:45 am \nTexas Nurse Practitioners (TNP) Annual Conference, Austin, TX \nTopic: Pharmacology Update \nConference website: http://www.texasnp.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=634219 \n \nSept. 7, 2017, 1:15-4:30 pm \nTexas Nurse Practitioners (TNP) Annual Conference, Austin, TX \nTopic: Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances \nConference website: http://www.texasnp.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=634219 \n \nSept. 29, 2017, 11:45 am-12:45 pm \nLouisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners (LANP) Annual Conference, New Orleans \nTopic: Things that go BOOM! Common Dangerous Drug Interactions \nConference website: https://lanp.enpnetwork.com/nurse-practitioner-events \n \nSept. 30, 2017, 2:55-4:25 pm \nLouisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners (LANP) Annual Conference, New Orleans Topic: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Dermatologic Manifestations of Systemic Disease \nConference website: https://lanp.enpnetwork.com/nurse-practitioner-events/83621-23rd-annual-primary-care-conference#!registration \n \nSept. 30, 9:10-10:10 am \nLouisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners (LANP) Annual Conference, New Orleans \nTopic: Community Acquired Pneumonia & Bronchitis \nConference website: https://lanp.enpnetwork.com/nurse-practitioner-events/83621-23rd-annual-primary-care-conference#!registration \n \nOct. 18, 2017, 8 am-5:30 pm \nNurse Practitioner Association of New York State (NPA) Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY \nTopics: \n•\tBOOM: Common Dangerous Drug Interactions \n•\tGeriatric Polypharmacy: A Pill for Every Ill? \n•\tTreatment Update: Pneumonia and Bronchitis \n•\tHelp! My Patient Doesn’t Have Any Money: Cost Effective Prescribing \n•\tDerm Drugs: Everything You’re Itching To Know! \n•\tTop 20 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs \nConference website: https://www.thenpa.org/page/AnnualConfernce2017 \n\n \nNov. 18, 2017, Time TBA \nPharmacology Update, University of Louisiana at Lafayette School of Nursing \nUniversity website: http://www.nursing.louisiana.edu/ \n",
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"body": "APEA Encourages High School Seniors to Become Nurse Practitioners \n \nAdvanced Practice Education Associates (APEA) is working to foster interest in the NP profession by reaching out to high school students with information and resources. APEA, a national company with headquarters in the Lafayette, LA, area, is a proud sponsor of the 2017 Daily Advertiser Sports Awards, which recognizes high school athletes in southwest Louisiana. \n\n \nStudents, we welcome you to our website! We are happy that you want to learn more about the nurse practitioner profession. This article provides an overview of what nurse practitioners do and how they are prepared for practice. \n \n\nWhat Is a Nurse Practitioner? \nA nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse (RN) who has obtained graduate level education and advanced clinical training. An NP is an “advanced practice nurse” who can assess, diagnose and treat patients. An NP's scope of practice—in other words, their job duties and responsibilities—is more advanced than that of an RN. The NP profession is more than 50 years old, and more than 200,000 NPs are currently in practice in the United States. \n \nHow Is an NP Educated? \nAn NP must become an RN before progressing to an NP education program. For many years, a master’s degree has been the entry-level degree for NP practice. Today the NP profession is transitioning to a doctoral degree as the entry to practice. The degree awarded is called a doctor of nursing practice (DNP). NP education programs are approximately 2 years in length and include classroom and clinical training. \n \nWhat Does a Nurse Practitioner Do? \nNPs provide a full range of primary, acute and specialty health care services, including: \n \n•\tOrdering, performing and interpreting diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays \n•\tDiagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, infections, and injuries \n•\tPrescribing medications and other treatments (NPs have the authority to prescribe medications in all states) \n•\tManaging patients' overall care \n•\tCounseling patients about their health\n
