We’re number one x 3! U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 Best Jobs rankings – and NP is #1 best health care job, #1 best STEM job and #1 best job overall! I was excited to represent Virginia’s NPs in the U.S. News article announcing this ranking, which you can read here.

VCNP is the voice of Virginia’s NPs, and we’re continuing to advocate for you. Earlier this week, NPs from around Virginia met with legislators to ask for their support of legislation that enhances our practice.

• HB 971 and HB 983 - Reduces the transition to practice requirement for NPs to two years and allows NPs with autonomous practice licensure to oversee patient care teams by changing "patient care team physician" to "patient care team provider”
• SB 351 and HB 978 - Seeks to regulate Virginia’s APRNs solely under the Board of Nursing

If you’ve already contacted your legislators, thank you! Next week we’ll be sending additional requests for support through our Muster advocacy system. Even if you responded to our first request for support, we’ll need your help again. Keep watching your email, and thank you in advance for your quick response to those requests. 

To get involved in our advocacy efforts, visit VCNP's Take Action page.

Congratulations to AANP NP State Award for Excellence recipient and VCNP immediate past president Becky Compton and AANP Advocate State Award for Excellence recipient former Delegate Roxann Robinson.

The NP State Award recognizes NPs in each state who have demonstrated excellence in clinical practice and shown efforts to advance the image, profile and visibility of NPs at the state level. The Advocate State Award is given to an individual in each state who has made a significant contribution toward increasing awareness and recognition of NPs.

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Lynchburg Region member Morgan McDowell (left) and Northern Virginia Region member Valerie Wrobel were the recipients of VCNP’s 2023 NP Advocate Award.

Nominations for VCNP’s annual awards – Distinguished NP, Founder’s Award, Education Award, NP Advocate and Rising Star – are due by January 29.