Scope and Content

Box 1 deals with the leadership of the organization. It contains the history, the constitution and the by-laws with all the revisions and addendums added throughout the history. Drafts and correspondence of the strategic plans with the final report are in folder five. Minutes from board meetings and correspondence from leadership regarding meetings are well represented in folders seven and eight.  The specific papers from Joanne Trollinger, FNP, RNC, MHS, who served as the secretary of NONPF in 1990, are in folder nine. She donated generously to the NONPF collection.  The last two folders contain correspondence from organizational leadership regarding various committee reports.  

Box 2 contains individual and group membership directories. NONPF business papers are well represented in folder two. Various reports regarding organizational matters and research are in folder three. Information and correspondence regarding awards can be found in folders three and four. Correspondence regarding the Workforce Policy Project, the task force, drafts and final report are in folders six and seven. Folder eight contains a collection of information and correspondence regarding collaboration between NONPF and various nursing organizations and associations.  

Box 3 deals specifically with papers regarding certification and accreditation.

The first two folders are comprised of reports on accreditation and correspondence regarding the reports. Folder three is the Accreditation Status Report from Sept. 1996. The next three folders contain a report from the Department of Education, “Addendum to the Staff Analysis of the Petition Submitted by the National League for Renewal of Recognition,” and the reactions and correspondence that report generated from the NONPF. The next two folders are various competency reports from the various Nurse Practitioner Organizations and an article, “A Delphi Study for master’s Level Curriculum Priorities, Chapter V, “Findings of the Study - Nurse Practitioner Competencies,” by Hanson, C. J. Published in Dissertation Abstracts International, book A, 1986. The last folder contains the minutes and correspondence from a meeting on Nurse Practitioner issues in 1995.

Box 4 contains the complete collection regarding the NONPF report, Criteria for Evaluation for Nurse Practitioner Programs, beginning with the correspondence and organization and including minutes from the task force, drafts, rewrites and their correspondence and resulting in the final report which is in folder eight.

Box 5 of the collection deals with specifically with educational issues. Most of this box contains reports, correspondence and guidelines developed by the NONFP Education Committee. Folder one contains curriculum analysis, role definition and objectives. Folder two contains core competencies and three are the papers of the Educational Committee on a report, Educational Standards for Nurse Practitioner. There are specific correspondence and reports for Advanced Primary Care Nursing Practice in folders four through seven. Folder eight contains the guidelines for Model Pharmacology Curriculum and folder nine, Women’s Health Care Project. The National Directory of Nurse Practitioner Programs, (1990 & 1992), are in folders ten and eleven.

Box 6 in the NONPF collection deals with Educational Issues. Folder one contains directories of nursing programs and their roles published by NAACOG & AMA. The next two folders are the meeting minutes, reports and correspondence of a National Task Force of Quality Education developed by NONPF. The last four folders are various surveys and questionnaires developed by NONPF and corresponding data and reports regarding the results. 

Box 7: The first four folders deal specifically with papers regarding insurance issues, folder two contains press releases, notes and correspondence from the National Association of Nurse Practitioners, regarding insurance and folder three deals specifically with the American Nurses Association’s dealings with liability and insurance. The last four folders begin the NONPF collection’s papers regarding legislative issues. Folder five contain the legislative issues that NONPF and the American Nurses Association were concerned with from 1988- 1990. The next two folders begin this collections efforts to organize the NONPF legislative issues by years. In 1986 NONPF was concerned with Social Security Act, Federal Employees Health Care Access, Immigration Rules, Third Party Reimbursement, & Nurse Training Act. There are reports, testimonies and bills regarding insurance, the McGarran Ferguson Act, Medicare, Registered Care Technologies, & most specifically the nursing shortage.

Box 8 exclusively deals with legislative issues and it is organized by date. The first two folders contain public hearing reports, bills, correspondence and newsletters about such issues as McCarran- Ferguson Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Public Health Service and the Fair Labor Standards Act. In 1988, NONPF were involved on Capitol Hill with issues such as: Nursing Shortage, Nurse Education Reauthorization Act of 1988 & National Nurse Service Corps Act of 1988, Federal Employee Health Insurance Plan & AIDs. In 1989 it was: Nursing Shortage, Planned Parenthood, Social Security Act, Medicare Fee Schedule, Rural Health Clinic Improvement Act of 1989, and Bills 112, 115 & 126. From 1990 to 1991, it was: Medicare Fee Schedule, Controlled Substance Registration, & Reimbursement Reform. In 1993 & 1994, the NONPF organized their efforts to support issues such as: Health Care Reform and the Model Nursing Practice Act. Finally, in 1997, NONPF supported bills such as: Medicare, Education, Public Health Services Act, Title VII & Title VIII.