•\tEducating patients on disease prevention and positive health and lifestyle choices. \n \nNPs perform this work autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals. NPs work in all types of clinical settings, including hospitals, primary care and specialty offices, walk-in clinics, and the military. \n \nA characteristic that distinguishes NPs from other health care providers is their emphasis on the health and well-being of the whole person. NPs focus not only on the diagnosis and treatment of illness but also on health promotion, disease prevention, and health education and counseling. NPs utilize their training to help patients make smarter health and lifestyle choices, which can improve health and lower health care costs. \n \n\nWhat Is the Job Market Like for NPs? \nFor several years, national surveys have ranked the NP profession as one of the top career choices. This is due to high demand, high salary and high career satisfaction. The mean annual salary for NPs in 2017 approaches $100,000, and the Bureau of Labor projects 30% growth in the demand for NPs over the next 7 years. \n \n\nFor More Information \n\nAPEA recommends viewing the following resources for more information about the NP profession: \n \n•\tAmerican Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): www.aanp.org \n•\tAANP Fact Sheet on NPs: https://www.aanp.org/all-about-nps/np-fact-sheet \n•\tInfographic about NPs: https://www.aanp.org/all-about-nps/what-is-an-np-2 \n•\tPlanning your NP education: https://www.aanp.org/education/student-resource-center/planning-your-np-education \n \n
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"body": "The 3rd Edition Includes Questions on JNC8, New Diabetes Guidelines & More \n \nAdvanced Practice Education Associates (APEA) has released the eagerly awaited 3rd edition of Family and Adult-Gero Nurse Practitioner Certification Practice Questions, a tested and treasured tool for NP students preparing for certification. \n \n The new edition incorporates current clinical evidence and practice guidelines into a resource that NP graduates have been using to successfully prepare for the AANP and ANCC exams for years. The book provides more than 1,200 multiple-choice, competency-based questions to test students’ knowledge and, importantly, their ability to apply that knowledge in clinical situations. In addition to the questions, the 3rd edition provides three practice exams for family NP certification prep and three practice exams for adult-gerontology certification prep. \n \nThe question selection and development for all books in APEA’s Certification Practice Questions series reflect the content categories of the AANP and ANCC adult-gerontology and family nurse practitioner exams: health promotion; disease prevention; diagnosis and management of acute and chronic illnesses across the life span; the research process; and professional issues. \n \nTo effectively use the book, APEA recommends studying individual subject areas using course materials or reference books such as APEA’s Clinical Guidelines in Primary Care and then answering the questions that correlate with that subj \nect. For example, review material on hematology and then turn to the collection of questions about hematology in Certification Practice Questions. These are clearly identified in the table of contents. After sufficient reading and review in all areas, it is appropriate to take one of the practice exams included in the book. \n \nAPEA’s Family and Adult-Gero Nurse Practitioner Certification Questions has been receiving top ratings from students for many years. Here are just a few of the comments published on the APEA website (www.apea.com): “A valuable tool for testing my knowledge”; “It helped me gain insight into areas of weakness”; and “The question book helped me reason through the questions and understand how to rationalize my answers.” \n \nTake the next step in ensuring your success on the FNP or Adult-Gero exam. Order your copy of the 3rd edition of Family and Adult-Gero Nurse Practitioner Certification Practice Questions today!",
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"body": "This Popular Pocket-Sized Tool Has Been Expanded and Updated \n \nLooking for a pocket-sized resource to guide antibiotic prescribing? Advanced Practice Education Associates (APEA) has got you covered! Get essential information on classes, pathogens and medication choices in Amelie’s Antibiotic Cards, now expanded and updated with new features. \n \nAmelie’s Antibiotic Cards have been a best seller at APEA for many years. In 2017, APEA’s CEO and beloved educator Amelie Hollier, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, improved on this popular product by more than doubling its content—from to 5 to 11 pages! \n \nAmelie’s Antibiotic Cards fit in a lab coat pocket and are spiral bound so that they remain together as a single reference unit. The cards are printed on sturdy paper stock to ensure they will hold up to years of use. \n \nThe cards help improve understanding and application of antibiotic prescribing principles. Information is organized in a way that resembles how NPs should approach prescribing: with attention to class, coverage and organism. \n \nAmelie’s Antibiotic Cards now provide three cards outlining antibiotic coverage for the most commonly prescribed antibiotic classes and three cards showing which drugs are usually effective against prevalent organisms. Two cards outline likely bacterial pathogens by site, and two cards provide an overview of the most common organisms seen in daily practice. The eleventh card lists the generic and brand names for the most commonly prescribed antibiotics. \n \nFor more than a decade, practicing NPs and students alike have turned to Amelie’s Antibiotic Cards for guidance on the most common antibiotic prescribing scenarios. Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your antibiotic prescribing now … Purchase this set today!",
