Week 3: Assignment 1 – Individual Professional Practice Document: Scope of Practice
Instructions
During this course, you will be developing an Individual Professional Practice Document (IPPD) that will identify the regulations, requirements, certification, and rules of the state in which you plan to practice (MASSACHUSETTS) as an APRN upon graduation. As you complete certain modules, you will be asked to add to the IPPD, so it is essential that you keep it handy and edit it along the way as you receive feedback from your faculty. Adding to the document with each assignment will produce a complete document by the end of the course. Using the document you submitted in Week 1, please add the following information:
- Using the Nurse-Practitioner-Qualification Website select the state(s) (MASSACHUSETTS) you expect to practice in as an APRN and click on the link for the state Nurse Practice Act. This document is located on each State Board of Nursing and will identify the regulations for the NP scope of practice for that state. In addition, Appendix 2A in the Buppert text will provide you with information as well. Please review the nurse practice act and provide a summary of the scope of practice for NPs in the state you intend to practice. Make sure that you are submitting a summary and do not cut and paste information.
- Using the Nurse-Practitioner-Qualification Website feature, click on the state(s) (MASSACHUSETTS) you expect to practice in as an APRN and access the nurse practice act for that state. Review the information related to the state’s physician collaboration/supervision requirements, if applicable. Do not address prescriptive practices in this assignment. You are addressing the regulations related to practice in the advanced role. In addition, see Appendix 2B in the Buppert text. Provide a summary of any restrictions of practice and supervisory/collaborative practice agreements that are required related to the scope of practice. Make sure that you are submitting a summary and do not cut and paste information. Please provide a hyperlink to this information.
- Identify the Regulatory Agency for NP Practice See Appendix 3A in the Buppert text.
- Provide information related to the qualification and licensing for APRN s and include the hyperlink to where you located this information. Submit this as a summary and do not cut and paste information.
- Identify the NP qualification requirements (do not address prescriptive authority yet) for the state(s) (MASSACHUSETTS) in which you plan to practice as an APRN, which is accessible by clicking on the Nurse-Practitioner-Qualification Website. In addition, see Appendix 3B in the Buppert text.
- Identify the APRN licensing requirements for the state you intend to practice. Strive to create this as a summary and add a hyperlink for future reference, if available.
Required
- Buppert, C. (2018). Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (6th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
- Chapter 2: Legal Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice
- Chapter 3: State Regulation of the Nurse Practitioner Practice
- Chapter 4: Federal Regulation of the Nurse Practitioner Profession
- Chapter 9: Reimbursement for Nurse Practitioner Services
- Joel, L. A. (2018). Advanced practice nursing: Essentials for role development (4th ed). F.A. Davis Company.
- Chapter 2: Emerging Roles of the Advanced Practice Nurse
- Chapter 3: Role Development: A Theoretical Perspective
- Chapter 6: Advanced Practice Nurses and Prescriptive Authority
- Chapter 7: Credentialing and Clinical Privileges for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Chapter 8: The Kaleidoscope of Collaborative Practice (A Framework for Collaboration section and Strategies for Success section only)
- Chapter 28: The, Law, the Courts and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Required Resources
- AANP: Scope of Practice for NP (PDF)
- Infographic: The Future of Nursing
- The Case for Removing Barriers to ARPN Practice
- AANP Statement on Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Privilege (PDF)
- AANP Statement on Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Authority
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, FNP and AGNPAN
- CC Certification FNP, AGNP, and PMHNP
- NCC Certification WHNP
- PNCB Certification PNP
- Form Completion Process for Certification, Licensing, and Credentialing (Word)
- NPI—What You Need to Know
Week 3: Assignment 2 – Indivdual Professional Practice Document: Prescriptive Authority
Value: Complete at 100 points/Incomplete at 0 points—This assignment is worth 3% of total grade.
Grading Category: IPP Document Development
Instructions
After passing your certification exam, the next step is to obtain your Nurse Practitioner (RN/NP) license. Then you should apply for prescriptive authority in the state in which you plan to practice. In some states, this requires a collaborating/supervising physician and in some states there are restrictions for NP prescribing. Once you obtain a state prescriptive license, you will need to apply for a federal drug enforcement administration (DEA) certificate, in order to prescribe narcotics. Use the following resources to complete this week’s IPPD assignment.
Using the document you started in Week 1, please add the following information this week. Using the Prescriptive Authority websites, select the state (s) (MASSACHUSETTS) you plan to practice in and become familiar with each state’s regulations related to NP prescriptive authority. In some states prescriptive authority is explained in the BON and the Department of Public Health (DPH), so you may need to search the DPH website as well. In addition, you can access some of this information in your Buppert text in Appendix 3B. You will also need to become familiar with the Federal DEA regulations for your state in order to be licensed to prescribe narcotics.
- What are the prescriptive authority requirements for the state in which you intend to practice? Is there a MD collaborative or supervisory regulation related to non-controlled substances or controlled substances. Are there any restrictions for NP prescriptive practice? Does the state utilize a system-wide drug monitoring program to assist with prevention of overprescribing?
- Include the State (MASSACHUSETTS) prescriptive authority regulations hyperlink.
- Does the state allow DEA licensure? What are the requirements to obtain a DEA certificate? Are there any MD collaborative/supervisory regulations related to narcotic prescribing? Are there any restrictions to prescribing narcotics? Opioid restrictions? Narcan authority?
- Include the Federal DEA hyperlink.
Week 3: Assignment 4 – Certification
Value: Complete at 100 points/Incomplete at 0 points
Grading Category: IPP Document Development
Instructions
After graduation, you will need to sit for board certification in your specialty foci. The following links provide you access to the certifying boards for your NP specialty. Please access the site for the certification you will be seeking and review the eligibility requirements and testing parameters.
- ANCC Boards for Family NP, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, and Psychiatric-Mental Health NP
- PNCB Boards for Pediatric NP-Primary Care
- AANP Boards for Family NP and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP
- NCC Boards for Women’s Healthcare NP
As a summary, please add responses to the following prompts in the Individual Professional Practice Document (do not cut and paste information from the sites).
- Which Board certification will you be taking?
- What are the eligibility requirements and what documents do you need to register for the exam?
- What are the testing parameters—location, paper or computer testing, number of questions, test blueprint?
