Public Health Nurses - The Time Has Come to be Counted In!

COUNT ME IN TOO!
The second phase of the Public Health Nurse Workforce Survey for local and state health departments can be accessed at www.phnurse.org. Encourage your health department to participate!
For more information, contact phncountmein@gmail.com.

ANCC Certification Exam and Transition to Portfolio Certification

ANCC is eliminating the certification exam for individuals certified as APHN-BC or PHCNS-BC.  The certification is being replaced with a portfolio process for specialty certification.  For questions please contact ANCC at 1-800-924-4194 or certification@ana.org.

2012 Annual Institute Abstracts and Presentations are now posted on the Members Only section.

The ACHNE position paper, Academic Faculty Qualifications for Community/Public Health Nurse Educators has been approved.

Clinicians who hold the PHCNS-BC credential may request to change their credential to APHN-BC at the time of renewal. Please click here for information.

The ACHNE position paper, Disaster Preparedness White Paper for Community/Public Health Nursing Educators has been approved.

The ACHNE position paper, Graduate Education for Advanced Practice Public Health Nursing: At the Crossroads has been approved.

2009 ACHNE PHN Research Priorities.

Fall 2009 Essentials of Baccalaureate Nursing Education for Entry Level Community/Public Health Nursing

Miscellaneous Information

Updated QUAD Council Competencies for Public Health Nurses

ACHNE has signed onto a Letter of Concern regarding the Proposal to Create an Office of the National Nurse.  Additionally, a list of current signatories can be found at: http://www.nursingworld.org/
NationalNurseLetter/