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CHARTING IDAHO NURSING HISTORY

Thanks for the email about the book. Here is the basic information.

Verlene Kaiser, who is also a NP and NPI member, and I wrote this book together. 2009 marked 100 years since the founding of the Idaho Nurses Association, then called the State Association of Graduate Nurses. There was no book and no history written about this topic specific to Idaho. Idaho was also the first state to legally recognize nurse practitioners in law, so we wanted to include all of the information.

I am attaching information tools for you to use with the newsletter.
1. jpg of the cover
2. press release

Information is available on the book website: http://IdahoNursingHistory.com

The cost of the book is $35.00 that includes taxes and shipping.

Pay is an option for purchase from the website. The book is 508 pages and has 270 photos.

Let me know if you need any further information.

Thanks
Randy


Randall Hudspeth, MS, APRN-CNS/NP, FRE, FAANP
Director of Advanced and Specialty Practice
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
1055 North Curtis Road
Boise, ID 83706
Office telephone: 208.367.6883 (cell 208.830.7314)
pager 208.855.7091
FAX: 208.367.4051
email: randhuds@sarmc.org

To: All NPI Members

From: Randy Hudspeth, MS, APRN-NP, FAANP

Last weekend the Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners met in Dallas for the annual FAANP meeting. There are two of us from Idaho out of the 202 Fellows in the U.S.

Some of the discussion was about the upcoming election and how there has been a generally poor election turn out in the past. Out of more than 28,000 AANP members, we often only have 2,000 to 2,500 votes cast. This year Cathy Arvison, PhD, APRN-NP, from Idaho is running for the Regional 10 Director position on the Board of Directors of AANP. She has been our state representative for almost 10 years and she is the current chairperson of the APRN committee of the Idaho Board of Nursing.

I am writing as a Fellow and as a member of NPI to encourage all of you to access the AANP ballot link and cast your vote for Cathy and the other candidates. There are not many running, and she is the only person from Idaho. If she wins it will be good representation for Idaho. I know her well, and she has my full trust and support and I encourage each of you to support her candidacy.

Thank you for taking time to vote.

Attention Healthy Connections Providers/AAP Members – Lead Screening Survey
The Department of Nursing at Boise State University, Medicaid and Friends of Children and Families, inc. Head start and Early Head start would like to know more about your practices and perceptions about lead screening of children enrolled in Medicaid. The Department of Nursing has awarded a grant to Dr Ingrid Brudenell, Karen Godard, RN,CRNP, MSN and Dr. Omair Shamim, Health and Nutrition Services Manager for Friends of Children and Families, Early Head Start and Head Start to assess health care providers’ perception of barriers, facilitators, and best practices for lead screening of children enrolled in Medicaid. Please look for a short survey that will be mailed in April or May. Please return the completed survey to the researchers. We greatly appreciate your feedback and ideas. If you have questions please contact Dr. Ingrid Brudenell, at 208-426- 1670 or emailibruden@boisestate.edu.