Supports nurses transitioning from RN to NP, covering prescriptive authority, billing, coding, quality metrics, certification, credentialing, mentorship, and continuing education. Program Expires: 11/17/2027.
Contact Hours: 3.75 NCPD Hours
Learning Outcome(s):
After participating in this course, learners will be able to:
Author(s):
Angela Thompson, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAANP
Dr. Angela Thompson has been a Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in the care of adolescents and adults with diabetes for the last 20 years. Her current clinical practice is within a hospital-based endocrinology clinic at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville, Indiana. She serves as the Medical Director of the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana - a residential diabetes camp located in Noblesville, Indiana. She received her Doctoral Degree from Indiana State University in 2017 and master's degree in nursing with Family Nurse Practitioner focus from Ball State University in 2009. She holds board certifications as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM), and Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCES).
Caitlin Vlaeminck, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Caitlin has been a faculty member of IU South Bend for 6 years, teaching Leadership and Primary Care of Families. She was the President of CAPNI, the Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Indiana, an organization that advocates, promotes, and supports APRNs of Indiana through networking, education, and legislation.
Kristy Umana, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Kristy Umana graduated with her MSN/FNP from Ball State University in 2013. She has experience as an APRN in Cardiology, Family Practice, and Diabetes/Endocrinology, and currently practices full time at Ascension Health in an outpatient Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic in Fishers, Indiana. She serves in multiple leadership roles in her state APRN professional organization and National NP organization, and is a mentor and preceptor for NP students.
Shari Bryant, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC
Shari is the Director of Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Services, working as an ACNP with the Hospitalists at St. Vincent Evansville and leading 12 additional NPs. She graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a BSN in 2001, MSN in 2008, and DNP in 2019. She has served as Region 4 Vice President and Region 4 President of CAPNI, and founded the AG-ACNP Internal Medicine Fellowship at St. Vincent Evansville.
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