Box 9 in this collection contains all the papers of the NONPF Annual Conferences. They are organized by date, 1987 to 1997. Each year the conference had a different theme and was held in a specified location. All the conference papers basically contained: schedules, abstracts from research or poster sessions and business reports. 

Box 10: The first four folders finish up the papers of the NONPF annual conferences from 1998-2000. They contain the schedule, session abstracts and poster presentations. Folder five presents the planning and correspondence that goes into organizing the annual conferences. Folders six, seven & eight contain the newsletters from not only the NONPF but also Nursing Organizations like the Connecticut Nurse Practitioner Group Inc., National Association of Nurse Practitioner in Family Planning. Folder nine is the extensive correspondence between the editor of The Nurse Practitioner Journal, and the NONPF leadership regarding partnership and objectives. Folders ten and eleven are brochures, pamphlets & booklets from the NONPF and affiliate nurse practitioner organizations. Folder twelve is a collection of articles about nursing and nursing practitioner from various publications.

Box 1 Folder 1     History of NONPF, brief historical sketch, agency program membership, legislative platform, statistics, purpose and mission statement

Box 1 Folder 2:  Constitution and By-laws, correspondence, drafts, amendments & revisions

Box 1 Folder 3    NONPF – Policy and Procedures book, 23 printed pages, pub. 1998

Box 1 Folder 4    Politics & Policy, journal articles & correspondence regarding policy

Box 1 Folder 5    Strategic Plan

Box 1 Folder 6    Directories of NONPF Officers & Board members, 1987-1998

Box 1 Folder 7    Board Meetings, minutes, rosters, & various reports, 1985-1988

Box 1 Folder 8    Board Meetings, minutes, rosters, & various reports, 1989-1996

Box 1 Folder 9    Correspondence & papers of Joanne Trollinger, NONPF Board member, Rn-C, MHS, FNP, University of California, Davis FNP, PA Program

Box 1 Folder 10  Correspondence of NONPF leadership, 1985-1997

Box 1 Folder 11  Various Committees, reports & Correspondence,

Box 2 Folder 1   Directories; Individual and Group Memberships, statistics, 1985-1997

Box 2 Folder 2    Business; Certificate of Incorporation, Financial reports, Investments, & contracts, 1981-1994

Box 2 Folder 3    Reports & Research; NANP report, research in primary health care, joint practice evaluation, & specialty practice report, 1985-1987

Box 2 Folder 4    Awards; Research Award, Outstanding Nurse Practitioner Award, & Faculty Practice Awards, 1995-1999

Box 2 Folder 5    Pew Health Profession Commission; awards, funding & correspondence, 1994-1996

Box 2 Folder 6    Workforce Policy Project, drafts, & correspondence, 1995-1997

Box 2 Folder 7    Workforce Policy Project, technical report, 1988-1995

Box 2 Folder 8    NONPF Collaboration; within organization and outside of organization correspondence, 1997-1998

Box 3 Folder 1    Certification and Accreditation; correspondence 1995 - May 1996

Box 3 Folder 2        Certification and Accreditation; correspondence & reports, June 1996- 1997

Box 3 Folder 3    Accreditation Status Report to NLN Members: Reality Check, National League for Nursing, Sept. 1996

Box 3 Folder 4    Addendum to the Department Staff Analysis of the Petition Submitted by the National League for Nursing for Renewal of Recognition, U.S. Department of Education,June 3, 1996; Correspondence regarding NLN Committee on Accreditation, 1995-1996; NLN response to Department of Education Staff Recommendation, June 18, 1996, NLN press release regarding Department of Education  Recommendation

Box 3 Folder 5   Competencies for Nurse Practitioners: Nurse-Midwifery, Nurse, Practitioner Faculties, American Nurses Assoc. Clinical Nurse Specialists, correspondence & reports, 1978-1993

Box 3 Folder 6    Desired Competencies for Nurse Practitioners: A Delphi Study for master’s Level Curriculum Priorities, Chapter V, “Findings of the Study -  Nurse Practitioner Competencies,” by Hanson, C. J. Published in Dissertation Abstracts International, book A, 1986 

Box 4 Folder 1    Criteria for Evaluation for Nurse Practitioner Programs; correspondence & organization, Sept. 1995-May 1996

Box 4 Folder 2    Criteria for Evaluation for Nurse Practitioner Programs; Task force,  drafts, & correspondence regarding drafts, Sept. 1995-May 1996

Box 4 Folder 3    Criteria for Evaluation for Nurse Practitioner Programs; task force correspondence, 1997 - 1998

