Homework: State Practice Agreements
In many states, nurse practitioners are completely autonomous professionals. In other states, however, NPs have a wide range of "restrictive" practice ranging from requirements for a "supervising" physician to requirements for a "collaborative" agreement with a physician.
In this Practicum Journal Homework, you will examine the requirements of your own state in order to prepare yourself for the realities of practice upon graduation.
Learning Objectives
i. Analyze state PMHNP practice agreements
ii. Analyze physician collaboration issues
iii. Analyze barriers to PMHNP independent practice
iv. Create plans for addressing state PMHNP practice issues
To Prepare for this Practicum Journal:
i. Review practice agreements in your state.
ii. Identify at least two physician collaboration issues in your state.
For this Practicum Journal:
i. Briefly describe the practice agreements for PMHNPs in your state.
ii. Explain the two physician collaboration issues that you identified.
iii. Explain what you think are the barriers to PMHNPs practicing independently in your state.
iv. Outline a plan for how you might address PMHNP practice issues in your state.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) 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.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.