Healthcare Policy and Leadership
Scope of Practice and Patient’s Healthcare Accessibility
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to identify the scope of practice in one’s state 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. Next, students will discuss how the level of independence of practice in their state, i.e., reduced, restricted or full practice, affects patient’s access to care in their local community.
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
- Understand NP practice as defined by law (CO2)
- Determine legislation as defined by legislation, statutes and regulations (CO2)
- Identify barriers to ensuring patient’s rights (CO3)
Requirements:
- Discuss your state NP community in terms of scope of practice. Include the 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.
- If you live in a restricted or reduced practice state, how has patient care been impacted in your local community from these barriers? For instance, is the ED used for primary care? Are the EDs overcrowded 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?
- How does access to NPs impacts any healthcare disparities?
- A scholarly resource must be used for EACH discussion question each week.
Hi please don’t forget scholarly references please at least two or three and my state is Maryland for the NP community.
- A scholarly resource must be used for EACH discussion question each week.
| DISCUSSION CONTENT |
| Category |
Points |
% |
Description |
| Scope of practice and NP requirements |
30 |
30% |
Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of their state’s NP scope of practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. |
| Practice barriers and access to healthcare |
30 |
30% |
Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of whether their state is a reduced, restricted or full practice state and the impact on the local community with respect to healthcare access. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. |
| Healthcare disparities |
15 |
15% |
Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of how access to NPs impacts healthcare disparities. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. |
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75 |
75% |
Total CONTENT Points= 75 pts |
| DISCUSSION FORMAT |
| Category |
Points |
% |
Description |
| Interactive Dialogue |
20 |
20% |
4 Required Elements:
- Responds a minimum of two other posts to peers and/or faculty in the threaded discussion;
- Responses to peer/faculty are substantive (adds importance, depth, and meaningfulness to the discussion)
- Responds to all direct questions from faculty (if no question asked directly, student responded to questions posed to the entire class)
- Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week. The summary could be included in one of the three minimum posts.
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| Grammar, Syntax, Spelling, & Punctuation |
5 |
5% |
Grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation are accurate. |
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25 |
25% |
Total FORMAT Points=25 pts |
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DISCUSSION TOTAL=100 points |
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Answer preview
Nursing scope of practice is defined by each state and stipulates the range of responsibilities, functions, roles, and activities that should be performed by a registered nurse. Nurses are guided by the extent of their work in their work environments for the purpose of ensuring that their practice in the provision of care is in accordance with the state law. Since states have the responsibility of protecting the public, each state has a nursing board that monitors nurses’ practice so that they can operate within the defined laws. Each state also outlines the requirements for nurse practitioners, including education and certification requirements and the qualifications required for a nurse to be licensed. It is imperative for nurse practitioners to have a clear understanding of their work in their state of operation so that their practice and activities in healthcare provision align with the state laws.
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