TNP 2016 Member Survey

1. Introduction

Please take a few minutes to complete this brief 39 question survey. We will be using your answers to assist with strategic planning as well as membership recruitment and retention. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

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1. When you receive email from TNP do you:

Read Immediately

Read the same day

Read within the first 2-3 days

Read within the week

I don't read emails from TNP

Delete without reading

Other (please specify)

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2. How would you prefer to receive information from TNP?

Mailings

Local Affiliate Meetings

Updates from TNP Regional Representatives

Facebook

Twitter

E-Newsletters

Text Messages

Linked In

Other (please specify)

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3. Which one of the following social networking services do you use to follow TNP?

Facebook

Linked In

Twitter

Instragram

N/A

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4. Are you a member in your local NP/APRN group?

Yes

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5. Does your employer pay for or reimburse you for TNP membership or other professional organization dues?

Yes

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6. Please indicate your type of TNP Membership:

Legacy Membership (Lifetime)

Regular Membership

Student Membership

Retired Membership

Associate Membership

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7. Please rank in order what you believe is the primary/most important function of our association?

Provide timely and relevant information about the profession.

Provide continuing education opportunities.

Provide career services and professional development.

Represent the profession in the legislative and regulatory arena.

Provide benefits to members.

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8. What are the advantages that you perceive from being a member of TNP? (check as many as apply)

Discounted Conference Registration

Networking

Advocacy/Legislative Activities

Credible Loan Consolidation Program

Discount on AANP Membership

Online Career Center

Discount on Products (APRN Guide, Prescriptive Authority Agreements, NP Brochures, NP Posters)

TNP News (quarterly email publication)

Online CE Center

University Federal Credit Union Mortgage Benefit

TNP E-News Flash (weekly email publication)

State Legislative and Policy Updates (Policy Alerts)

Political and Election News (TNP PAC Newsletter)

Other (please specify)

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9. What benefits would you like for TNP to make available to their members?

Practice Related Guides/Manuals

Resource Book Discounts

Small Business Loans

Quality Assurance Programs

Additional Educational Opportunities (live)

Additional Educational Opportunities (online)

Other (please specify)

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10. Do you receive news and information from TNP that is readily available through other sources?

Yes

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11. Over 80% of physicians and doctors have disability insurance to protect their incomes in the event they become too sick or hurt to practice or their incomes decline. Would you be interested in a TNP endorsed, disability program?

Yes

N/A

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12. If you have student loans, would the loan payments be covered for you, in the event of disability?

Yes

N/A

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13. If you participate in a retirement plan, would you like your future, retirement contributions to be covered for you, in the event of disability?

Yes

N/A

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14. If a TNP-endorsed program could be offered to you with discounted premiums, multiple insurers and professional consultation, would this be of interest to you?

Yes

N/A

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15. If you are interested in being included as Mentor for new NPs and would like to be included on the mentor list, please provide your name and email below. (Please note this is separate from our preceptor program)

Name

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16. Please indicate by numbering 1-8 (8 being most important) which of the following tracks are most important to include in the TNP 2016 Conference

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Primary Care	Primary Care 1	Primary Care 2	Primary Care 3	Primary Care 4	Primary Care 5	Primary Care 6	Primary Care 7	Primary Care 8
Pediatrics	Pediatrics 1	Pediatrics 2	Pediatrics 3	Pediatrics 4	Pediatrics 5	Pediatrics 6	Pediatrics 7	Pediatrics 8
Women's Health	Women's Health 1	Women's Health 2	Women's Health 3	Women's Health 4	Women's Health 5	Women's Health 6	Women's Health 7	Women's Health 8
Acute Care	Acute Care 1	Acute Care 2	Acute Care 3	Acute Care 4	Acute Care 5	Acute Care 6	Acute Care 7	Acute Care 8
Psych/Mental Health	Psych/Mental Health 1	Psych/Mental Health 2	Psych/Mental Health 3	Psych/Mental Health 4	Psych/Mental Health 5	Psych/Mental Health 6	Psych/Mental Health 7	Psych/Mental Health 8
Oncology	Oncology 1	Oncology 2	Oncology 3	Oncology 4	Oncology 5	Oncology 6	Oncology 7	Oncology 8
Geriatric	Geriatric 1	Geriatric 2	Geriatric 3	Geriatric 4	Geriatric 5	Geriatric 6	Geriatric 7	Geriatric 8
Complimentary and Holistic Care	Complimentary and Holistic Care 1	Complimentary and Holistic Care 2	Complimentary and Holistic Care 3	Complimentary and Holistic Care 4	Complimentary and Holistic Care 5	Complimentary and Holistic Care 6	Complimentary and Holistic Care 7	Complimentary and Holistic Care 8

