Nurse Practitioners and Advocates Honored during National AANP Conference      

(Local dateline) -- Nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner advocates, recipients of the prestigious American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) State Awards for Excellence, were honored on Sunday, June 19 at an awards ceremony and reception held during the AANP 20th Annual National Conference in Fort Lauderdale.

The State Award for Nurse Practitioner Excellence, founded in 1991, recognizes a nurse practitioner (NP) in a state who demonstrates excellence in practice, research, nurse practitioner education, or community affairs.    In 1993, the State Award for Nurse Practitioner Advocate was added to recognize the efforts of individuals, other than nurse practitioners, who have made a significant contribution toward increasing the awareness and acceptance of the NP.

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The AANP was founded in 1985 and is the oldest and largest full-service national professional organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties.  With more than 19,500 individual members and 106 group members, AANP represents the interests of approximately 90,000 nurse practitioners around the country.  AANP continually advocates for the active role of nurse practitioners as providers of high-quality, cost-effective health care.  For more information about AANP, visit www.aanp.org.  

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