OAAPN is the largest and only full-service statewide professional membership organization for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of all specialties within Ohio. OAAPN represents the interests of more than 12,800 APRNs currently practicing in Ohio and continually advocates at local, state, and federal levels for the recognition of APRNs as providers of high quality, cost effective, accessible healthcare for all Ohioans. OAAPN's history dates back to the 1980s until officially organizing in 1990 and have provided Ohio's APRNs with a unified community to network and advocate for APRN issues while succeeding on many fronts through the years. OAAPN continually strives to remove barriers to APRN practice and has become a leading information resource within Ohio regarding APRN practice, legislative and reimbursement issues as well as providing a gateway of opportunities to employment and continuing education.