Other (please specify)

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17. TNP continues to allocate resources to assist with our legislative initiatives by having an associate public affairs director and outside lobbyist to represent Texas Nurse Practitioners. Using the scale below, please indicate the extent in which you agree with this allocation.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

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18. If you were to donate money to assist with advocacy efforts for Nurse Practitioners in Texas. Please rank order your giving preference (one being most important)

	1	2	3
TNP PAC	TNP PAC 1	TNP PAC 2	TNP PAC 3
Texas Nurse Practitioners Advocacy Campaign (TNP)	Texas Nurse Practitioners Advocacy Campaign (TNP) 1	Texas Nurse Practitioners Advocacy Campaign (TNP) 2	Texas Nurse Practitioners Advocacy Campaign (TNP) 3
Directly to a Political Candidate	Directly to a Political Candidate 1	Directly to a Political Candidate 2	Directly to a Political Candidate 3

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19. Rate the following issues of concern as they affect YOUR practice:

	Not Important	Somewhat Not Important	Important	Somewhat Important	Most Important
Prescriptive limitations for Schedule II Controlled Substances	Prescriptive limitations for Schedule II Controlled Substances Not Important	Prescriptive limitations for Schedule II Controlled Substances Somewhat Not Important	Prescriptive limitations for Schedule II Controlled Substances Important	Prescriptive limitations for Schedule II Controlled Substances Somewhat Important	Prescriptive limitations for Schedule II Controlled Substances Most Important
Medicare regulation	Medicare regulation Not Important	Medicare regulation Somewhat Not Important	Medicare regulation Important	Medicare regulation Somewhat Important	Medicare regulation Most Important
Medicaid	Medicaid Not Important	Medicaid Somewhat Not Important	Medicaid Important	Medicaid Somewhat Important	Medicaid Most Important
Obtaining a Medicare provider number	Obtaining a Medicare provider number Not Important	Obtaining a Medicare provider number Somewhat Not Important	Obtaining a Medicare provider number Important	Obtaining a Medicare provider number Somewhat Important	Obtaining a Medicare provider number Most Important
Limited reimbursement	Limited reimbursement Not Important	Limited reimbursement Somewhat Not Important	Limited reimbursement Important	Limited reimbursement Somewhat Important	Limited reimbursement Most Important
Job Availability	Job Availability Not Important	Job Availability Somewhat Not Important	Job Availability Important	Job Availability Somewhat Important	Job Availability Most Important
Preceptoring	Preceptoring Not Important	Preceptoring Somewhat Not Important	Preceptoring Important	Preceptoring Somewhat Important	Preceptoring Most Important

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20. Rank the following policy issues from most to least important:(1 being most important)

Schedule II Prescriptive Authority

Medical Forms Signature Recognition

Funding of Graduate Nursing Education

Full Practice Authority

Insurance Reimbursement and Credentialing

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21. How satisfied are you with how TNP represent your needs on legislative and regulatory issues?

Not at all

Somewhat Satisfied

Satisfied

Extremely Satisfied

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22. Has the Hydrocodone change significantly impacted your practice?

Yes

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23. Have Texas regulations forced you to close a practice in which you owned or co-owned with another Nurse Practitioner?

Yes

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24. What is your number one practice challenge?

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25. Do you support TNP continuing to pursue legislation that would improve primary care and Texan's access to care in general?

Yes

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26. Do you support TNP continuing to pursue legislation that works toward NPs being able to practice to the full extent of their education?

Yes

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27. What type of Legislative Updates would you like to receive? (please check all that apply)

I would like general state legislative updates.

I would like state legislative updates that only impact APRNs or nursing in general.

I would like state legislative updates that impacts healthcare in anyway.

I do not wish to receive any legislative updates from TNP.

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28. If you have to compensate your supervising physician, how much do you pay per year to "oversee" your business?

less than $20,000

$20,000-$39,999

$40,000-$59,999

$60,000-$79,999

$80,000-$99,999

$100,000-$119,999

more than $120,000

N/A

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29. Are you recognized as an NP by the Texas BON?