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"body": "CareOnPoint Offers New Mobile Interface \n\nNow With Improved Search, Functionality & Speed \n \nMaximize the efficiency and effectiveness of every patient encounter with CareOnPoint, the comprehensive and concise reference tool perfect for your smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop. Packed with visual supports such as tables and images, CareOnPoint integrates the best of evidence-based practice into the ideal mobile resource for NPs in primary care. \n \nAn important bonus is that contact hours are calculated while you work in CareOnPoint. Each time you access information on a diagnosis, the search is logged and awarded contact hours based on content. Simply answer the evaluation questions and then click and print your contact hour certificates. \n \nAdvanced Practice Education Associates (APEA) introduced CareOnPoint in 2015, and it quickly became an essential tool in primary care practice. In April 2017, APEA updated CareOnPoint to integrate a completely mobile-friendly interface and make the user experience quicker and smoother. Movement within the resource is simple, seamless and quick, allowing you to rapidly obtain the information you need to provide patient care. It’s user-friendly each and every time. Current subscribers started seeing the updates when they logged in on April 13. \n \nCareOnPoint content focuses on primary care and provides evidence-based practice information on more than 300 of the most common diagnoses seen in primary care settings. CareOnPoint features bulleted content that is concise and targeted. It delivers complex information in a manner that allows clinicians to judiciously use their most valued asset: time. Get the right answer quickly and in an easy-to-understand format. \n \nAPEA offers subscription choices that meet your needs and are significantly less expensive than similar products on the market. Subscription options for CareOnPoint are as follows: \n \n•\t30-day trial: $15 \n•\t1 year: $149 \n•\t2 years: $249 (Best Value!) \n \nWant more? Order the APEA Practice Pack, which consists of a 1-year subscription to CareOnPoint plus the essential reference book, Clinical Guidelines in Primary Care … all for an affordable $184.95. This dynamic duo provides a hard copy reference to accompany your portable information tool. With the Practice Pack, you will have a resource at your desk and a resource in the exam room. It’s a win-win! \n \nSee a video overview of CareOnPoint here. \n \nDon’t miss the essential, efficient and exciting features of CareOnPoint! Order today at www.apea.com.\n \n \n•\tHandheld access \n•\tContinuously updated \n•\tPeer-reviewed \n•\tEvidence-based \n•\tWritten by NPs for NPs \n•\tPowerful search features \n•\tPharmacology tables \n•\tHelpful graphics and images",
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APEA Mobile brings the convenience of accessing your APEA online resources on iPad, iPhone, and Android Devices! Simply make your purchase on apea.com and open the app with your My Account login. Your purchases will be synced to your device automatically!
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Watch your multimedia courses through the CE Center. Earn contact hours and print your certificate.
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Download and listen to your audio review course. Easily follow each lecture in the course syllabus.
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Automatic notification when new content is available.
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Get access to free media including free audio, video and digital content.
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Easy access to CareOnPoint, your “go to resource” for primary care providers and nurse practitioners.
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Practice answering questions from yourMyQBankaccount.
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View your recent activity from the main menu.
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Contact APEA via email directly from inside the app.