Box 4 Folder 4    Criteria for Evaluation for Nurse Practitioner Programs; Beta Test site, & correspondence, task force mtg. minutes, 1997

Box 4 Folder 5   Criteria for Evaluation for Nurse Practitioner Programs; endorsements & correspondence, 1997

Box 4 Folder 6    Criteria for Evaluation for Nurse Practitioner Programs; drafts, revisions and proposed changes, Mar. 1996 - Mar. 1997

Box 4 Folder 7    Criteria for Evaluation for Nurse Practitioner Programs; drafts, final revisions and proposed changes, 1997

Box 4 Folder 8    Criteria for Evaluation for Nurse Practitioner Programs; final report,  1997-2000

Box 5 Folder 1    Curriculum Analysis: Education Committee correspondence, reports,  The Obstetric-Gynecologic Nurse Practitioner; Role definition and  Educational Guidelines, by NAACOG, copy of booklet, 1984 ,  Draft Year 2000, Objectives Specifically Targeting Health Professional  Education

Box 5 Folder 2  Adult Nurse Practitioner Competencies Project, correspondence &  reports, 1988-2001, Domains and Core Competencies of Nurse  Practitioner Practice,   Reference report, date unknown

Bo x5 Folder 3   Education Committee, correspondence,   Educational Standards for Nurse Practitioner Programs, report, 1993;  Model Program Standards, for Nurse Practitioner Programs, report, NONPF Education Committee, 1994

Box 5 Folder 4  Advanced Primary Care Nursing Practice Curriculum Guidelines, draft  report, NONPF Education Committee, April, 1989 , Correspondence regarding report, 1988-1989,  Education Committee Report, Issues in Graduate Education for Nurse  Practitioners, March 27, 1990

Box 5 Folder 5  Advanced Nursing Practice: Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Guidelines,  Final Report, NONPF Education Committee, April 1990, Section I, pgs. 1-  28, includes Table of Contents, & committee directory

Box 5 Folder 6    Advanced Nursing Practice: Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Guidelines,         Final Report, NONPF Education Committee, April 1990, Section II, pgs.         29-85, includes issues, Appendix A & Appendix B 

Box 5 Folder 7    Advanced Nursing Practice: Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Guidelines,         Final Report, NONPF Education Committee, April 1990, Section III, pgs. 86-103, includes issues, directory of consultants 

Box 5 Folder 8    Model Pharmacology Curriculum Guidelines, Drafts & correspondence,  1995-1997

Box 5 Folder 9    Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Education Project,   correspondence & reports, 1996

Box 5 Folder 10  National Directory of Nurse Practitioner Programs, booklet, NONPF, 4th ed, 1990, 68 pgs. National Directory of Nurse Practitioner Programs,  booklet, NONPF, 5th ed, 1992, 75 pgs, Addendum, National Directory of  Nurse Practitioner Programs, NONPF, 1993, College of Health Sciences,  University of Wyoming, Master of Science Degree in Nursing, brochure,

Box 6 Folder 1    Directories; Nursing Practice Certification Programs, role definition and description of NAACOG, AMA Nursing Master Programs, Group  Membership 1987-1988

Box 6 Folder 2    National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education &  Observers, directory of committee members, mtg. agenda &  correspondence, 1997

Box 6 Folder 3    National Task Force on Quality Education Task Force, report, & correspondence, 2000

Box 6 Folder 4    Surveys & Questionnaires; National Nurse Practitioner Educational  Program Survey & report, 1994-1997

Box 6 Folder 5  Surveys & Questionnaires; Evaluation Form for Program Review, Web- Based Educational Program Survey, 3/26/00, Enrollment Survey, 1997 &  998, Graduation Survey, 1997 & 1998 & corresponding data

Box 6 Folder 6    Surveys & Questionnaires; “What’s In a Name?” (Spring 1984),  Midwifery Program (Spring 1988)

Box 6 Folder 7    Surveys & Questionnaires; Nurse Practitioner Faculty Practice Survey &  results   of date (April 30, 1985), curriculum survey 1985, curriculum  content area survey, areas of evaluation survey

Box 7 Folder 1   Insurance: reports, articles, correspondence & rates, 1986-1988

Box 7 Folder 2    Insurance: NANP, press release, notes, correspondence 1986-1988

Box 7 Folder 3    Insurance: American Nurses Association, correspondence, reports,  articles, 1987

Box 7 Folder 4    Insurance: Brokers, Companies, information, costs & correspondence,  1987

