6531 WK 1 DISCUSSION

To prepare:

•Review this week’s media presentation with Dr. Terry Buttaro in the Learning Resources. Review the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation and the National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties Core Competencies and population foci competencies.

•Consider the following nine competencies ,  your Instructor assigned  you to post on one of these nine competencies):  

ASSIGNED TOPIC:  Technology and Information Literacy

•Reflect on the category that was assigned to you by the Course Instructor. Think about how you would implement this competency in a clinical setting. Consider evidence-based clinical practice.

POST 1 TO 2 PAGE DISCUSSION PAPER ON A brief description of the competency that was assigned to you. With your competency in mind, explain how you would implement it in a clinical setting. Support your rationale with evidence from current research.

REFERENCES/MEDIA

Readings

•Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2013). Primary care: A collaborative practice (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

◦Part 1, “Introduction” (pp. 1–48)

Consensus Model for APRN Regulation:

  http://www.nursecredentialing.org/APRN-ConsensusModelReport.aspx

◦National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties Competencies

http://nonpf.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=14

Media

•Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2013f). Introduction to primary care of adults across the lifespan. Baltimore, MD: Author.