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NU668 Roles and Issues in Advance Practice Nursing

Week 1 Discussion

Meet Your Classmates Forum/Icebreaker Activity

Use this area to create a 2–3-minute video to introduce yourself to the group. In the video, please make sure to complete the following items:

Your specialty track (Pediatric, Family, Psych/Mental Health, Women’s Health, Adult Geriatric-Primary, or Adult Geriatric-Acute) and why you chose this track.

Describe how you envision your “dream job” for entry into advanced practice.

Share a question that you hope this class will answer for you.

Any personal information you would like to share with the class.

Follow the instructions on Creating Unlisted YouTube Videos for Upload to Your Course Assignments to create and link the video. You can use Zoom or your personal preference to create your video.

After your recording is complete, you will need to submit the YouTube video URL for this discussion. Please share this URL in the discussion board initial post so that classmates and faculty may get to know you!

In order for this discussion to be considered complete, you will need to post a video that addresses all the prompts by Day 3 AND complete at least 2 responses to your peers’ posts by Day 7.

 

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Week 6 Discussion

Prescriptive Authority: State Regulations

To get started, review the Nurse Practitioner Interactive Map.

In your initial post, please identify the prescriptive authority regulations in the state where you are going to practice. Are there any restrictions, supervision, or collaboration required from a physician? If so, please explain. If you will be practicing in multiple states, do the regulations in those states differ? If you are in a clinical placement, please ask your preceptors about the prescriptive regulations and if an agreement is needed. If so, ask to see a copy of the agreement so that you can review what will be required when you begin to practice. Share with one another on the discussion board what you have found. If you are precepting at more than one facility, discuss whether these agreements differ at all, what your thoughts are about any differences, and which agreements you like best.

 

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Week 7 Discussion

Opioid Epidemic

In your initial post, please identify the current trends of opioid addiction in your state and region. Provide demographic data for incidence and occurrence and list what community resources are available to you.

 

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Week 9 Discussion

APRNs and Malpractice

Review Tables 29.1, 29.2, 29.3, and 29.4 in the Joel textbook (2018) and compare APRN adverse events and malpractice claims to MDs in your state of practice. Identify the differences, explain why you think there is a difference, and discuss how malpractice suits affect patient access.

 

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Week 11 Discussion

Next Steps: Job Search, Interview, and Negotiation

After completing this week’s reading and learning materials, identify four concerns or questions you have regarding the following:

Job search process

Interviewing

Negotiation

Identify one concern/ question for each of the three categories; the fourth concern can be a second item from any category.

 

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Week 13 Discussion

APRN Political Action State Initiatives

Using the NP Association links in the Nurse Practitioner Interactive Map, identify your state NP association and the current political action initiatives they are currently working on. State professional organizations will have an advocacy team working on the state initiatives determined by the organization, so look for an advocacy tab, political action coalition (PAC) tab, or policy issues tab on the home website.

How do these issues restrict your practice and how will your practice change if these issues are resolved?

Identify your role in addressing these political movements.

If your state NP association does not have any political action initiatives, look at either a national professional organization’s political initiatives, such as AANP, or a state health initiative, such as immunization rate, obesity rate, texting laws or the like and complete the same instructions.

 

 

 

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Week 14 Discussion

Practical/Clinical Issue

After reviewing the 2012 QSEN Graduate Competencies, identify a quality/safety issue that you have seen in your practice or clinical setting.

Explain to your classmates the issue you have identified and the reasons why it is an issue. Include the potential negative outcomes that can arise if the issue is not resolved.

For example, you notice that the provider is not following the American Cancer Society’s recommendation for cervical cancer screening. This issue in quality competency can lead to under-testing, over-testing, increased cost, and increased potential for surgical procedures. These factors can have negative consequences, such as higher risk for preterm labor or infertility.

As you create your post, review the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the relevant competency regarding the quality/safety issue you have identified.

Remember: The material and feedback from this assignment will be used in Week 15 Assignment 1: SWOT Analysis.

