Professional Practice Paper

Based on the AP role of the person that you interviewed in W1 Project, in a 3- to 5-page paper (excluding the title page, references, and appendices) describe the role, the type of organization, and address all the interview questions, and include:

• List the type of organization. For example: Primary care office, ED, Specialty, cardiology GI etc.
• List the type of and how many clients it serves. FP would see all ages. Research in your area the number of visits in a local office per year or # of visits seen local ED, specialty office etc. 
• the professional fit for advanced nursing role. “Fit” refers to the Qualifications in order to be an AP provider at that agency/organization. What license, credentialing (accrediting agency, and other expectations NPI, CMS)?
• Include a brief job description
• Discuss board of nursing NPA or scope of practice of the state. Include what the NPA in the state allows and restrictions.

QUESTIONS FROM WEEK 1 PROJECT 

1. What is the difference between the role you play, and the role played by other nurses? 

2. How long have you served a family nurse practitioner and what position were you serving before? 

3. What is the major challenge faced when serving as a family nurse practitioner? 

4. In which ways do you participate in the patient’s experience? 

5. How do you handle a situation when a patient request for a certain type of medication such as antibiotics which you feel is not necessary? 

6. In your line of duty, have you ever experienced a situation or an action happening which was unethical? 

7. What was the situation and what response did you offer as a solution? 

8. In a situation where one of your patients is not giving a positive response to the medication you have administered and request for more that the set amount, what do you do to solve this? 

9. Is there any one given time when you went far above in providing patient care which was exceptional? Explain the scenario and the result?

10.  Is there any time in your life when you and the physician disagreed on how to diagnose or treat a given patient? How did you deal with this situation?

Instructions

Overview/Description of Final Paper: The final written assignment will synthesize what you have discovered about the different advanced practice roles and scope of practice found in the master of nursing curriculum: APRNs, nurse educator, nurse informaticist, and nurse administrator/executive. You will review all roles and then examine the specialty for which you were admitted, focusing on the scope of practice, core competencies, certification requirements, and legal aspects of practice for that specific role. You will also identify the practice environment and population you will be working with, as well as peers and colleagues. In addition, you will discuss your future leadership role and participation in professional organizations.

Your paper is to be based on current literature, standards of practice, core competencies, and certification bodies for your chosen role. The paper should be 8-10 pages excluding the title and reference pages, and APA format is required.

Criteria:  

• Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing: 
  • Briefly define advance nursing practice and the roles in advanced practice nursing pertaining to clinical practice, primary care, education, administration, and health information. Distinguish between ANP and the APN.
  • Describe the advance nursing practice role you aspire and briefly share the experiences and/or qualities you have that have influenced your decision. Include your personal philosophy.
• Selected Advanced Practice Role: 
  • Identify the AP you interviewed and summarize the interview, which should/may include (if not in the interview, please address):
  • Examine regulatory and legal requirements for the state in which you plan to practice/work.
  • Describe the professional organizations available for membership based on your selected role.
  • Identify required competencies (domains), including certification requirements for your selected role.
  • Describe the organization and setting, population, and colleagues with whom you plan to work.
• Leadership Attributes of the Advanced Practice Role: 
  • Determine your leadership style (democratic leadership)
  • Define Transformational Leadership and as it relates to your identified leadership attributes that you possess or need to develop
  • Apply the leadership style you will embrace in AP to one of the domains
• Health Policy and the Advanced Practice Role

Based on your program of study, review the literature and address the following:

• FNP/AGNP:Medicare reimbursement for NPs is 85%for the same health care that MDs receive at 100% reimbursement? Please address questions below and state your position on this mandate.
• FNP/AGNP:What states have NP Full Practice Authority and which states have limitations or restrictions? How does this apply to your state? Please address questions below and state your position on this regulation.

For the above category chosen, address the following: Family Nurse Practitioner

• Describe the current policy or trends and determine if it needs to change; if opposed to change state why
• Provide the process required to make the change with key players and parties of interest; support opposition
• Explain how you could lead the effort to make or influence the change in policy or keep the policy the same and the impact in healthcare quality.
• Conclusion-Summarize your role paper by highlighting key points made in your paper.

Submission Details:

• Support your responses with examples.
• Cite any sources in APA format.
• Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.