Imagine that you are a nurse practitioner (NP). You have been asked to present to incoming NP students at your local university, explaining advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) levels of practice and legal and regulatory issues relating to APRNs, as well as the importance of professionalism to this group. You will share how legal and regulatory issues, professionalism, and regulation based on the APRN’s state of practice impact the nurse practitioner’s work and scope.
Prepare a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation (up to 20 slides) in which you present the following issues facing APRNs:
Describe the importance of the APRN scope of practice and how state-specific regulations impact the scope of practice.
Compare and contrast differences between the full scope of practice and the restricted scope of practice based on the state of licensure. (You may select 2 states to compare and contrast for reference.)
Explain the key legal, regulatory, and credentialing issues facing APRNs.
Explain regulatory barriers that continue to exist for APRNs, including where progress has been made and what remains to be done.
Describe concepts of professionalism as they pertain to the APRN.
Compare professionalism in the APRN role to professionalism in your current registered nurse (RN) role.
