PROFESSIONAL NURSE PRACTITIONER ORGANIZATIONS

SIGMA THETA TAU, INTERNATIONAL

Mu Xi Chapter and Lambda Tau Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Graduate Application

• Graduate students must have completed one fourth of the MSN Curriculum, at least one clinical course and have a QPA of 3.5 or above.
• Candidate must complete a Membership Intent Form
• Indicate on your intent form the graduate nursing courses you have completed.
• Attach an updated vitae.
• Indicate if you are already a member of Sigma Theta Tau and want to transfer or hold dual membership.

Two letters of endorsement are required.  At least one of the two endorsers is required to be a member of the nursing faculty and at least one of the two endorsers is required to hold active membership in Sigma Theta Tau International.  Submit your completed application by the designated date.  Please mail your application along with all required paperwork to:

MU XI CHAPTER

Mu Xi Counselor
Venango Campus of CUP
1801 West First Street
Oil City, PA  16301                                                            

Mu XI Counselor
Clarion BSN Completion Program
4900 Friendship Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224

LAMBDA TAU CHAPTER                                                 

Lambda Tau Counselor, Dept. of Nursing
Strain Behavioral Science Bldg. Room 115A
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA. 16507

NU THETA CHAPTER
Edinboro Campus
136 Centenial Hall
Edinboro, PA 16444

If you have any questions about the application process, you may contact:

Mu Xi Counselor at 814- 676-6591- Venango Campus, CUP

Mu Xi Counselor at 412-578-5239 -CUP, Pittsburgh site

Lambda Tau Counselor at  724-738-2323-Slippery Rock University.

Candidates will be notified in April regarding selection for membership and details of the May Induction Ceremony.

PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS

Lobbyist:
Morgan Plant
322 S. West Street
Carlisle, PA  17013                                          

Phone: 717-245-0902
Cell Phone:  717-877-2676                                

E-mail: Mrgnplant@aol.com                              

More information about organizational representatives that work together on behalf of the NP’s in the state and/or newsletter issues can be found on the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners website: www.panps.com

APRN LISTSERV

The APRN listserv is a mechanism that advanced practice nurses including nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists and nurse midwives use for communicating information about common concerns.  Students are welcome to join and communicate.  Because it is a user managed list, individuals subscribe and remove themselves from the list as directed below:

** To subscribe, send mail to: majordomo@lists.nursing.upenn.edu with the following line in the message section of the email: subscribe pa-aprn

** To send mail to the listserv, address to: ap-aprn@lists.nursing.upenn.edu

** To unsubscribe send message to: majordomo@lists.nursing.upenn.edu with the following line in the message section of the email: unsubscribe pa-aprn

AANP STANDARDS/SCOPE OF PRACTICE

The Clarion, Edinboro and Slippery Rock Universities Master of Science in Nursing program subscribes to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Standards of Practice and Scope of Practice (htpp://www.aanp.org/)