Recognizing the Service of Dr. April N. Kapu
Floor Speech
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Mr. OGLES. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I recognize a constituent of mine, April N. Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN of Brentwood, Tennessee for her service over the last 2 years as President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Dr. Kapu has an exemplary career of service with more than 30 years of experience in health care, including nearly 20 years as an acute care nurse practitioner. She holds both a master's and doctoral degree in nursing from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, where she also currently serves as Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships and as a Professor of Nursing. Dr. Kapu has spent her career committed to advancing NP-delivered care and increasing patient access to NP care across all settings. She has been recognized as a Fellow for the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Fellow for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Fellow for the American Academy of Nursing and has received several awards including the Vanderbilt University Medical Center's ``Transformational Nurse Leader of the Year'' and the Tennessee Hospital Association's ``Nurse of Clinical Distinction''. In 2022, Dr. Kapu was chosen as one of Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives.
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners, representing the interests of the more than 355,000 licensed nurse practitioners in the United States who are delivering care in more than 1 billion patient visits every year. As President of AANP, Dr. Kapu has worked to ensure that policymakers and the public understand the critical role NPs have in increasing patient access to high quality health care, including disease prevention and health management, mental health care and substance use disorder treatment and reducing disparities.
I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating Dr. April Kapu on a successful term as President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and in thanking her for her leadership to the nurse practitioner profession and her enduring commitment to building and maintaining a strong national nursing workforce.
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