1. How do you get certified and licensed in your state?
2. What is the application process for certification in your state?
3. What is the primary nurse licensure office resource website in your state?
4. How does your state define the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner?
5. What is included in your states practice agreement?
6. How do you get a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license?
7. How does your state describe a nurse practitioners controlled-substance prescriptive authority and what nurse practitioner drug schedules are nurse practitioners authorized to prescribe?
8. In what legislative and advocacy activities are your state nurse practitioner organization(s) involved?
9.Explain the types of regulations that exist and the barriers that may impact nurse practitioner independent practice in your state.
10. Describe what surprised you from your research.
