Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to provide the studentwithan opportunity to explore the nurse practitioner NP practice requirements

Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student
with
an opportunity to explore the nurse practitioner (NP) practice requirements in his/her state of practice, NP competencies and leadership skills to develop a plan to support professional development.
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
Examine roles and competencies of advanced practice nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care. (CO1)
Analyze essential skills needed to lead within the context of complex systems. (CO3)
Explore the process of scholarship engagement to improve health and healthcare outcomes in various settings. (CO4)
Requirements:
The
u202fAPN Professional Development Plan
paper
u202fis worth
200 points and will be graded on
the
quality of
the content, use of citations,
use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
Submit
the paper
as a Microsoft Word Document, which is the required format at Chamberlain University. You are encouraged to use
the
APA Academic Writer and Grammarly
tools
when creating your assignment.
Follow the directions
below
and
the
grading criteria
located in the rubric
closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.
The length of the paper
should
be
5-8
pages, excluding title page and reference
page(s).
Support ideas with a minimum of
3
scholarly resources. Scholarly resources do not include your textbook. You may need to use more than
3
scholarly resources to fully support your ideas.
You may use first person voice when
discussing information specific to your personal practice or skills.
Current edition APA format is required with both a title page and reference page(s). Use the following as Level 1 headings to denote the sections of your paper (Level 1 headings use
upper- and lower-case
letters and are bold and centered):
APN Professional Development Plan
(This is the paper introduction. In APA format, a restatement of the paper title, centered and not bold serves as the heading of the introduction
section)
APN Scope of Practice
Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies
Leadership Skills
Conclusion
Directions:
Introduction: Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include general statements on
scope of practice, competencies, and leadership,
and identification of the purpose of the paper.
APN Scope of Practice:
Research the Nurse Practice Act and APN scope of practice guidelines for the state in which you intend to practice after graduation. Describe the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for that state in your own words. Identify whether your state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice. Discuss NP prescriptive authority in your state.
Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in your state.
Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies:
Review the NONPF Core Competencies. Describe two competency areas you believe to be personal strengths and two competency areas in which you have opportunities for growth.
Discuss two scholarly activities you could do during the master’s program to help yourself achieve
NP
competencies. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings.
Leadership Skills:
Analyze three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems. Describe two strategies you could use to help you develop
NP leadership
skills. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources.
Conclusion: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the paper.
APA Formatting
Formatting follows current edition APA Manual guidelines for
title page
running head
body of paper (including citations and headings)
reference page
Writing Mechanics
Writing mechanics
follow the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the current edition of the APA manual. The length of the paper is at least 5 pages but no more than 8 pages.