 

NU668 Roles and Issues in Advance Practice Nursing

Week 1 Assignment 1

Elevator Speech on the Role of the NP

Instructions

The purpose of this assignment is to prepare you as future APRNs to communicate your professional role and clarify the difference between APRNs and other advanced practice healthcare providers. Once you have presented this, you will work on making this more concise and compelling since you will be asked these questions in your new role.

Using Screencast-O-Matic, Zoom, or YouTube, create a video that is three to five minutes in length and answers the following questions:

What is a Nurse Practitioner?

How does a Nurse Practitioner differ from a Physician Assistant?

How does a Nurse Practitioner differ from a Physician?

Why don’t you just become a physician?

If you have never recorded a presentation, Screencast-O-Matic is a free, easy-to-use tool recommended for this purpose. Instructional videos on how to use Screencast-O-Matic are available at Screencast-O-Matic Help Videos.

After your recording is complete, follow these instructions to create an unlisted YouTube video. You will need the YouTube video URL for this assignment. The best way to submit your YouTube video URL is to copy and paste the hyperlink URL for the YouTube video into a Word document and submit this to the Assignment Dropbox. Your faculty will access your video via the link. Do not upload a video file (mp4).

For references, if you have created a PowerPoint for your presentation, please add your references on the last slide. If you have chosen not to create a PPT, then you may add your references to the Word document that contains your YouTube video URL. Please make sure that you adhere to current APA guidelines and submit at least three scholarly references per the Grading Rubric.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

 

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Week 1 Assignment 2

Individual Professional Practice Document: NP Title, Definition, and Consensus Model

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 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 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. For this assignment, use the Individual Professional Practice Document (Word). Please only submit Week 1 information.

Identify the following:

Your name

APRN specialty foci

State you plan to practice as an APRN

The state’s definition of a Nurse Practitioner. See Appendix 1A in Buppert text.

The title allowed by that state. See Appendix 1B in Buppert text.

Using the Map feature on the NCSBN APRN Consensus Model link, write a summary of how the state you plan to practice in is meeting the components of the consensus model. Refer to the Nurse Practice Act for details related to the state.

If you live close to the border of another state and plan to practice or already practice in that state, it is strongly recommended that you have a separate document for that state as well. Not all states have the same regulations and requirements.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

In order for this assignment to be considered complete, you will need to address all the prompts and write a summary related to the APRN Consensus Model by Day 7.

 

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Week 3 Assignment  

Role-Specific Competency Self Assessment

Using the role-specific competencies for the specialization track you are enrolled in, please complete the Competency Self-Assessment table provided for that specialization track. The table includes the NONPF core competency in the first column and the population-specific competency in the second column. Please note, for all specialization tracks there are no role-specific competencies for Practice Inquiry so all will complete the table based on the core competencies.

For this assignment, you are to review the population-specific competencies from NONPF, reviewing the curriculum content column (far right) of that document (located in Instructional Materials). In your review of that information, please indicate examples in column three of the self-assessment table of coursework, clinical, or experiences that moved you toward attainment of that competency while in your program. In the fourth column, please indicate areas you need to further develop or have further exposure to, based on the curriculum content identified in the NONPF document, where applicable (see competency example Women’s Health Role – Specific Competency Self-Assessment (PDF).

PNP table (Word)

WHNP table (Word)

FNP table (Word)

PMHNP table (Word)

AGPCNP table (Word)

AGACNP table (Word)

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

In order for this assignment to be considered complete, you will need to address both columns 3 and 4 for each competency listed by Day 7.

 

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Week 4 Assignment  

Coding

The purpose of this assignment is to practice evaluating patient encounter notes to identify appropriate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes to submit for billing. This is an important skill to master as an NP.

In this assignment, you are provided with three patient SOAP notes from an encounter with an NP. Using the Required Readings and Required Resources, identify the appropriate code (i.e., 99211, 99212, 99213, etc.) that should have been billed for the visit. In addition, provide detailed rationale on how you came to this decision. Please use the Patient Billing Template (Word).

