Baldwin resident named to American Association of Nurse Practitioners

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The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recently announced that it has inducted Margaret (Peg) O’Donnell, DNPs, FNP, ANP, B-C, FAANP, as a Fellow of the association.  Just 485 of the more than 189,000 nurse practitioners in the United States are recognized Fellows of the AANP.

Established by the AANP in 2000, the Fellows of the AANP (FAANP) impact national and global health and enhance the mission of the AANP by engaging recognized nurse practitioner (NP) leaders who make outstanding contributions to clinical practice, research, education, or policy.  In addition to hosting invitational Think Tanks and an intensive Mentorship Program, FAANP is dedicated to strategizing about the future of nurse practitioners and health care outside the confines of traditional thinking.

A resident of Baldwin, O’Donnell is a primary care provider and preceptor, providing comprehensive health care at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, where she became one of the first NPs named to its medical staff. She serves as Senior NP at South Nassau and organized its Advanced Practice Nurses Innovative Care Committee, which engages in peer review, case presentations, strategic planning, and coordinating efforts between inpatient and outpatient services.

The New York State representative of the AANP, O’Donnell has served in numerous leadership roles for the AANP, Nurse Practitioners Association of New York (NPANY) and Nurse Practitioners Association of Long Island (NPALI), most notably in grassroots efforts to effect policy changes affecting NP practice.  As a result of her steadfast leadership, she is a recipient of the NPALI NP of the Year Award and AANP New York State NP Advocate Award.

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