VCNP members Rose Joyner (left) and Erica Davis (right) pose with Ashley Apple of VNA after testifying during the 2022 Virginia General Assembly.
Happy New Year! The 2023 General Assembly session begins on Wednesday, and we need your help! Please consider signing up to attend one of our Lobby Days January 16-27 in Richmond. VCNP is continuing to support full practice authority for Virginia’s NPs, and we need NPs to talk with your representatives about the importance of supporting this legislation.
VCNP will group Lobby Days registrants based on availability and district and will provide resources to guide your meetings. There is strength in numbers so please share with NP colleagues and students.
 
If you’re not able to join us in Richmond, you can still make your voice heard by contacting your legislators by phone or email. Watch for specific requests from VCNP in the coming weeks – or contact VCNP staff to learn how you can help now.
Olivia MJ Newby, DNP, FNP-BC, CDCES, FAANP
President, VCNP Board of Directors
Congratulations, graduates!
Congratulations to these December graduates –



Janice Lavoie, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
(UVA Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP program)



Tammy Maloney, FNP
(UVA Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP program)




Lois Walters-Threat, DNP, MS, RN-BC
(GWU PMHNP)
If you’re a recent graduate, please share your name, credentials, program you’re graduating from and photo with us!
Looking for cardiac, family, and acute care NPs
Do you work in cardiology, or are you a family or acute care NP? If you’d like to be featured in future VCNP communications, please send your name, credentials, a photo and 1-2 sentences about why you chose your field or why you love what you do.
Making our mark
Congratulations to Northern Virginia Region past president Rebecca Bates on her selection as one of 19 nurses to receive grant funding from the international nursing honor society Sigma Theta Tau for her dissertation research on adolescents and opioids.
Support for NP-delivered care
A recent opinion piece by Sally Pipes, president, CEO and the Thomas W. Smith fellow in healthcare policy at the Pacific Research Institute, provides strong support for changing scope of practice laws. “NPs could be delivering much more primary care but are prevented from doing so by government rules. We need to strip away this red tape that keeps patients underserved.”
Early bird registration ends soon
Early bird conference registration ends January 15. Make your reservations today. Don’t forget to make your hotel reservations before the room block sells out.
NP Award nominations due January 30
Do you know an exceptional NP or NP advocate? Nominations are due by January 30 for VCNP’s annual awards – Distinguished NP, Founder’s Award, Education Award, NP Advocate and Rising Star.
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