Patient 1 SOAP note (Word)

Patient 2 SOAP note (Word)

Patient 3 SOAP note (Word)

Submit the completed Patient Billing Template to this assignment.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

In order for this assignment to be considered complete, you will need to complete the coding for each of the three patients and cite rationales for your decision using the most current APA format by Day 7.

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Week 5 Assignment  

Individual Professional Practice Document: Scope of Practice

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 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 Assignment 2: Individual Professional Practice Document: NP Title, Definition, and Consensus Model, please add the following information:

Access the Nurse Practitioner Interactive Map feature and select the state or states you expect to practice in as an APRN. Then select the link for the state’s Nurse Practice Act. This document is located on each State Board of Nursing’s website and will identify the regulations for the NP scope of practice for that state. Appendix 2A in the Buppert textbook provides you with additional information. 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; do not cut and paste information.

Access the Nurse Practitioner Interactive Map feature and select the state or states you expect to practice in as an APRN. Then select the link for the state’s Nurse Practice Act. Review the information related to the state’s physician collaboration/ supervision requirements, if applicable. Do not address prescriptive practices in this assignment; instead, address the regulations related to practice in the advanced role. In addition, see Appendix 2B in the Buppert textbook. 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; 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 textbook.

Provide information related to the qualification and licensing for APRNs in your selected state and include the hyperlink to where you located this information. Submit this as a summary; do not cut and paste information.

Identify the NP qualification requirements (do not address prescriptive authority yet) for the state or states in which you plan to practice as an APRN, which is accessible from the Nurse Practitioner Interactive Map. In addition, see Appendix 3B in the Buppert textbook.

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.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

In order for this assignment to be considered complete, you will need to address all the prompts including details about the nurse practice act, required physician collaboration (if applicable), regulatory agency identification, and the qualification and licensing requirements for the APRN by Day 7.

 

 

 

 

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Week 6 Assignment  

Individual Professional Practice Document: Prescriptive Authority

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; in some states, there are restrictions for NP prescribing. After you obtain a state prescriptive license, you must apply for a federal drug enforcement administration (DEA) certificate so that you can prescribe controlled substances. Use the following resources to complete this week’s IPPD assignment

Nurse Practitioner Interactive Map

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

DEA Forms and Applications

Using the document you started in Week 1 Assignment 2: Individual Professional Practice Document: NP Title, Definition, and Consensus Model and added to in Week 5 Assignment 1: Individual Professional Practice Document: Scope of Practice,, please add the following information to the Week 6 area. Using the Nurse Practitioner Interactive Map, select the state or states where you plan to practice and become familiar with each state’s regulations related to NP prescriptive authority. In some states, prescriptive authority is explained in the Board of Nursing (BON) and the Department of Public Health (DPH), so you might have to search the DPH website as well. You must also meet the federal DEA regulations for your state to be licensed to prescribe controlled substances.

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 the prevention of overprescribing?

Include a hyperlink to the state prescriptive authority regulations.

Does the state allow DEA licensure? What are the requirements to obtain a DEA certificate? Are there any MD collaborative/ supervisory regulations related to controlled substance prescribing? Are there any restrictions to prescribing controlled substances, including opioids and naloxone authority?

Include the federal DEA hyperlink.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

In order for this assignment to be considered complete, you will need to address all the prompts including details about the prescriptive authority in your state, regulation of controlled substance prescribing, and the DEA requirements by Day 7.

 

 

 

 

 

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Week 8 Assignment  

Conflict Reflection

Using the Reflective Conflict Guide for the APN (Word), think back to a clinical or practice situation in which a conflict arose. This can be a recent event or one from many months ago. After reading the required readings, begin to apply what you have learned to that situation by following the prompts in the conflict guide. This reflection will not be shared with your classmates, because the goal of this exercise is to have you truly reflect on a situation that was unethical, immoral, negligent, or the like so that you can identify appropriate actions if put in the same position in the future.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

 

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Week 9 Assignment  

Legal Case Study

In this assignment, you are required to complete only one case study from the following six case studies based on your Nurse Practitioner specialty track.

