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NONPF 34th Annual Meeting Summary

The NONPF 34^th Annual Meeting was held April 10-13, 2008, in Louisville, KY. Visit the conference page to read the summary and to view images from the meeting.

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 in electronic format -- access the document here. The NTF will be seeking organizational endorsement of the revised evaluation criteria, and a printed version of the document will be available late spring with the endorsements included. However, the NTF agreed to release the revised document in electronic format now to ensure that NP programs have the most current information. The evaluation criteria have been previously recognized by national accrediting bodies, including adoption by CCNE into their accreditation standards; the NTF is similarly seeking adoption of the revised criteria into the national nursing accreditation process.

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.





	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 1300 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.
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	NONPF 34th Annual Meeting Summary The NONPF 34^th Annual Meeting was held April 10-13, 2008, in Louisville, KY. Visit the conference page to read the summary and to view images from the meeting. 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 in electronic format -- access the document here. The NTF will be seeking organizational endorsement of the revised evaluation criteria, and a printed version of the document will be available late spring with the endorsements included. However, the NTF agreed to release the revised document in electronic format now to ensure that NP programs have the most current information. The evaluation criteria have been previously recognized by national accrediting bodies, including adoption by CCNE into their accreditation standards; the NTF is similarly seeking adoption of the revised criteria into the national nursing accreditation process. 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.

	Competencies		NONPF Resources
	2006 Domains and Core Competencies 2002 Domains and Core Competencies Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Competencies in Specialty Areas: Adult, Family, Gerontological, Pediatric, and Women's Health Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies		Practice Doctorate Resource Center Community Health Resource Center Faculty Practice Resource Center

	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, CFNP, FAANP Last updated: May 8, 2008