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Search Results: MCH Organizations

This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.


Displaying records 1 through 3 (3 total).

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)

Annotation: The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) works to improve the quality of healthcare for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Focus areas include child care, breastfeeding education, child maltreatment and neglect, early childhood mental health, global health care, immunization, and school-based health services. NAPNAP sponsors conferences and collaborates with a number of nurse practitioner and child health organizations. Publications include a newsletter and a journal.

Keywords: Child health, Child care, Immunization, Nursing societies, Pediatric nursing, Professional societies

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)

Annotation: The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PCNB) develops certification exams and certification maintenance programs for pediatric nurses and for acute and primary care pediatric nurse practitioners, to support the delivery of quality health care to children and their families. Established in 1975, it is recorgnized by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

Keywords: Child health, Certification, Nurse practitioners, Pediatric nursing

Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN)

Annotation: The Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN) was organized in 1990 to improve the nursing care of children and their families and to develop pediatric nursing as a sub-specialty within the nursing profession. The society establishes standards for nursing care of children, develops policies on pediatric nursing care, develops relationships with other medical associations, supports research related to the health care of children, and works to increase public awareness of pediatric disease and injury prevention. Services to consumers include publications. SPN publishes a newsletter and journal, and sponsors conferences and workshops.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Infant health, Nurse clinicians, Nurses, Outpatient nurses, Pediatric nursing, School nurses

   

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