“Advancing the Role of the Family Nurse Practitioner: A Personal Philosophy and Framework for Practice” “Exploring the Scope of Practice of the Family Nurse Practitioner: Understanding Roles and Responsibilities”

Instructions
Develop a personal philosophy and framework acknowledging professional and accrediting agency competencies relating to the role and scope of practice of the family nurse practitioner. Identify a nurse theorist that you align your current/ planned practice and how they provide the foundation for this philosophy development.
Describe the type of educational courses and professional requirements required for APRN professional certification and licensing within the state that you will practice.
Identify the precise application process for your certification exam, your state regulations for application for prescriptive authority/practice, and issues related to APRN practice within your state.
Evaluate and discuss APRN roles and prescriptive privileges and impact on client safety and care
Compare the differences between prescriptive authority, credentialing, and clinical privileges and how each of these impact client safety and care
Evaluate the development of the advanced practice nurse role from a global perspective.
Assignment Guidelines:
1200 – 1500 word paper (not including the cover page and references)
Required APA 7th edition for references and citations
Include a minimum of 6 scholarly references (does not include text or websites) and the majority of references must not be older than 5 years
Demonstrate analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information (see the rubric for specifics)
Nursing License MapLinks to an external site. (2018). Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority. [Electronic resource]. https://nursinglicensemap.com/resources/nurse-practitioner-prescriptive-authority/
U.S. Nurse Practitioner Prescribing Law: A State-by-State SummaryLinks to an external site. (2018). [Website].https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/440315
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Prescriptive Authority:
Ross, J. (2012). Nurse prescribing in the USA: a nurse prescribing practice reportLinks to an external site.. Nurse Prescribing, 10(2), 91-99. 
Credentialing and Clinical Privileges:
Summers, L. (2012). Clinical privileges: Opening doors for APRNsLinks to an external site.. American Nurse, 44(1), 10. 
Patterson, P. (2011). Proposed CoP reg to expand use of nonphysiciansLinks to an external site.. OR Manager, 27(12), 6-8.
Buppert, C. (2018). Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide (6th ed.). 
Chapters 3-6, & 14
Tracy, M., and O’Grady, E. (2019). Hamric and Hanson’s Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach. (6th ed.).
Chapter 22
American Nurses Credentialing Center. (2019). Credentialing DefinitionsLinks to an external site..  https://www.nursingworld.org/education-events/faculty-resources/research-grants/styles-credentialing-research-grants/credentialing-definitions/
AACN: Expanded Roles for Advanced Practice Nurses. www.aacn.nche.eduLinks to an external site.  In AACN search engine, type in “expanded roles for APNs”.
APRN Consensus ModelLinks to an external site.. (2012). American nurses credentialing center
Alleman, K., & Houle, K. (2013). Advanced practice registered nurse certificationLinks to an external site.. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 40(3), 219-23, 216.
APRN Roles and State Regulations: Safety for Clients in Professional Practice
In this unit, we will discuss the specifics related to the scope of practice for APRN’s in different states as well as requirements around prescriptive authority, credentialing, clinical privileges. It is important that as an APRN you are knowledgeable about your specific state and what will be expected of you.
Examine the prescriptive authority of APRN’s (Course objective 2, 4)
Summarize credentialing and clinical privileges (course objective 2, 4)
Examine and discuss the difference between prescriptive authority, credentialing, and clinical privileges (Course objective 2, 4)
Articulate a personal philosophy and framework acknowledging professional and accrediting agency competencies relating to the role and scope of practice of the family nurse practitioner (Course objective 2, 4)