Course
NR-506NP: Healthcare Policy & Leadership
Week 6 Discussion: Scope of Practice and Patient’s Healthcare Accessibility
Requirements
1. Discuss your state NP community in terms of scope of practice. Include your state’s scope of practice for NPs including:
- Level of independence of practice
- Prescribing authority
- Any limitations of practice
- Process for obtaining licensure in your state
- Certification and education requirements for licensure.
2. If you live in a full practice, how has independent practice of the APN resulted in improved patient access to healthcare? For instance, is the ED … for primary care? Are the EDs … with long wait times? Are there urgent care clinics readily available? Is there adequate access to primary care? If you live in a full practice, how has independent practice of the APN resulted in improved patient access to healthcare?
3. How does access to NPs impacts any healthcare disparities?
ANSWER
Week 6: Scope of Practice and Patient’s Healthcare Accessibility Q1. State NP Community
My local community is King of Prussia, Montgomery in Pennsylvania County. The State Board of Nursing acknowledges and grants certification to two types of advanced nursing practice in the region, i.e., clinical nurse specialist and certified registered nurse practitioner. A person must have undergone a graduate-level education to be certified as a nurse, where one must complete an accredited, board-approved graduate-level programs.
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