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...to my "Announcements" page. This page is designed to keep students in the Family Nurse Practitioner sequence of the Mennonite College of Nursing graduate program up-to-date with relevant information about my courses, the FNP sequence, and/or Mennonite College of Nursing. This site is also where to look for any job openings about which I have been notified, educational offerings, funding opportunities, and other general announcements which might occur.
Announcements
The rules
and regulations for Advanced Practice Nursing in Illinois, along with
applications for licensure, are available at
http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/nurs.asp
Need help with searching for
nursing information? Check out Mastering
the Search for Nursing Information.
Job Postings
NOTE: Inclusion of any job posting item on this site does not indicate any endorsement by myself, the College, or the University.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners has a site to help with employment searches. Check out: www.aanpcareerlink.com.
Rivida Healthcare Solutions works with new graduate RNs and APNs in finding employment in facilities across the country. The service is free to students, with any fees coming from the hiring employer. If interested, contact Lauren Davis, Rivida Healthcare Solutions, (206) 686-3775 or ldavis@rivida
Nationwide Healthcare Associates can help you target and investigate outstanding nursing employment situations, including those of nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthetist, nurse administrator, nurse educator, and nurse midwife. The recruitment and placement services are free of charge or obligation. If interested, resumes may be sent by mail or email or call them at (970) 247-3956, 9 am - 6 pm, Monday through Friday, MST. Nationwide Healthcare Associates, Nurse Recruitment Division, P.O. Box 188, Hesperus, Colorado 81326, email: nha@frontier.net
Interested in positions with the federal
government? Check out these sites:
www.usajobs.com
www.vacareers.va.gov
- Here is a web site which might be helpful in writing your resume:
http://majig.com/writing-a-resume/
Educational
Offerings
Several national organizations provide a variety of continuing education
opportunities throughout the year. Following is general
information with associated websites for your use.
NPACE (Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education) This organization provides several conferences throughout the year, including ones in the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest. They also have specialty conferences such as for Women's Health and the Older Adult. Their entire conference schedule can be accessed at http://www.npace.org
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) This organization holds an annual conference usually in April. Information is available at http://www.nonpf.com/meeting.htm
NCNP - National Conference for Nurse Practitioners This annual conference, usually held in May, is sponsored by Lippincott Williiams & Wilkins, published of The Nurse Practitioner Journal. Information is available at http://www.ncnpconference.com
AANP (American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners) This organization holds an annual conference,
usually in June. Information can be found at
http://www.aanp.org/default.asp
National Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Symposium
This conference has been held annually since 1975. It is sponsored by the University of Colorado
at Denver and Health Sciences Center School of Nursing. It is held in
July at Keystone Resort, Colorado. To receive a brochure when they
become available, email: nps@uchsc.edu.
Information on the symposium can be found at
http://www.uchsc.edu/nursing/nps.htm
Funding Sources
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Foundation:
Information
about funding opportunities are posted at www.aanp.org (click on
Foundation).
Scholarship
Opportunities:
Refer to the following web site for numerous scholarship
opportunities:
http://www.discovernursing.com/scholarship_search.aspx
Page last updated Sunday, August 12, 2007
Denise D. Wilson, PhD, APN, FNP, ANP
Mennonite College of Nursing
Illinois State University
Campus Box 5810
Normal, IL 61790-5810
Office: Edwards 220
Phone: (309) 438-2358
Fax: (309) 438-2288
E-mail: ddwilso2@ilstu.edu
Internet: http://www.ilstu.edu/~ddwilso2Copyright © 2000: Denise Wilson, Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University. All rights reserved.