AANP Unveils New Ad Campaign Highlighting Real Patients Whose Lives Were Saved by Nurse Practitioners
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The American Association of Nurse Practitioners ® (AANP), the largest professional membership organization representing the nation’s 325,000 licensed nurse practitioners (NPs), today unveiled a new national advertising campaign highlighting the stories of real patients whose lives…
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“We are proud to share this positive message about the tremendous contributions that NPs make in people’s lives,” said Sophia L. Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, president of AANP. “Millions of people choose an NP as their primary care provider, and NPs treat patients in more than 1 billion visits each year. NPs are educated, clinically trained and highly qualified to deliver comprehensive health care. As patients attest, NPs save lives.”
In AANP’s latest television commercial, which began airing nationally the week of June 14, four patients talk about the lifesaving care they received from their NPs. A young girl named Sophie, whose NP diagnosed her Kawasaki’s Disease, says, “My NP saved me from a life-long heart condition.” A woman named Sasha, whose NP manages her life-threatening diabetes, says, “She prescribed the right medicine … I will always be grateful.” A patient named Robert, whose NP identified his blocked arteries, says, “She saved my life.” And Roun McNeal, a former Mississippi state legislator, appears in the ad to say, “I’m alive, thanks to my nurse practitioner.” Roun’s NP diagnosed him with multi-organ failure, and he affirms that his NP saved his life twice.