If you are a Pediatric NP student, you must complete the Pedi NP Legal Case Study.

If you are an Adult Gerontology Primary Care student, you must complete the Adult-Geriatric NP Legal Case Study.

If you are a Psych/Mental Health student, you must complete the PMHNP Legal Case Study.

If you are a Women’s Health student, you must complete the Legal Case Woman’s Health Study.

If you are a Family student, you must complete the Legal Case Family NP Study.

If you are an Adult Gerontology Acute Care student, you must complete the AGACNP Legal Case Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to foster your synthesis of course content relevant to medical liability concepts. You should complete the learning materials before completing the case because important background information is included in these resources.

Process: A rubric is provided to assist in communicating the expectations for this assignment. The questions in each case study are designed to direct the focus of your paper. Reference the case study where appropriate, especially in the discussion about the standard of care.

Case Navigation: Begin by clicking the About the Patient tab on the main page. Read the information on that page, then click the Next link in the bottom-right corner of the page. Click each tab on the left side of the screen and read the revealed information. When you have finished reading the patient’s situation, select the Review the Case tab, which provides you with the questions you must respond to for this assignment. Please answer the questions listed, because they relate to the case and the learning material related to malpractice and standard of care.

Remember to use APA format, including a cover sheet and a reference list.

The paper should be about three to five pages in length.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

For this assignment to be considered complete, you must address all the prompts and follow the grading rubric for your population-specific legal case study by Day 7.

 

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Week 10 Assignment 1  

LinkedIn Account

Create a professional LinkedIn account and share your link with your classmates and faculty. Remember that LinkedIn is a professional site, so use a professional photo and relevant professional information. Accept invitations from your classmates to begin to develop a networking arena. Connect with your faculty. Upload your LinkedIn account URL in a Word document.

For those who would prefer not to set up a LinkedIn account, here is an alternative assignment that will meet the same objectives:

Create a networking plan that includes your plan to network with colleagues for employment and professional development.

Submit your document to this assignment.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

For this assignment to be considered complete, you must either complete a LinkedIn account and share the LinkedIn account URL in a Word document or complete the alternative assignment; you must then submit the document to the dropbox by Day 3.

 

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Week 10 Assignment 2

State and National Networking

Using the IPP document you started in Week 1 and added to in Weeks 5 and 6, please add the following information:

Identify one state and one national professional organization in the area in which you will reside/ practice that will provide you with professional networking opportunities.

Please identify the organizations, their purpose, membership fees, and the resources they provide. Professional organizations include Nurse Practitioner Associations or specialty organizations such as Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH). Please summarize this information; do not cut and paste to your IPPD assignment.

Refer to the Nurse Practitioner Association for details on Nurse Practitioner Association websites.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

For this assignment to be considered complete, you must identify at least one state and one national professional organization and address all prompts by Day 3.

 

 

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Week 10 Assignment 3

Cover Letter Development

Create a professional cover letter that you would use in your employment search as a nurse practitioner. Please follow the helpful tips presented in the graduate career offices presentation when developing this letter. Professionalism is key; remember that you are selling yourself here in a very succinct way so that your future employer is compelled to invite you in for an interview.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

For this assignment to be considered complete, the cover letter must be completed by following the directions and submitted by Day 7.

 

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Week 11 Assignment  

Mock Interview

For this assignment, you are paired with a classmate and will conduct a mock interview video recording. Each of you plays the role of the interviewer and the interviewee, asking the Interview Questions (PDF) provided for this assignment. This interview should be recorded and uploaded into Moodle and should not be more than ten minutes for each interview. In the event that there are three members in your group, please take turns being the interviewee and interviewer.

If you have never recorded a presentation, Screencast-O-Matic is a free, easy-to-use tool recommended for this purpose. Instructional videos on how to use Screencast-O-Matic are available at Help Videos for Screencast-O-Matic. Alternatively, you can choose to use any other video recording tool of your choice.

