ANNOUNCEMENT: Jan 18, 2012
NURS board members Deb Van Etten & Diane Grimaldi published an article
in the December 2011 edition of the "Journal of Psychosocial Nursing"
entitled "Debunking
Misconceptions About Weight Loss Surgery".
ANNOUNCEMENT: Aug 29,2011
NURS member
Margaret Fallon has an excellent article published in the August edition of
the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing.
It is entitled, "Depression
in End-Stage Renal Disease."
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Draft of Regulations for Advanced Practice by the Board of Registration in
Nursing
(PDF Copy)
The Advanced Practice Coalition recently reconstituted membership to examine
issues related to the status of advanced practice. The specialties
represented include: Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, Nurse
Anesthetists, and Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric Nursing. The
membership is represented by Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners,
the Practice Committee of NURS and local chapters of the American College of
Nurse Midwifery, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and the
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.
At the March 26, 2011 meeting of the Coalition, Laurie Talarico MS RN NP,
the Practice Coordinator for the Board of Registration in Nursing, presented
a draft of Regulations for Advanced Practice as promulgated by the Board of
Registration in Nursing. The Practice Committee of NURS invites members to
review and comment on the this draft. Please forward your comments to Ginny
Tay (vetay@aol.com) or call 617 497-1515
to offer verbal comments.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
PCMH Press Release (PDF Copy)
NURS member Debbie Farber was selected to participate in The Behavioral Health Work Group of the
Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative. This group will be clinically oriented, with the focus
on integrating behavioral health services with participating primary care practice sites in the
state's demonstration of how to transition into a patient centered medical home. The group is
expected to meet every month over a three year period. For more information see PCMH Press Release
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Betty Morgan PhD, PMHCNS, BC
has co-authored a book:
Hoff, LA & Morgan, B. (2011).
Psychiatric and Mental Health Essentials in Primary Care.
London & New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Jeanne Driscoll,
PhD, PMHCNS, BC
has been selected for the
AWHONN (Association
of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) highest honor, the
2011 Distinguished Professional Service Award. She will be given this award
at a ceremony at the Annual Convention opening ceremony in Denver, CO on
June 26, 2011
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On October 25, 2004, the members of the American Association of Colleges of
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Nursing. AACN member institutions voted to move the current level of preparation
necessary for advanced nursing practice from the master's degree to the
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