NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONER FACULTIES (NONPF) COMPETENCIES

The nine areas of competency are:

· Scientific Foundations

· Leadership

· Quality

· Practice Inquiry

· Technology and Information Literacy

· Policy

· Health Delivery System

· Ethics

· Independent Practice

· For each of the nine NONPF competencies, write one paragraph explaining how Nurse Practitioner program can prepare someone to meet the competency (for a total of at least nine paragraphs).

· Then, propose how a nurse practitioner can engage in social change in their community.

· Finally, describe 1–2 legislative and/or advocacy activities in which your state (Texas nurse practitioner organization) is involved. Be specific and provide examples.