Nursing Assignment

NR581NP Scope of Practice Worksheet Template

Name: __________________________________________

All questions on this worksheet template must be answered using the Nurse Practice Act and/or the board of nursing for the state where you plan to practice, as well as the specific nurse practitioner specialty certification exam website.

Please provide the links to the websites used to complete this assignment and use correct APA intext citations.

Use of this template is required. Type your answers directly into the template. A 10% deduction will be applied if the template is not used.

Intended State of Practice/ Nurse Practitioner License Requirements

1. Identify the state where you intend to practice as an NP.

2. Identify which track you are in at Chamberlain University: (FNP, Acute Care Geriatric, Primary Care Geriatric, PMH) (use titles from our program).

3. License requirements in the state where you intend to practice:

a. What are the licensure requirements to become a nurse practitioner?

b. Briefly describe the fingerprinting requirements, prior health history and criminal history restrictions to become an NP.

Education and Certification Requirements

1. Describe the state educational requirements to become licensed as an NP.

a. What level degree is needed?

b. How many clinical hours are required?

2. Identify the exam required to become a certified nurse practitioner in your specialty area.

3. Describe the initial national nurse practitioner board exam certification requirements.

Practice Environment

1. Identify the practice environment in the state where you will practice as a Nurse Practitioner (NP): full (autonomous), reduced, or restricted NP practice. Define what full (autonomous), reduced, or restricted NP practice means.

2. If the state has reduced or restricted NP practice, specify what supervision or collaborative practice agreements are required. If your state is full practice, write N/A for this question.

a. Students who intend to practice in California should also include the use of written standard procedures that guide NP practice in the state and physician supervision ratios.

3. Describe the scope of practice for nurse practitioners in your state:

a. Describe protocol requirements.

b. What functions and therapies may an NP initiate in this state?

Prescribing Regulations

1. Discuss NP prescriptive authority in the state in which you intend to practice.

2. Explain regulations related to prescribing controlled substances in the state in which you intend to practice.

3. Describe additional requirements related to controlled substances.

Continuing Education Requirements for Nurse Practitioners

1. What are the continuing education requirements for nurse practitioners per the state of intended practice?

2. What are the continuing education requirements for nurse practitioners per the certification exam board?

Submit your completed Template/Worksheet assignment to the Week 2 Assignment Box. Only Word files will be accepted.

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