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APEA’s President and CEO, Amelie Hollier, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP is invited to speak at several upcoming conferences and events. Stay tuned to this page as well as APEA's Facebook & Twitter for all the latest updates and engagements.\n
\nApril 20-21, 2016 \nKentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives \nLouisville, KY \n\nJoin Amelie as she presents the following sessions: \nPharmacology Update: New Findings and New Medications \nCOPD: Take My Breath Away \nVisit http://www.kcnpnm.org for more information. \n \nJune 21-26, 2016 \nAANP 2016 National Conference \nSan Antonio, TX \n\nJoin Amelie as she presents the following Keynote session: \n7 Habits of Highly Effective NPs \nStop by our exhibit booth #709 for a chance to meet Amelie! Visit http://assets.aanp.org/documents/2016/2016AANPNatlRegistrationBrochure.pdf for more information. \n \nJuly 21-22, 2016 \n\nNPACE Providence Pharmacology Update \nProvidence, RI \n\nJoin Amelie as she presents a Pharmacology Update. \nVisit http://npace.org/conference/npace-in-providence-2/ for more information. \n \nSept 8-11, 2016 \n\nTNP 4th Annual Primary Care and Pharmacology Conference \nSan Antonio, TX \n\nStop by our exhibit booth for a chance to meet Amelie! Visit https://texasnp.site-ym.com/?2016ACAbst for more information. \n \nSept 17-21, 2016 \nLANP 22nd Annual Primary Care Conference - Nurse Practitioners \nNew Orleans, LA \n\nStop by our exhibit booth for a chance to meet Amelie! Visit https://lanp.enpnetwork.com/nurse-practitioner-events/65071-22nd-annual-primary-care-conference-nurse-practitioners-the-force-awakens for more information. \n \nOctober 7-8, 2016 \nNPACE Myrtle Beach Pharmacology Update \nMyrtle Beach, SC \n\nJoin Amelie as she presents a Pharmacology Update \nStop by our exhibit booth for a chance to meet Amelie! Visit http://npace.org/conference/myrtle-beach-primary-care-conference-and-pharmacology-update/ for more information. \n \n\nOctober 20-22, 2016\n \nOAAPN Statewide Conference\n \nColumbus, Ohio \nStop by our exhibit booth for a chance to meet Amelie! Visit http://www.oaapn.org/?page=ConfRegis for more information.\n
APEA now offers a new Universal Password system allowing users to log in to all applications using ONE password! We hope this makes your APEA experience more enjoyable. \n \n Please use the following steps in order to create a personalized, universal password.
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"body": " ARRIVING DECEMBER 2015: Clinical Guidelines in Primary Care 2nd Edition\n \n \n \n Clinical Guidelines in Primary Care 2nd Edition \n AVAILABLE DECEMBER 2015! \n \n Clinical Guidelines in Primary Care: 2nd edition \n \n AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW! SHIPPING DECEMBER 2015. \n \n Now redesigned as spiral bound to lie flat, Clinical Guidelines In Primary Care includes updated guidelines and pharmacology tables. This evidence based resource is written and reviewed by nurse practitioner experts making this the perfect study guide for NP students preparing for their certification exam. \n \n This reference book includes common primary care diagnoses in a bulleted format for quick reference. Diagnoses have comprehensive drug tables with brand and generic names of drugs, drug dosages, mechanism of action, contradictions, plus much more. \n Excellent clinical resource that gives you essential diagnosis and patient management tools for daily practice. \n Incorporates evidence-based practices for all primary care conditions \n The book that transitions with you into practice! \n \n Title: Clinical Guidelines in Primary Care \n Editor: Amelie Hollier, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP \n Date Published: 2016 \n Soft cover \n Spiral bound \n ISBN: 978-1-892418-22-7 \n \n For more information on available features or to sign up for updates visit http://www.apea.com/np-students/clinical-guidelines-in-primary-care-2 \n \n ",
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"body": "APEA Welcomes Betty Vicknair, APRN, MSN, PNP to our staff. We are excited to have Betty on board to share her knowledge and wisdom with us! \n \n
Betty received\nher Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) degree from Tulane University\nMedical Center, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1977.\nHer nursing background was in surgical intensive care and pediatrics.\nHer PNP clinical practice included twenty-seven years with a group of\nrenowned pediatricians in New Orleans, Louisiana until Katrina changed\nthe face of healthcare. For the past eight years, she was an Assistant\nProfessor in Pediatrics at Charity School of Nursing. In January 2014\nshe joined Advanced Practice Educational Association as a Nurse\nPractitioner Faculty member. \n \nBetty has presented at the local, regional, and national levels\non pediatric and educational topics. In 2010 she was nominated for the\nSeymour Weiss Excellence in Teaching Award and in 2013 she received the\nEndowed Professorship Award. She has served on the Executive Board of\nthe Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners (LANP) and numerous\ncommittees since 2006 and over the past four years has coordinated\nLANP's Primary Care Conferences which educate nurse practitioners. Betty\nreceived her RN Diploma Degree from Mather School of Nursing in New\nOrleans; her BSN from William Carey College, New Orleans Campus; and her\nMSN from the University of Phoenix, New Orleans Campus.
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