Homework: Certification Plan
In this Practicum Homework, you will develop a plan, which will serve as the road map for you to follow to attain certification.
Learning Objectives
o Analyze state restrictions or limitations for practice
o Compare PMHNP practice environments in various states
o Analyze clinical practice issues
o Create plans for passing national certification exams
To prepare for this Practicum Journal:
o Review the interactive nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice law guide in your Learning Resources.
o Review your state regulations and a neighboring state or state in which you would like to practice.
o Reflect on how to approach relocating licensure from one state to another.
o Review certification exam requirements for PMHNPs.
Write a 2 to 3 pages paper in which you do the following:
o Describe the PMHNP practice environment for your home state, highlighting restrictions or limitations for practice.
o Compare the PMHNP practice environment in your home state with a neighboring state or a state in which you would like to practice.
o Describe a professional and/or clinical practice issue a new PMHNP will need to consider and address with the certification, licensure, credentialing, or relocation process.
o Develop a checklist for passing the national certification exam, including a detailed timeline that includes academic preparation (study plan), registration, financial preparation, etc.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References
o American Psychiatric Association. (2016). Practice guidelines for the psychiatric evaluation of adults.
o Barton Associates. (2017). Nurse practitioner scope of practice laws.
o Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.