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What is NAPNAP?

NAPNAP is the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, a professional association of nearly 7,500 Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNP), whose mission is to promote optimal health for children through leadership, practice, advocacy, education and research by:

Distributing information and educational materials and activities to PNPs and other advanced practice registered nurses who provide primary and acute advanced nursing care to children
Distributing information and educational materials to parents and families relevant to promoting, maintaining and/or restoring optimal health for children;
Providing funding and research opportunities to PNPs to promote children’s health;
Providing leadership for PNPs nationwide and creating a national unified voice to influence legislation that affects children’s health care.

Who are Pediatric Nurse Practitioners?

Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) are very special health care providers who are dedicated to improving children's health. PNPs have advanced education in pediatric nursing and health care and they serve children and families in an extensive range of practice settings such as schools, pediatric offices and hospitals. Working with pediatricians and other health care providers, PNPs have been enhancing the health care of children for over forty years. Some PNPs with additional educational and clinical preparation in specialty areas provide health care for children in subspecialties with acute and chronic pediatric conditions and special health care needs.

There are approximately 10,000 practicing PNPs in the U.S.

What do PNPs do?

Primary care PNPs offer a variety of services including:

Provide health maintenance care for children, including well child examinations
Perform routine developmental screenings
Diagnose and treat common childhood illnesses
Provide anticipatory guidance regarding common child health concerns
Provide childhood immunizations
Perform school physicals

Acute care and speciality PNPs offer a variety of services including:

Provide care to children who are acutely, chronically, and critically ill
Perform in-depth physical assessments
Interpret results of laboratory and diagnostic tests
Order medications and perform therapeutic treatments in a variety of settings

Both Primary Care and Acute Care PNPs may practice in a variety of pediatric speciality areas, such as cardiology, dermatology, gastroenterology, and many others.

NAPNAP believes that children's health is a primary concern for our nation and that by enhancing and extending access to pediatric care, we will improve the overall health status of children.

More details at: www.napnap.org

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