After your recording is complete, follow these instructions to create an unlisted YouTube video. You will have to submit the YouTube video URL for this assignment. The best way to do this is to copy and paste the hyperlink URL for the YouTube video into a Word document. Please include your name and your classmate’s name in this Word document and submit the document. Your faculty will access your video using the link. Do not upload a video file (mp4).

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

For this assignment to be considered complete, you will must follow the prompts and record an interview with your assigned partner in both the role of the interviewer and the role of the interviewee and submit the video URL to the assignment DropBox by Day 7.

 

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Week 13 Assignment  

Professional Advocacy

For this assignment, you will submit two letters. One letter will be written to your state senator or state representative to advocate for a professional issue that is relevant to your state of practice. The second letter will be written to your member of the U.S. Congress (your U.S. senator or your U.S. House of Representatives member). To locate your U.S. senators, U.S. representatives, and state legislators, use these links:

Find your U.S. Senators

Find your U.S. House Representative

Find your State Legislator

Using the information from Week 13 Discussion 1: APRN Political Action State Initiatives on the issues identified by your state professional organization advocacy team, write a letter to one of your members of the U.S. Congress (U.S. Senate or U.S. House of Representatives) and a letter to one of your state legislators.

In these letters, identify:

The issue

Why it is an issue

How it affects patient care and outcomes

How it restricts practice

A suggestion for removing such barriers

Use information learned from this class as well as information provided to you by your classmates from different states to provide an argument for change. Submit your draft letters for this assignment. Your faculty will provide feedback, so that you can strengthen the letters before mailing them.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

For this assignment to be considered complete, you must submit two letters (one for the state legislator and one for the U.S. senator or representative) that address all the prompts listed. These letters must be submitted to the DropBox by Day 7.

 

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Week 15 Assignment  

SWOT Analysis

Instructions

Using the information from the Week 14 Assignment 1: Aligning Clinical Issues to QSEN competency table that you submitted in Week 14, begin to organize this information on the SWOT Analysis Table (Word). You can refer to How to do a SWOT analysis [with examples] as needed. Please incorporate peer and faculty feedback from Week 14’s discussion board and assignment.

Submit your completed SWOT analysis table for this assignment. Make sure that there are at least three references at the end of your table.

Review the following two examples for guidance in your own assignment:

Example 1 SWOT (PDF)

Example 2 SWOT (PDF)

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

For this assignment to be considered complete, you must complete the SWOT analysis table based on your identified problem, taking into account feedback from fellow classmates and your faculty. You must include at least three references and submit the assignment no later than Day 7.

 

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Week 15 Assignment  

Technology Competency Assessment

Technology Self-Assessment

Access the Nursing Informatics Competencies: Self-Assessment.

Review the following pages on the right navigation panel:

Overview

Competency Categories

Technical

Utility

Leadership

Competency Levels

User Level

Modifier Level

Innovator Level

After reviewing the preceding web pages, indicate on the Informatics/Technology Self-Assessment Table (Word) which level user you are in each of the Competency categories. Refer to this Example Technology Self-Assessment Table while completing your assignment.

When you have completed your self-assessment table, access the following self-tests (the link is on the right side of the page) and record your score on the Technology Self-Assessment Table.

Complete Self-Tests

Complete the word processing knowledge rubric (Word).

Complete the spreadsheet knowledge rubric (Word).

Take the typing speed test from speed typing online and then complete the keyboarding rubric (Word).

Complete the communications and web knowledge rubric (Word).

Total your scores for each rubric and save them for your records. Document these values on the Informatics/Technology Self-Assessment Table (Word).

If you score above 32 points (23 on the typing test and 18 on the communications and web knowledge), you probably have the skill level you need. No further action is needed.

If you score between 20 and 30 (19–22 on the typing test and 12–17 on the communications and web knowledge), you have some skill but need more practice.

Review one of the tutorials for the category in which you scored the lowest. Document which tutorials you watched on the Technology Self-Assessment Table.

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