Pushing Forward: Meet Lynne Vigesaa, the first clinical Family Nurse Practitioner in Washington
Webinar/Online
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 7:00pm PT - 8:30pm PT
Info
Credits Offered
This event offers
1.0 contact hour
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
Pending accreditation by Pacific Lutheran University Center for Continued Nursing Learning, approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation..
Additional Information
Zoom meeting will open at 6:30 pm.
6:30-7:00 pm Meet and Greet
7:00-8:00 pm Didactic Content
Speakers
Lynne Vigesaa pioneered the nurse practitioner role by opening the first independent nurse practitioner clinic in Darrington, Washington, on April 10, 1972. In April 1973, the clinic's example helped push the Washington State Legislature to pass the Nurse Practice Act, which legitimized “advanced and specialized levels of nursing practice”. In 1975, Dan Evans, the governor at that time, appointed her to the Washington State Board of Nursing for a five-year term to help define what “advanced practice” meant. Hear Lynne tell her story.