DB 10 DCR
State Practice Agreements
This week you will have an opportunity to evaluate state practice agreements in" rel="nofollow">in your state and examin" rel="nofollow">ine issues related to NP practice.
To Prepare for this Discussion:
Review practice agreements in" rel="nofollow">in your state
Identify at least two physician collaboration issues in" rel="nofollow">in your state
Post on or before Day 3 a brief description of the practice agreements for NPs in" rel="nofollow">in your state and the two physician collaboration issues that you identified. Explain" rel="nofollow">in what you thin" rel="nofollow">ink are the barriers to NPs practicin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">independently in" rel="nofollow">in your state. Fin" rel="nofollow">inally, outlin" rel="nofollow">ine a plan for how you might address NP practice issues in" rel="nofollow">in your state.
Readin" rel="nofollow">ings
Buppert, C. (2015). The employed nurse practitioner. In Nurse Practitioner’s Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Practice and Legal Guide (5th ed.) (323 – 336). Burlin" rel="nofollow">ington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
This chapter covers the rights of employed NPs, contract negotiation, in" rel="nofollow">interviewin" rel="nofollow">ing, responsibilities of an NP employee, employer’s evaluation of the NP’s performance, malpractice in" rel="nofollow">insurance, and collaborative practice agreements.
Hamric, A. B., Hanson, C. M., Tracy, M. F., & O’Grady, E. T. (2014). Leadership. In Advanced practice nursin" rel="nofollow">ing: An in" rel="nofollow">integrative approach (5th ed.) (266-294). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This chapter covers leadership in" rel="nofollow">in advanced practice nursin" rel="nofollow">ing. The chapter also focuses on the context in" rel="nofollow">in which advanced practice nurses exercise leadership competency, leadership domain" rel="nofollow">ins of advanced practice nurses, leader defin" rel="nofollow">initions, models, and concepts, defin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing characteristics of the APN leadership competency, attributes of effective APN leaders, developin" rel="nofollow">ing skills, developin" rel="nofollow">ing leadership in" rel="nofollow">in health policy, obstacles to leadership development, and strategies for implementin" rel="nofollow">ing leadership competency
Hatt, K. (2015). 5 in" rel="nofollow">interview pitfalls. Recruiters reveal how to respond to the most complicated questions. Advance healthcare network for NPs & PAs.
Retrieved from https://nurse-practitioners-and-physician-assistants.advanceweb.com/student-and-new-grad-center/student-top-story/5-in" rel="nofollow">interview-pitfalls.aspx
Thomas, A. C., Crabtree, M. K., Delaney, K. R., Dumas, M. A., Klein" rel="nofollow">inpell, R., Logsdon, C.,…Nativio, D. G. (2012). Nurse practitioner core competencies.
Retrieved from https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/npcorecompetenciesfin" rel="nofollow">inal2012.pdf
Walden University Career Services (n.d.). Interviewin" rel="nofollow">ing: Home.
Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/careerservices/in" rel="nofollow">interviewin" rel="nofollow">ing
Document: Cover Letter, Resume, and Portfolio Assignment Guide (PDF)
Media
Nurse Practitioner Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Owner (n.d.). Busin" rel="nofollow">iness for healthcare providers.
Retrieved from https://npbusin" rel="nofollow">iness.org/
Optional Resources
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (2012). Nurse practitioner core competencies.
Retrieved from https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/npcorecompetenciesfin" rel="nofollow">inal2012.pdf
Please proceed to the Discussion