NR 510 (NR 510)

Advanced Practice Nurse Professional Development Plan It is important that a Master’s degree trained Nurse Practitioner (NP) have the opportunity to discover the different roles of the Advance Practice Nurse (APN) and subsequently use that knowledge to develop a professional development plan (PDP). The PDP should have certain considerations including education, licensure, and governing requirements specific to geographic location. This paper will describe those considerations as they appl...

You are a family nurse practitioner employed in a busy primary care office. The providers in the group include one physician and three nurse practitioners. The back office staff includes eight medical assistants who assist with patient care as well as filing, answering calls from patients, processing laboratory results and taking prescription renewal requests from patients and pharmacies. Stephanie, a medical assistant, has worked in the practice for 10 years and is very proficient at her j...

Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, and Education (LACE) Presentation Lauren Kwasny NR510- Leadership and Role of the APN February, 2018 Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, and Education (LACE) • Licensure • Granting the authority to legally practice • Accreditation • Formal approval and review of certificate program or educational degree in nursing or health related field. • Must be performed by a recognized agency • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Educatio...

You are a family nurse practitioner employed in a busy primary care office. The providers in the group include one physician and three nurse practitioners. The back office staff includes eight medical assistants who assist with patient care as well as filing, answering calls from patients, processing laboratory results and taking prescription renewal requests from patients and pharmacies. Stephanie, a medical assistant, has worked in the practice for 10 years and is very proficient at her jo...

Read the assigned Hain & Fleck article, and discuss the following: ● What are the barriers to APN practice identified in the article? Describe these barriers in your own words. ● What are your impression of the barriers to APN Practice? (Are you surprised by these barriers? Is this new information to you? Have you ever been involved at the legislative level in nursing? Do these barriers concern you or motivate you toward becoming an APN?) ● Do these barriers represent Restraint of T...

Read the assigned Hain & Fleck article, and discuss the following:  What are the barriers to APN practice identified in the article? Describe these barriers in your own words.  What are your impression of the barriers to APN Practice? (Are you surprised by these barriers? Is this new information to you? Have you ever been involved at the legislative level in nursing? Do these barriers concern you or motivate you toward becoming an APN?)  Do these barriers represent Restraint of T...

Ms. Jones is a 28 year old well developed African American Female who presents to the office today complaining of increased shortness of breath as well as increase use and need of her inhaler that began two days ago. Ms. Jones has allergies to cats which exacerbate her asthma and has had recent exposure to 3 cats at her cousins, she also admits to sensitivty to seasonal allergies as well as dust. She admits to increased cough with wheeze but denies nasal drainage or a product...

In recent times, more and more nurses are choosing to become APN as part of professionally developing their nursing careers. In order to achieve this goal, a professional development plan will need to be created. Professional development plan enables the nurse to keep record of their activities and show that they are keeping up with their competencies in practice (College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia [CRNBC], 2018). The Professional development plan that will be discussed in thi...

Advanced Practice Nurse Leader Interview Project It is pertinent that a Master’s degree trained Nurse Practitioner (NP) have understanding of Advance Practice Nurse (ANP) core competencies and their application in the real life setting. In order to ensure that this information is obtained, the student NP will interview a APN about the core competencies and their role in development. This paper will discuss the complete nine core competencies as outlined by the National Organization of Nur...

You are a family nurse practitioner employed in a busy primary care office. The providers in the group include one physician and three nurse practitioners. The back office staff includes eight medical assistants who assist with patient care as well as filing, answering calls from patients, processing laboratory results and taking prescription renewal requests from patients and pharmacies. Stephanie, a medical assistant, has worked in the practice for 10 years and is very proficient at her j...