Box 7 Folder 5    Legislative Issues: American Nursing Association, Congressional   Testimonies, reports, newsletters, & correspondence, regarding:  insurance, McGarran Ferguson Act, Medicare, Registered Care  Technologies, Nursing Shortage, 1988-1990

Box 7 Folder 6    Legislative Issues: American Nursing Association, Congressional   Testimonies, reports, newsletters, & correspondence, regarding:  lobbying issues, Health Care Reform, 1991-1993

Box 7 Folder 7    Legislative Issues: Public Hearing reports, Legislative Priorities,  correspondence, & newsletters, regarding: Senate Bills, 107, 108, and 109,  Nursing Education, Title X, 1981-May 1986

Box 8 Folder 1    Legislative Issues: Public Hearing reports, Congressional Bills,   correspondence, & newsletters, regarding: McCarran- Ferguson Act,   Family Medical Leave Act, Public Health Service and the Fair Labor   Standards Act, 1987 (January – May)  

Box 8 Folder 2    Legislative Issues: Public Hearing reports, Congressional Bills,   correspondence, AHCA Regulatory Bulletin, Nurses Media Watch, &   newsletters, regarding McCarran- Ferguson Act, Family Medical Leave   Act, Public Health Service and the Fair Labor Standards Act (June – Dec. 1987)

Box 8 Folder 3    Legislative Issues: Public Hearing reports & testimonies, Congressional   Bills, correspondence, & newsletters, regarding Nursing Shortage, Nurse   Education Reauthorization Act of 1988 & National Nurse Service Corps   Act of 1988, (Jan – May 1988)

Box 8 Folder 4    Legislative Issues: Public Hearing reports, Congressional Bills,   correspondence, & newsletters, regarding nursing shortage, Federal   Employee Health Insurance Plan & AIDs (June – Dec. 1988)

Box 8 Folder 5    Legislative Issues: US Preventative Services report & task force,   correspondence, & newsletters, regarding such issues as: Nursing   Shortage, Planned Parenthood, Social Security Act, Medicare Fee   Schedule, Rural Health Clinic Improvement Act of 1989, and Bills 112, 115   & 126 (1989)

Box 8 Folder 6    Legislative Issues: reports, correspondence, & newsletters, regarding   such issues as: Medicare Fee Schedule, Controlled Substance Registration,   & Reimbursement Reform. (1990-1991)

Box 8 Folder 7    Legislative Issues: Executive Summary on Delivery of Clinical   Preventative Services, Scope of Nurse Practitioner Education Nationwide,   testimonies, reports, newsletters, & correspondence, regarding such   issues as Health Care Reform, Model Nursing Practice Act (1993-1994)

Box 8 Folder 8    Legislative Issues: newsletters, reports, correspondence, regarding such   issues as: Medicare, Education, Public Health Services Act, Title VII &   Title VIII, fiscal report year 1996, (1997)

Box 9 Folder 1    NONPF Annual Conference, Curriculum for the Year 2000, Seattle   Washington, April 23, 25, 1987, conference planning, roster, & reports &   teachings

Box 9 Folder 2    NONPF Annual Conference, Shaping the Future, Minneapolis,   Minnesota, April 14-16, 1988, objectives, session abstracts, roster,  schedule & participants

Box 9 Folder 3    NONPF Annual Conference, “Celebrating the Past, Present & Future,  15th Annual Conference and Gala Anniversary Event, Orlando, Florida,  April 13-15, 1989, schedule, learning objectives, presentations & bibliographies, & evaluation   summary

Box 9 Folder 4    NONPF Annual Conference, “Health Promotion: A Nation’s Goal – The   Nurse   Practitioners Challenge” 17th Annual Conference, San Diego,  California, April 19-21, 1991,  research sessions & abstracts, (section 1)

Box 9 Folder 5    NONPF Annual Conference, “Health Promotion: A Nation’s Goal – The Nurse  Practitioners Challenge” 17th Annual Conference, San Diego, California, April 19-21, 1991,  forum, poster session, business meeting, &  roster of presenters (section 2)

Box 9 Folder 6    NONPF Annual Conference, Challenges & Innovations: Nurse   Practitioner Education Toward the 21st Century,” Chicago, Ill. April 15-18,  1993, strategic plan & mission statement, officer roster, agenda, keynote  speakers, abstracts of invited  papers & poster sessions (section 1)

Box 9 Folder 7    NONPF Annual Conference, Challenges & Innovations: Nurse   Practitioner Education Toward the 21st Century,” Chicago, Ill. April 15-18,  1993, Abstracts Poster sessions continued, Business meeting, Board  Responsibilities, NONPF Publications

