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Advanced Practice Nurses

Resources & Associations

For information about careers for nurse anesthetists/anesthesiologists, contact
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA)
10275 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 500
Rosemont, IL, 60018
Tel: (847) 692-7050
https://www.aana.com

For information on accredited training programs applying to various categories of advanced practice nurses, including curriculums, entrance requirements, financial assistance available, and so forth, contact the following organizations:
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
PO Box 12846
Austin, TX, 78711
Tel: (512) 442-4262
Fax: (512) 442-6469
https://www.aanp.org

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
409 12th St., S.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC, 20024-2188
Tel: (240) 485-1800
http://www.midwife.org

Some advanced practice nurses are represented by unions such as AFSCME.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME)
1625 L St., N.W.
Washington, DC, 20036-5687
Tel: (202) 429-1000
Fax: (202) 429-1293
https://www.afscme.org

American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
8825 Stanford Blvd., Suite 150
Columbia, MD, 21045
Tel: (410) 694-9424
Fax: (410) 290-0121
https://www.amcbmidwife.org

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
90 Frontage Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ, 08034-1424
Tel: (877) 737-9696
Fax: (856) 616-9601
Email: aspan@aspan.org
https://www.aspan.org

Discover Nursing, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, provides information on nursing careers, nursing schools, and scholarships.
Discover Nursing
https://nursing.jnj.com

Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA)
Box 56, E. Holly Ave.
Pitman, NJ, 08071-0056
Tel: (866) 355-1392
Email: gapna@gapna.org
https://www.gapna.org

Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
Email: info@mana.org
http://www.mana.org

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS)
11130 Sunrise Valley Dr., Suite 350
Reston, VA, 20191
Tel: (703) 436-0092
Fax: (703) 435-4390
Email: info@nacns.org
https://www.nacns.org

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH)
P.O. Box 15837
Washington, DC, 20003
Tel: (202) 543-9693 ext. 81
Email: info@npwh.org
https://www.npwh.org

For more information, contact
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
40 Exchange Pl., Suite 1902
New York, NY, 10005
Tel: (917) 746-8300
Email: info@napnap.org
https://www.napnap.org

For information about state-approved training programs and information on nursing, contact
National League for Nursing (NLN)
2600 Virginia Ave., N.W., Eighth Fl.,
Washington, DC, 20037
Tel: (800) 669-1656
http://www.nln.org

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