Health Policy and Advanced Practice Nursing: Impact and Implications - Tapa blanda

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Kelly A. Goudreau, DSN, RN, CNS-BC, is Associate Director for Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive, Veterans Affairs Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics (VA SORCC), White City, OR. She is Associate Editor for Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice, Immediate Past President, past Secretary and current Board Member of the NACNS. She taught in the CNS programme at the University of Portland (2000-2001), has worked clinically as a CNS in a wide variety of specialties and has held a variety of positions including consultant, director of nursing and nurse administrator. Among other honours and awards, Dr. Goudreau has received honours from the Oregon Nurses Association for four years of service as Chair of the OR Council of CNS. She has published more than 30 journal articles and is co-editor of Foundations of Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice (with Drs. Fulton & Lyon), published by Springer (2009).

Mary Smolenski, EdD, MS, FNP, FAANP, CAE, is a consultant, registered nurse and family nurse practitioner with extensive and varied experience in the health care field including education, consulting, the military, primary care, independent practise and association work with an emphasis on certification and accreditation. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and has held certification as an association executive (CAE). She served as Director of Certification Services at the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) for eleven years, directing the certification and certification renewal processes for over 150,000 nurses in over 30 specialties. Dr. Smolenski has served on several non-profit boards, the Accreditation Council of the American Board of Nursing Specialties and the National Organization of Competency Assurance. She has written numerous articles and has given many presentations on certification, competency, advanced practise nursing and portfolios.