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NR500NP-10773

Week 4

APN Professional Development Plan Paper

Preparing the Assignment

Requirements

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Week 4 Paper Template Links to an external site.
to be used for your assignment is required for this assignment.

1. The APN Professional Development Plan paper is worth 200 points and will be graded on the quality of the content, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.

2. Submit the paper as a Microsoft Word Document, which is the required format at Chamberlain University. You are encouraged to use the APA Academic Writer and Grammarly tools when creating your assignment.

3. Follow the directions below and the grading criteria located in the rubric closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.

4. The length of the paper should be 5-8 pages, excluding title page and reference page(s).&

5. Support ideas with a minimum of 3 scholarly resources. Scholarly resources do not include your textbook. You may need to use more than 3 scholarly resources to fully support your ideas. 

6. You may use first person voice when discussing information specific to your personal practice or skills.

7. Current edition APA format is required with both a title page and reference page(s). Use the following as Level 1 headings to denote the sections of your paper (Level 1 headings use upper- and lower-case letters and are bold and centered):

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· APN Professional Development Plan (This is the paper introduction. In APA format, a restatement of the paper title, centered and bold serves as the heading of the introduction section)

· APN Scope of Practice

· Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies

· Leadership Skills

· Conclusion

Directions

1.
Introduction: Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include general statements on scope of practice, competencies, and leadership, and identification of the purpose of the paper.

2.
APN Scope of Practice: Research the Nurse Practice Act and APN scope of practice guidelines for the state in which you intend to practice after graduation. (Example: Students who intend to practice in California must research the California Nurse Practice Act and relevant Board of Registered Nursing regulations, such as obtaining a DEA number, and prescriptive requirements (I live in Florida please try to keep that in mind for this assignment ). Describe the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for that state in your own words. Identify whether your state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice. Discuss NP prescriptive authority in your state. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in your state. (Students who intend to practice in California, include the use of written standard procedures that guide nurse practitioner practice in the state and physician supervision ratios).

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Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies: Review the NONPF Core Competencies. Describe two competency areas you believe to be personal strengths and two competency areas in which you have opportunities for growth. Discuss two scholarly activities you could do during the master’s program to help yourself achieve NP competencies. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings.

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Leadership Skills: Analyze three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems. Describe two strategies you could use to help you develop NP leadership skills. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources.

5.
Conclusion: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the paper.

ASSIGNMENT CONTENT
Category	Points	%	Description
Introduction	16	8%	Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include:   1. general statements on scope of practice. 2. general statements on NP competencies. 3. general statements on leadership. 4. identification of the purpose of the paper.
APN Scope of Practice	72	36%	1. Identify the intended state of practice after graduation. 2. Describe the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for state. 3. Identify whether the state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice. 4. Discuss NP prescriptive authority in the state.   Provides support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in the state.
Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies	38	19%	1. Describe two competency areas believed to be student’s personal strengths. 2. Describes two competency areas in which student has opportunities for growth. 3. Discuss two scholarly activities to do during the master’s program to help student achieve NP competencies.  Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings.
Leadership Skills	38	19%	1. Analyze three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems. 2. Describe two strategies student could use to help develop NP leadership skills.  Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
Conclusion	16	8%	Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what was discussed in the paper.
	180	90	Total CONTENT Points = 60 pts
ASSIGNMENT FORMAT
Category	Points	%	Description
APA Formatting	10	5%	Formatting follows current edition APA Manual guidelines for   1. title page  2. body of paper (including citations and headings)  3. reference page
Writing Mechanics	10	5%	References have complete information as required by APA In-text citations included for all references  AND references included for all in-text citation
	20	10%	Total FORMAT Points= 120pts
	200	100	ASSIGNMENT TOTAL= 200 points

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(No Running head needed per 7th edition for student papers)

Don’t forget you need a page number on each page

Title of Paper

(The title is followed by 3 spaces)

Oscar L Perez Torres

Chamberlain University: Nurse Practitioner Track

NR500NP Foundational Concepts and Advanced Practice Roles

Susan Thomas

Date (e.g. July 1, 2021)

Visit the writing center for help with your paper. Can locate in course resources as well:

https://mychamberlain.sharepoint.com/sites/StudentResourceCenter/WC

Title of Paper

(Centered and Bolded – should be the same as title on page 1 – title page)

Provide an
introduction to your topic and a
purpose statement. Generally, an introduction paragraph is short; around 1-2 paragraphs. Do not label the para using “Introduction” as the heading; the paper title at the top of the first page acts as a Level 1 heading.
Your introduction should provide a BRIEF overview of what you will cover in this paper, which is a general statement on scope of practice, competencies, and leadership.
Include a purpose statement, which describes the purpose of the paper and summarizes the topics that will be discussed and the goal of the paper. It tells the reader what to expect in the paper and what the focus will be. Your purpose statement should be 1 sentence.

