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Nurse Practitioners 101: How They Meet the Nation's Healthcare Needs
on Partners in Practice
Nurse practitioners play a critical role in American healthcare. Over half of NPs practice in primary care, but their role reaches into every medical specialty, dealing with a variety of complex person-oriented issues. Dr. Elayne DeSimone, clinical professor and director of the Post Master's Program at Stony Brook University School of Nursing in Long Island, New York, joins host Mimi Secor to talk about the skills and services NPs add to a medical practice. What prescribing rights do NPs have? Can a nurse practitioner have their own practice? Tune in for answers to common questions and some facts that may surprise you about the role of NPs.
 Mimi Secor, MS, FNP-BC, FAANP earned her master's degree in nursing from the University of Massachusetts in 1995 and her master's degree in education from Antioch University in Cambridge in 1979.She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, on the board of directors for the Nurse Practitioners Associates for Continuing Education, and member of a number of professional organizations, including Sigma Theta Tau, the Honor Society of Nursing; the American Nurses Association; the Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, of which she is a founder; and the American College of Clinicians, a national organization for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.Ms. Secor has received several awards for her services and accomplishments in patient care and in education, and has published numerous articles and book chapters on topics including women's health, contraception, the pelvic exam, menopause, and sexually transmitted infections.
Dr. Elayne DeSimone is a graduate of one of the first nurse practitioner programs at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1981. She was a past president of the Nurse Practitioner Association (NPA) of New York State, and a co-founder of the NPA of Long Island. Her 36-year career has taken her through experiences in critical care, clinical research, geriatrics, and women's health to primary care. Dr. DeSimone works as an adult nurse practitioner in a free primary care clinic for the uninsured in Westchester, Pennsylvania. She is a clinical professor and director of the Post Masters Program at Stony Brook University School of Nursing in Long Island, New York. Board certified in adult health, Dr. DeSimone is a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and serves on several boards, including the Center for Nursing Advocacy, the Primary Care Education Consortium and Clinician1. She has received numerous awards for both education and practice which include the State of NY Chancellor's and President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Nurse Practitioner of the Year for Long Island and New York State, Distinguished Alumni Award from Stony Brook University and the state award for excellence as a nurse practitioner from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
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