Membership

Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for membership, you must be licensed in one of the following fields within the state of North Carolina.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Pediatric Nurse Associates
School Nurse Practitioners
Family Nurse Practitioners
Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
Clinical Nurse Specialists (Pediatric)
Pediatric Faculty

Membership Dues

paid through your national NAPNAP membership fee (see below)

for membership questions, please contact:

Melody Watral
watra001@mc.duke.edu

ONE UNITED VOICE

In October 2008, the NAPNAP Executive Board voted to approve the program NAPNAP: One United Voice, in order to promote one strong unified voice advocating for children and PNPs. Effective July 1, 2009, NAPNAP membership will unite both National and Chapter membership. All members will have dual membership and may select a local/state chapter of choice. Dues will increase to $165.00 per year, of which $30.00 will be transferred to the Chapter (Student rate: $85.00 per year; $15 to the Chapter; Retiree rate: $65.00 per year, $10 to the Chapter). The new fiscal year will be July 1 through June 30.

Benefits of national membership include:

Having a stronger voice for advocating for children's health at the national leve\
Subscription to the Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Subscription to PNP E-News
Local chapter membership for networking and continuing education
Access to Members Only section of www.napnap.org and member directory
PNP SourCESM online learning, www.napnapce.org
Ready, Set, Grow parent education digest for distribution to families
Discounted registration to NAPNAP’s annual conference
Online access to state legislative activity through Legislative Action Center

Benefits for the Chapter:

Website assistance and possible hosting service
Increased membership pool and local networking
Possible increase in funds due to increased number of Chapter members

Benefits for joining the North Carolina Chapter include:

Attendance to at least 4 continuing education dinners per year
Discount to the fall conference
Increased networking within NC