Alumni Spotlight
National Academies of Practice Inducts Dr. Vicky Stone-Gale as a Distinguished 2022 Fellow program. “This organization works toward the common goal of working with all professions to advocate for quality healthcare for all individuals. This will only improve the outcomes of our patients, which is what is needed for everyone.”
Dr. Vicky Stone-Gale The National Academies of Practice (NAP) recently announced the election of Dr. Vicky Stone-Gale, DNP, APRN, FNPBC, FAANP, FNAP, as a Distinguished 2022 Fellow. Class of 2022 Fellows were welcomed into the National Academies of Practice during the awards and induction ceremony in San Diego, California, on March 5, 2022. In the fall of 2020, Dr. Stone-Gale and her daughter Jennifer Stone, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, became the first APRNs licensed as autonomous advanced practice registered nurses in the state of Florida. They received the good news after a house bill permitting select APRNs to practice in primary care was signed into law by the Florida governor earlier that year. The Autonomous Nurse Practitioner practices in primary care settings permitting the APRN to be independent of physician general supervision to provide care throughout Florida. “To be elected by my peers as a Fellow of the National Academies of Practice is truly an honor,” said Dr. Stone-Gale, who is a Clinical Coordinator and Associate Professor in FNU’s Family Nursing
Founded in 1981, NAP is an interprofessional, nonprofit organization with membership representing a range of healthcare professions willing to serve as distinguished advisors to healthcare policymakers in Congress and elsewhere. The mission of the National Academies of Practice is to serve as distinguished professionals advancing interprofessional healthcare by fostering collaboration and advocating policies in the best interest of individuals and communities.
and Osteopathic Medicine, Athletic Training, Audiology, Dentistry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Podiatric Medicine, Psychology, Social Work, Speech-Language Pathology, and Veterinary Medicine. Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice is an honor extended to those who have excelled in their profession and are dedicated to furthering interprofessional practice, scholarship, and policy in support of interprofessional care. The central purpose of NAP is to advise public policymakers on health care issues using NAP’s unique perspective -- that of expert practitioners and scholars joined in interprofessional dialogue and advocacy.
The academies within the National Academies of Practice include Allopathic
FNP Students Post Outstanding AANC Certification Pass Rates The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) recently announced the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) pass rates for 2021. Here is a look at how FNU students fared versus the national average: First-time pass rate for FNU FNP students: 100% First-time pass rates national average: 87.60%
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