Box 9 Folder 8    NONPF Annual Conference, 19th National Primary Care Nurse   Practitioner Symposium, Keystone Resort, Colorado, July 14-17th, 1994,  schedule, objectives, research session abstracts & bibliographies,  (Section 1)

Box 9 Folder 9    NONPF Annual Conference, 19th National Primary Care Nurse   Practitioner Symposium, Keystone Resort, Colorado, July 14-17th, 1994, research session abstracts & bibliographies, (Section2)

Box 9 Folder 10  NONPF Annual Conference, “Celebrating Our Success Determining Our Destiny” 21st Annual Conference, Keystone Resort, Colorado, July 19-22, 1995, booklet containing conference program, research sessions &  abstracts

Box 9 Folder 11    NONOPF Annual Conference, “Collaborating for Better Outcomes,” 1996 Annual Conference, Boston, MA.April 11-14, 1996, objectives,         schedule, research sessions & abstracts

Box 9 Folder 12  NONOPF Annual Conference, Interdisciplinary Research and   Education: A Foundation for our Future, Albuquerque, New Mexico,  April 10-13, 1997, objectives, schedule, research sessions & abstracts

Box 10 Folder 1  NONPF Annual Conference, Education and Technology for the 21st   Century, Savannah, GA.April 16-19, 1998, schedule, Concurrent Session   Abstracts, (section 1)

Box 10 Folder 2 :( a)  NONPF Annual Conference, Education and Technology for the 21st   Century, Savannah, GA. April 16-19, 1998, Poster Presentations, Board   Reports & Posters, (section 2)

Box 10 Folder 2:(b)  NONPF Annual Conference, Cultural Issues in Nurse Practitioner   Education, San Francisco, CA. April 15-18, 1999, schedule, Concurrent   Session Abstracts, Poster Presentations, and Board Reports & Posters

Box 10 Folder 3  NONPF Annual Conference, Nurse Practitioner Education & Policy for   the 21st Century, Washington, DC. April 13-16, 2000, Program Schedule,         Concurrent Session Abstracts, (section 1)

Box 10 Folder 4  NONPF Annual Conference, Nurse Practitioner Education & Policy for   the 21st Century, Washington, DC. April 13-16, 2000, Board Reports &  Committee Rosters (section 2)

Box 10 Folder 5 :( a)    NONPF Annual Conference Planning, schedule, correspondence, budgets, financial reports, speakers, objectives, & forms, 1983- 1994

Box 10 Folder 5 :( b)  NONPF Annual Conference Planning, schedule, correspondence, budgets, financial reports, speakers, objectives, & forms, 1995-1997

Box 10 Folder 6  Newsletters, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Connecticut Nurse Practitioner Group Inc., National Association of Nurse Practitioner in Family Planning, 1984-1989

Box 10 Folder 7  Newsletters, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties,  (1991-1996)

Box 10 Folder 8  Newsletters, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner, NP Directions, (1997-2002)

Box 10 Folder 9  The Nurse Practitioner Journal, correspondence, goals, partnership correspondence (1986-1989)

Box 10 Folder 10  Brochures, Pamphlets & Booklets, American Holistic Nurses’  Association, The Obstetric-Gynecologic Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Providers of Neonatal Intensive Care, The Association of Faculties of  Pediatric Nurse Associations, & The National Alliance of Nurse  Practitioners, (1982-1990)

Box 10 Folder 11  Brochures, Pamphlets & Booklets, National Organization of Nurse  Practitioner Faculties, The National Alliance of Nurse Practitioners,         Health Resources and Services Administration, (1984-1986)

Box 10 Folder 12  Publications about Nursing or Nurse Practitioners  

“Sister Marilyn Geiger Day Proclaimed,” author unknown, date  unknown
“American Cancer Society Examines the Role of Nurses,”   author & date   unknown
“A Nurse by Any Other Name Might Be a Nurse  Practitioner” by Mary Beth Bryant McGurin, RNC, OGNP, date unknown
“RN Candidates Ran Strong Races in ’86 Elections,” Feb, 1987
“Judi Buckalew: Learning to Play Political Hardball,” by Linda Pearson, 1987
“Oxford Industries, Practitioner Team Up,” by Charlene Hanson,  Oct. 1987
“Doctors Call Abortion Advice ban Immoral,” by Tim Friend,  2-7-88
“Cast Set for Private Practice,” by Rachel McGallister
“An Inventory of Knowledge and Skill Relating to Disease Prevention  and Health  Promotion,” Sept. 1989
“Healing Professionals,” by Felicia  Halpert, August 1990
“In Sickness and in Wealth,” by Rosemary Stevens, Basic Books