Nurse Practitioner Week: Nov 7-13

VALDOSTA -- It is National Nurse Practitioner Week, but these “angels in comfortable shoes” are far too busy to pat themselves on 后面. Student 健康中心 nurses are canvassing the campus with roving flu shot mobiles. Nursing students are commuting to rural clinics to offer superior health care to underserved regions. bet365亚洲官网 faculty and staff are guiding students through problem-based simulations and engaging in evidence-based research.

Area cities signed 公告 to acknowledge National Nurse Practitioner Week, Nov. 7-13, to celebrate the vital role these practitioners play in bringing comprehensive, cost-effective and patient-centered health care to all populations of the United 州. Dr. Anita Hufft, dean of the College of Nursing, said bet365亚洲官网’s focus on problem-based learning and clinical conferences in a variety of rural and urban settings prepares students to make critical decisions across the spectrum of diversity represented in clients from adolescence through geriatrics.

“We are especially proud of the accomplishments of our students and faculty in practice settings in South Georgia. 弗吉尼亚州立大学 Nursing provides significant support to the Partnership Health Clinic, the public health district, private physician offices, and our own Student 健康中心 on the bet365亚洲官网 campus,” Hufft said. “我们的 educational and service efforts are synthesized into opportunities for inter-professional collaboration and inter-agency cooperation. 研究生s are employed as nurse practitioners throughout the United 州, in the military and specifically in South Georgia.”

During the past several years, bet365亚洲官网 Nursing Instructor Myron Faircloth has rallied area cities to sign 公告 to recognize the dedicated men and women who serve the region. 这 year, Ray City, Tifton, Thomasville, Pearson, Adel, Moultrie and Perry formally recognized nurse practitioners. 去年，瓦尔多斯塔， Hahira, Lake Park, Nashville and Quitman signed 公告.

"It is vital to reflect on the significance of nurse practitioners in overcoming the shortage to primary care,” said Faircloth, who graduated from the bet365亚洲官网 College of Nursing in 1995. “我为你鼓掌。 mayors and the region for recognizing the crucial role of NPs in providing comprehensive, patient-centered health care."

Valdosta State’s Advanced Nurse Practitioner program, established in 2007, has prepared advanced practice nurses to provide primary care for individuals and families from 13 years of age. Dr. 玛丽亚（女名） Whyte, nurse practitioner program coordinator, said advanced nurse practitioners graduate with leadership skills and an understanding of evidence-based practice in health promotion, illness prevention and the management of acute and chronic illnesses.

“我们的 students are learning to develop patient education strategies, apply ethical and legal principles to complex health care situations and develop effective care plans,” Whyte said. “经常 delegated clients with the most complex social and economic limitations, adult nurse practitioners are well suited to optimize health in a less than optimal health care system.”

The theme for the 2010 National Nurse Practitioner Week is “Everyday Heroes … 护士," which recognizes the more than 140,000 advance nurse practitioners that tend to patients in a variety of settings and disciplines. Go to the American Academy of 护士, http://www.aanp.org/AANPCMS2/AboutAANP/NationalNPWeek2010.htm , for more information about the week and the profession. 调用 bet365亚洲官网 College of Nursing at (229) 333-5959 to explore a career in 护理.