North
Carolina Board of Nursing (NC BON or BON) http://www.ncbon.org
NCNA has a close working relationship with the NC BON which includes
council member participation when dealing with psychiatric-mental
health practice matters. PMH APRN council representatives have worked
with the BON on matters such as providing input for changes to rules
and regulations, interpretation of scope of practice and clarification
of psychotherapy practice by PMH APRNs.
APRN
Coalition
The council is an active participant
in the APRN Coalition, a group of advanced practice nurses
composed of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse Anesthetists,
Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Practitioners along with representative
from schools of nursing, the NC BON, and other relevant groups.
The Coalition was formed over thirteen years ago to support
advanced practice nursing in NC and to work toward bringing
all APRNs under the sole authority of the BON. (Currently in
this state, Clinical Nurse Specialists practice exclusively
under the BON auspices and Nurse Practitioners are regulated
by a Joint Sub-Committee of the Boards of Nursing and Medicine.) The
three council members currently representing psychiatric-mental
health advanced practice at the Coalition are:
- Current PMH APRN Council Chair: Victoria
Soltis-Jarrett
- Member who has served five or more years on Coalition: Susan Simon
- Member also belonging to American Psychiatric Nurses
Association: Ashley Walters
Other Group
Affiliations
The PMH APRN Council participates
in the following groups through member representatives:
- Joint Insurance Committee - Contact is: Jan West or Mary Hartsell
- Mental Health Professional Advocacy Council - Contact NCNA |