Yes

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30. If yes, what specialty are you certified in?

Acute Care, Adult

Acute Care, Pediatric

Adult

Critical Care

Emergency

Family

Gerontology

Neonatal

Oncology

Pediatric

Pediatric Critical Care

Perinatal

Psychiatric/Mental Health

School

Women's Health

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31. If you are recognized as another APRN role (other than NP), please make a selection below.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)

Does Not Apply

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32. What is your current clinical focus? (choose all that apply)

Adult

Acute Care

Cardiology

College Health

Correctional

Dermatology

Emergency

Endocrinology

Faculty (NP Program)

Faculty (BSN Program)

Faculty (DNP, PhD Program)

Faculty (Medical School)

Family

Family Planning

Gastroentology

Gerontology

Gerontologic

Internal Medicine

Neonatal

Neurology

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Orthopedic

Palliative Care

Pediatric

Psychiatric

School Surgery

Urology

Women's Health

Other (please specify)

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33. Practice Settings: (Choose all that apply)

College Health Clinic

Correctional/Prison Facility

Emergency Room/Urgent Care Clinic

Employee/Occupational Health

HMO

Home Health Care

Hospice

Hospital Owned Outpatient Clinic

In-Patient Hospital

Long Term Care Facility

Management/Administration

Medical House Calls

Military

NP Program Faculty

DNP/PhD Program Faculty

Private NP Practice

Private Physican Practice

Public Health NP

School Health Clinic

VA Facility

Other (please specify)

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34. What other professional organizations are you a member of?

TNA/ANA

AANP

NAPNAP

NONPF

Sigma Theta Tau

Local Affiliate

Other (please specify)

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35. Age

<30yrs

31-45yrs

46-60yrs

>60yrs

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36. Number of hours worked per week

10 hours or less

11-20 hours

21-30 hours

31-40 hours

more than 40 hours

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37. Number of Years in Practice as a Nurse Practitioner

up to 5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16-20 years

more than 20 years

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38. If you work full time what is your Annual Salary (based on 40 hours a week). If you are part-time, please skip this question and go to the next question.

less than $40,000

$40,000-$49,999

$50,000-$59,999

$60,000-$69,999

$70,000-$79,999

$80,000-$89,999

$90,000-$99,999

$100,000 - $119,999

more than $120,000

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* 1. When you receive email from TNP do you:

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* 2. How would you prefer to receive information from TNP?

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* 3. Which one of the following social networking services do you use to follow TNP?

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* 4. Are you a member in your local NP/APRN group?

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* 5. Does your employer pay for or reimburse you for TNP membership or other professional organization dues?

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* 6. Please indicate your type of TNP Membership:

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* 7. Please rank in order what you believe is the primary/most important function of our association?

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* 8. What are the advantages that you perceive from being a member of TNP? (check as many as apply)

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* 9. What benefits would you like for TNP to make available to their members?

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* 10. Do you receive news and information from TNP that is readily available through other sources?

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* 11. Over 80% of physicians and doctors have disability insurance to protect their incomes in the event they become too sick or hurt to practice or their incomes decline. Would you be interested in a TNP endorsed, disability program?

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* 12. If you have student loans, would the loan payments be covered for you, in the event of disability?

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* 13. If you participate in a retirement plan, would you like your future, retirement contributions to be covered for you, in the event of disability?

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* 14. If a TNP-endorsed program could be offered to you with discounted premiums, multiple insurers and professional consultation, would this be of interest to you?

Question Title

* 15. If you are interested in being included as Mentor for new NPs and would like to be included on the mentor list, please provide your name and email below. (Please note this is separate from our preceptor program)

Question Title

* 16. Please indicate by numbering 1-8 (8 being most important) which of the following tracks are most important to include in the TNP 2016 Conference

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* 17. TNP continues to allocate resources to assist with our legislative initiatives by having an associate public affairs director and outside lobbyist to represent Texas Nurse Practitioners. Using the scale below, please indicate the extent in which you agree with this allocation.

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* 18. If you were to donate money to assist with advocacy efforts for Nurse Practitioners in Texas. Please rank order your giving preference (one being most important)

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* 19. Rate the following issues of concern as they affect YOUR practice:

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* 20. Rank the following policy issues from most to least important:(1 being most important)

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* 21. How satisfied are you with how TNP represent your needs on legislative and regulatory issues?

