Descriptive Summary
Repository: University of Virginia School of Nursing, Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry.
Title: The Kathy Fletcher Memorial Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Collection.
Physical Characteristics: 5.5 linear feet; 12 boxes
Language: English
Collector: The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
Historical Sketch
"Mountain States Health Corporation (MSHC), originally a participant in the regional medical programs, were given a grant from the WK Kellogg Foundation to facilitate the training of 25 nursing home staff RNs to become GNPs and serve in nursing homes which were deemed medically underserved. From 1976-1979, this pilot program created GNPs from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming[…]. This early effort was so successful that the Kellogg Foundation was willing to invest 2 million additional dollars to arrange for the education and placement of 85 GNPs in the 11 western states." -- Priscilla Ebersole, (n.d.) “Additional Info Re GNP Genesis”
The Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) Collection documents the transformation of a relatively small collaborative group into a national coalition, active in politics, strategic professional development and innovative health care. The Western Conference of Geriatric Nurse Practitioners was formed by these early GNPs, and incorporated in 1983. It was renamed the National Conference of Geriatric Nurse Practitioners in 1984 and became the Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association in 2009. Committee efforts include the evolution of lobbying initiatives as well as the development of detailed professional standards and training. The organization focuses on inquiry into best practices, training and certification, development and validation of funding streams and professional contributions to medicine.
Scope and Content
Administrative papers, testing and educational materials, convention records, photographs and manuscripts reveal the effort and effectiveness of geriatric nurse practitioners in promoting and developing their professional roles. Memos, minutes, faxes, postcards, personal notes and formal letters, brochures, postcards, advertisements, tests and manuals reflect communication and marketing initiatives of the organization. The collection also contains foldered papers, binders, books, film, DVDs/CDs, flash drives, objects(pins, ribbons, envelopes), newspaper clipping, surveys, manuals, photographs, manuscripts, brochures, photocopied articles, newsletters. Topics include research, strategic planning, scope of practice, finance, continuing education, chapter formation, and development, resources, accreditation, philosophy, publication, legislation, development of NP profession and more.
Series Description
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged into eight series, reflecting the administrative structure and activities of the organization:
SERIES 1, BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS;
SERIES 2, CORRESPONDENCE, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, BROCHURES AND NOTES;
SERIES 3, CHAPTER PAPERS;
SERIES 4, CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS;
SERIES 5, FINANCIAL RECORDS;
SERIES 6, COMMITTEE REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTES;
SERIES 7, PUBLICATIONS;
SERIES 8, FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY.s.
Contents List
SERIES 1
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1983 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-001
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1984 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-002
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1985-1986 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-003
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1987 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-004
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1988 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-005
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1989 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-006
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1990 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-007
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1991 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-008
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1992 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-009
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1993 Series-Box-Folder: 01-01-010
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1994 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-001
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1995 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-002
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1996 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-003
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1997 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-004
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1998 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-005
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
1999 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-006
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
2000 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-007
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
2001 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-008
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
2002 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-009
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
2003 Series-Box-Folder: 01-02-010
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
2004 Series-Box-Folder: 01-03-001
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
2004-9 Series-Box-Folder: 01-03-002
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
2005 Series-Box-Folder: 01-03-003
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
2006 Series-Box-Folder: 01-03-004
BOARD MINUTES, PROPOSALS, NOTES AND REPORTS
2007, 2009, 2011 Series-Box-Folder: 01-03-005
SERIES 2
CORRESPONDENCE, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, BROCHURES AND NOTES
1981-1986 Series-Box-Folder: 02-01-001
CORRESPONDENCE, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, BROCHURES AND NOTES
1991-1992 Series-Box-Folder: 02-01-002
CORRESPONDENCE, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, BROCHURES AND NOTES
1993 Series-Box-Folder: 02-01-003
CORRESPONDENCE, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, BROCHURES AND NOTES
1994-1995 Series-Box-Folder: 02-01-004
CORRESPONDENCE, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, BROCHURES AND NOTES
1996-2000 Series-Box-Folder: 02-01-005
CORRESPONDENCE, MANUSCRIPTS, CLIPPINGS, BROCHURES AND NOTES
2001-2007 Series-Box-Folder: 02-01-006
SERIES 3
CHAPTER PAPERS
