Directions
Introduction: Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include general statements on scope of practice, competencies, and leadership, and identification of the purpose of the paper.
APN Scope of Practice: Research the Nurse Practice Act and APN scope of practice guidelines for the state in which you intend to practice after graduation. Describe the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for that state in your own words. Identify whether your state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice. Discuss NP prescriptive authority in your state. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in your state.
Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies: Review the NONPF Core Competencies. Describe two competency areas you believe to be personal strengths and two competency areas in which you have opportunities for growth. Discuss two scholarly activities you could do during the masters program to help yourself achieve NP competencies. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings.
Leadership Skills: Analyze three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems. Describe two strategies you could use to help you develop NP leadership skills. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources.
Conclusion: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the paper.
ASSIGNMENT CONTENT
Category
Points
%
Description
Introduction
16
8%
Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include:
general statements on scope of practice.
general statements on NP competencies.
general statements on leadership.
identification of the purpose of the paper.
APN Scope of Practice
72
36%
Identify the intended state of practice after graduation.
Describe the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for state.
Identify whether the state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice.
Discuss NP prescriptive authority in the state.
Provides support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in the state.
Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies
38
19%
Describe two competency areas believed to be students personal strengths.
Describes two competency areas in which student has opportunities for growth.
Discuss two scholarly activities to do during the masters program to help student achieve NP competencies.
Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings.
Leadership Skills
38
19%
Analyze three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems.
Describe two strategies student could use to help develop NP leadership skills.
Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
Conclusion
16
8%
Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what was discussed in the paper.
180
90%
Total CONTENT Points= 180 points
ASSIGNMENT FORMAT
Category
Points
%
Description
APA Formatting
10
5%
Formatting follows current edition APA Manual guidelines for
title page
body of paper (including citations and headings)
reference page
Writing Mechanics
10
5%
Writing mechanics follow the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the current edition of the APA manual. The length of the paper is at least 5 pages but no more than 8 pages.
20
10%
Total FORMAT Points= 20 points
200
100%
ASSIGNMENT TOTAL=200 points
