Course
NR 500 Foundational Concepts And Applications
Week 4 Assignment: APN Professional Development Plan Paper.
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to explore the nurse practitioner (NP) practice requirements in his/her state of practice, NP competencies and leadership skills to develop a plan to support professional development.
Requirements:
- To complete this application, you will need to access to the following databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and the Joanna Briggs Institute. You may access these databases through the Chamberlain University Online Library.
- TheAPN Professional Development Plan paper?is worth 200 points and will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the … components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
- Create your manuscript using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain University documents.
- Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.
- The length of the paper is to be between 5-7 pages excluding title page and reference pages.
- APA (2010) format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered, bold):
- APN Professional Development Plan
- APN Scope of Practice – This pertains to NP practice in your state.
- Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies
- Leadership Skills
- Conclusion
Preparing the paper
The following are best practices for preparing this paper:
- Provide an introduction that generally addresses scope of practice, competencies, and leadership. The introduction should identify the sections of the paper.
- NPs need to take into account rules and regulations that guide advanced practice in the states in which they practice. Research and review the Nurse Practice Act and APN scope of practice guidelines in your particular state. Describe educational requirements, licensure and regulatory requirements, as well as practice environment details for the state in which you plan to practice. Discuss information regarding full, limited, or restricted practice limitations as well as prescriptive authority. Provide reference support from at least one scholarly source. For this section, the source can be your state board of nursing or whatever regulatory/legislative body handles nursing licensure in your state.
- Review the Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies (NONPF Competencies) contained in the lesson. A link to the competencies can … found in the week 2 readings. Complete a comprehensive, honest, personal assessment to identify your strengths and opportunities for growth. Describe two competency areas in … identified as strengths and two competency areas in which there are opportunities for growth.
- Discuss two ways in which you will engage with scholarship as you go through the … program to help you achieve these competencies. Provide reference support from at least one scholarly source in addition to the NONPF Competency link and lesson about the competencies you selected to work on.
- Analyze three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems. Describe two strategies you could use to help you develop those skills. Provide reference support from at least one scholarly source to support the leadership skills you selected and/or the strategies you will use to develop the skills.
- Provide a conclusion that summarizes the important aspects of the APN Professional Development Plan.
This assignment will follow the late assignment policy specified in the course syllabus
SOLUTION
APN Professional Development Plan
Advance Practice Nurses (APN) undergo a multitude of training building on the strength of their knowledge, training, and experience. The specific state guidelines of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) will be explored which will include educational, license, and regulatory requirements, as well as practice and prescriptive authority. Along with guidelines, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Core Competencies will be reviewed choosing personal competences considered strong and some of which could be improved on. NPs play a key role in leadership and must exhibit leadership within their community, team members, and in patient care. The leadership skills of the NP will be analyzed as well as strategies to aid in the development and improvement of the leadership that NPs should display.
Advanced Practice Nurse Scope of Practice
Educational Requirements
Becoming a NP requires many clinical hours with evidence-based coursework. Students undergo a vigorous educational process while maintaining an active license as a Registered Nurse (RN) and holding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree (American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2020). As a NP, students will gain knowledge in the advanced clinical setting which will allow the NP to assess and diagnose, prescribe medications, and form treatment plans. When choosing a credited NP program, individuals must select a patient population focus. In doing so, this will prepare the NP with the skills and education that are required of the program for the patient population which they will be treating.….please click the icon below to purchase the solution at $10