Advanced Practice Nurse Scope of Practice

(Level 1 Heading: Centered, Bold, Title Case Heading)

Research the nurse practice act and APN scope of practice guidelines in your state and describe the following requirements of your state. Use your own words. One scholarly source needed for this section. This is a big part of your paper. Be thorough in your discussion. Once you are done writing this- you should know exactly what you are required to do to get your license in your state, what you need to do each year to maintain it, how much it will cost, what authority you have to practice in your state. A few sentences on each is not enough. You may use resources from your state board of nursing or professional organizations.

Educational Requirements (Level 2 heading: Flush left, Bold, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading)

Start paragraph under heading and indented. Description, educational preparedness and work environment.

License Requirements (Level 2 heading)

Start paragraph under heading and indented.How to you obtain your license, how much does it cost? What do you need to maintain for your license?

Regulatory Requirements (Level 2 heading)

Start paragraph under heading and indented. How are you regulated as an NP in your state? Do you need to keep special certifications? How often? How much do they cost? Is there more than one option?

Practice Authority (Level 2 heading).

Start paragraph under heading and indented. Describe whether your state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice. Be detailed in what you are allowed to do

Prescriptive Authority (Level 2 heading)

Start paragraph under heading and indented. What will you be allowed to prescribe? What do you need to do to maintain your preceptive authority? Do you have to maintain a separate license/certificate?

Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies (Level 1 Heading)

Review the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Core Competencies and describe TWO competency areas where you believe you are personally strong and TWO competency areas where you have opportunities for growth. Use at least one scholarly source for this section. You may use the NONPF competencies link in your readings for Week 2. Use second level headings as follows:

Competency Areas That are Personally Strong

Competency Areas Where There is Room for Growth

Scholarly Activities to Help Achieve NP Competencies

Scholarly activities include: writing a research article, participating in research, attending a conference in an area to improve, joining a nursing organization, etc. Finding a mentor as a new NP is not a scholarly activity- YOU being a mentor is. Discuss how these activites will help you grow in the competency areas where there is room for growth.

Leadership Skills (Level 1 Heading)

Analyze
three leadership skills (not leadership styles- refer to lesson)
required to lead as an NP within complex systems as well as
two strategies to help you develop NP leadership skills. Use at least one scholarly source. Use second level headings as follows:

Three Leadership Skills Required to Lead in Complex Systems

Each of the three leadership skills should be discussed thoroughly and discuss why they are important for an NP.

Two Strategies to Help Develop NP Leadership Skills

Discuss how these strategies will help to develop the leadership skills. Do not just list them.

Conclusion (Level 1 Heading)

Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the paper. Do not introduce new information into your conclusion paper. A good rule of thumb is to have a sentence for each main idea/criteria area you discussed in the paper. Your reader should be able to read your conclusion parapgrah and have a good understanding of what your paper covered.

References

Please make sure you to review the 7th edition APA book to cite your references here. Please note: you do not list a reference unless you cited the reference in your paper.
References are double spaced. References have a hanging indent and are in alphabetical order.

Resource:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html

TIPS for this Paper:

· The paper should be 5-8 pages in length, excluding the title and reference page(s)

· Support your ideas with a minimum of 2 scholarly sources. Scholarly sources are required beyond your textbook. These sources should be less than 5 years old. What is a Scholarly Resource:

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· Follow the rubric and make sure you cover all required elements of the assignment.

· APA papers are double spaced throughout the paper, including reference page

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7th edition does not require running heads for student papers

· 7th edition fonts: Times New Roman in 12 pt, Calibri size 11pt, Arial 11pt, Lucida Sans Unicode 10pt, and Georgia 11pt as allowed fonts. Do not change size of fonts throughout your paper.

· In-text citations: (Author, Year). Periods go AFTER the parenthesis

· Direct quote in-text citations: (Author, Year, p.#).

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Remember to look at your TII report- colored square in your gradebook- click on it to see your report. Review and highlighted areas and those need to be changed. You must paraphrase your information.

· Paraphrase info can be found in the Writing Center.

· Please remember, we have a FREE essay service for your to use to have someone review your paper. Information in Writing Center. Allow 48 hours.