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* 22. Has the Hydrocodone change significantly impacted your practice?

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* 23. Have Texas regulations forced you to close a practice in which you owned or co-owned with another Nurse Practitioner?

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* 24. What is your number one practice challenge?

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* 25. Do you support TNP continuing to pursue legislation that would improve primary care and Texan's access to care in general?

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* 26. Do you support TNP continuing to pursue legislation that works toward NPs being able to practice to the full extent of their education?

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* 27. What type of Legislative Updates would you like to receive? (please check all that apply)

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* 28. If you have to compensate your supervising physician, how much do you pay per year to "oversee" your business?

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* 29. Are you recognized as an NP by the Texas BON?

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* 30. If yes, what specialty are you certified in?

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* 31. If you are recognized as another APRN role (other than NP), please make a selection below.

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* 32. What is your current clinical focus? (choose all that apply)

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* 33. Practice Settings: (Choose all that apply)

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* 34. What other professional organizations are you a member of?

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* 35. Age

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* 36. Number of hours worked per week

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* 37. Number of Years in Practice as a Nurse Practitioner

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* 38. If you work full time what is your Annual Salary (based on 40 hours a week). If you are part-time, please skip this question and go to the next question.

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* 39. If you work part-time what is your hourly wage?

1. When you receive email from TNP do you:

2. How would you prefer to receive information from TNP?

3. Which one of the following social networking services do you use to follow TNP?

4. Are you a member in your local NP/APRN group?

5. Does your employer pay for or reimburse you for TNP membership or other professional organization dues?

6. Please indicate your type of TNP Membership:

7. Please rank in order what you believe is the primary/most important function of our association?

8. What are the advantages that you perceive from being a member of TNP? (check as many as apply)

9. What benefits would you like for TNP to make available to their members?

10. Do you receive news and information from TNP that is readily available through other sources?

11. Over 80% of physicians and doctors have disability insurance to protect their incomes in the event they become too sick or hurt to practice or their incomes decline. Would you be interested in a TNP endorsed, disability program?

12. If you have student loans, would the loan payments be covered for you, in the event of disability?

13. If you participate in a retirement plan, would you like your future, retirement contributions to be covered for you, in the event of disability?

14. If a TNP-endorsed program could be offered to you with discounted premiums, multiple insurers and professional consultation, would this be of interest to you?

15. If you are interested in being included as Mentor for new NPs and would like to be included on the mentor list, please provide your name and email below. (Please note this is separate from our preceptor program)

16. Please indicate by numbering 1-8 (8 being most important) which of the following tracks are most important to include in the TNP 2016 Conference

17. TNP continues to allocate resources to assist with our legislative initiatives by having an associate public affairs director and outside lobbyist to represent Texas Nurse Practitioners. Using the scale below, please indicate the extent in which you agree with this allocation.

18. If you were to donate money to assist with advocacy efforts for Nurse Practitioners in Texas. Please rank order your giving preference (one being most important)

19. Rate the following issues of concern as they affect YOUR practice:

20. Rank the following policy issues from most to least important:(1 being most important)

21. How satisfied are you with how TNP represent your needs on legislative and regulatory issues?

22. Has the Hydrocodone change significantly impacted your practice?

23. Have Texas regulations forced you to close a practice in which you owned or co-owned with another Nurse Practitioner?

24. What is your number one practice challenge?

25. Do you support TNP continuing to pursue legislation that would improve primary care and Texan's access to care in general?

26. Do you support TNP continuing to pursue legislation that works toward NPs being able to practice to the full extent of their education?

27. What type of Legislative Updates would you like to receive? (please check all that apply)

28. If you have to compensate your supervising physician, how much do you pay per year to "oversee" your business?

29. Are you recognized as an NP by the Texas BON?

30. If yes, what specialty are you certified in?

31. If you are recognized as another APRN role (other than NP), please make a selection below.

32. What is your current clinical focus? (choose all that apply)

33. Practice Settings: (Choose all that apply)

34. What other professional organizations are you a member of?

35. Age

36. Number of hours worked per week

37. Number of Years in Practice as a Nurse Practitioner

38. If you work full time what is your Annual Salary (based on 40 hours a week). If you are part-time, please skip this question and go to the next question.

39. If you work part-time what is your hourly wage?