1992, 1994 Series-Box-Folder: 03-01-001
CHAPTER PAPERS: CHICAGOLAND
1998 Series-Box-Folder: 03-01-002
CHAPTER PAPERS
2002 Series-Box-Folder: 03-01-003
CHAPTER PAPERS
2003 Series-Box-Folder: 03-01-004
CHAPTER PAPERS
2004 Series-Box-Folder: 03-01-005
SERIES 4
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: WESTERN CONFERENCE
1980-1983 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-001
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1984 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-002
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1985 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-003
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1986-1990 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-004
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1991 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-005
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1992 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-006
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1993 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-007
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1994 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-008
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1995 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-009
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1996 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-010
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1997-1998 Series-Box-Folder: 04-01-011
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
1999 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-001
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
2000 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-002
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
2001 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-003
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
2002 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-004
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
2003 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-005
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
2004 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-006
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
2005 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-007
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
2006 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-008
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
2007 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-009
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP
2008 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-010
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: GAPNA
2009 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-011
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: GAPNA
2010 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-012
CONVENTION PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PUBLICATIONS: GAPNA
2011 Series-Box-Folder: 04-02-013
SERIES 5
FINANCIAL RECORDS
1985-1990 Series-Box-Folder: 05-01-001
FINANCIAL RECORDS
1991-1993 Series-Box-Folder: 05-01-002
FINANCIAL RECORDS
1994-1995 Series-Box-Folder: 05-01-003
FINANCIAL RECORDS
1996-2000 Series-Box-Folder: 05-01-004
FINANCIAL RECORDS
2003, 2008 Series-Box-Folder: 05-01-005
SERIES 6
COMMITTEE REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTES
1984 Series-Box-Folder: 06-01-001
COMMITTEE REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTES
1986-1990 Series-Box-Folder: 06-01-002
COMMITTEE REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTES
1991-1993 Series-Box-Folder: 06-01-003
COMMITTEE REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTES
1994 Series-Box-Folder: 06-01-004
COMMITTEE REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTES
1995 Series-Box-Folder: 06-01-005
COMMITTEE REPORTS CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTES
1996-2000 Series-Box-Folder: 06-01-006
COMMITTEE REPORTS CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTES
2001-2008 Series-Box-Folder: 06-01-007
SERIES 7
PUBLICATIONS: NEWSLETTER, MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH CORP. QUALITY CARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
12/1977-5/1979 Series-Box-Folder: 07-01-001
PUBLICATIONS: NEWSLETTER, “TABLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL NEWSLETTERS”
1982-2011 Series-Box-Folder: 07-01-002
PUBLICATIONS: NEWSLETTER, NCGNP, #1-9
1982-4 Series-Box-Folder: 07-01-003
PUBLICATIONS: NEWSLETTER, NCGNP, #10-33
1985-1991 Series-Box-Folder: 07-01-004
PUBLICATIONS: NEWSLETTER, NCGNP, #34-65
1992-9 Series-Box-Folder: 07-01-005
PUBLICATIONS: NEWSLETTER, NCGNP, #66-89 (EXCEPT #71 AND #86)
2000-5 Series-Box-Folder: 07-01-006
PUBLICATIONS
2008, n.d. Series-Box-Folder: 07-01-007
PUBLICATIONS: NEWSLETTER, GAPNA
2008-9 Series-Box-Folder: 07-02-008
PUBLICATIONS: PARTICIPANT MANUAL, FACILITY CARE WORKSHOP
1983 Series-Box-Folder: 07-02-001
PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP GERONTOLOGICAL EDUCATION SERVICES, POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL
2002 Series-Box-Folder: 07-02-002
PUBLICATIONS: NCGNP, APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION
JULY 31, 2003 Series-Box-Folder: 07-02-003
PUBLICATIONS: “MENTAL HEALTH TOOLKIT”
2005 Series-Box-Folder: 07-02-004
SERIES 8
FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY: EARLY PARTICIPANTS
1976 Series-Box-Folder: 08-01-001
FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY: TRAINING
1978 Series-Box-Folder: 08-01-002
FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY: ESSAYS, TEXTS, AND DIGITAL MEDIA DESCRIBING THE PROFESSION AND PRACTICE
1978-2011 Series-Box-Folder: 08-01-003
FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY: GUIDELINES AND TESTING
1979-1982, 2002, 2008 Series-Box-Folder: 08-01-004
FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY: “TABLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONFERENCES”
1981-2001 Series-Box-Folder: 08-01-005
FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY: “REVIEW OF ORGANIZED PROCEEDINGS”
1983-2010 Series-Box-Folder: 08-01-006
FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY: “REVIEW OF ORGANIZATIONAL PROCEEDINGS 2001-PRESENT”
2010 Series-Box-Folder: 08-01-007
FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY: “EVOLUTION OF THE GNP AND GAPNA,” COLLECTION DONATION CEREMONY PROGRAM
2012, 04/16/2014 Series-Box-Folder: 08-01-008
FOUNDING RECORDS AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY: STATIONERY AND PINS
Series-Box-Folder: 08-01-009
Notes
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Use Restrictions: No Restrictions
Preferred Citation: University of Virginia School of Nursing, Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Association Records.
Processing Information: Processed by Eric Drongowski in 2016.