Discussion Board

Read chapters 45-47 from Mason, D. J., Dickson, E.L., Perez, G.A., & McLemore, M.R. (Eds.). (2021). Policy & politics in nursing and health care (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0323554985

Read the following documents:

National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2018). APRN Consensus Model Toolkit. Retrieved from https://www.ncsbn.org/739.htm (Links to an external site.) Please review this site and find the information needed for the Discussion Board items.

Review state implementation of NCSBN Consensus Model. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2018, April 23). APRN consensus implementation status. Retrieved from https://www.ncsbn.org/5397.htm (Links to an external site.)

Please review Kentucky Board of Nursing. (2018). RN & APRN Licensure Information. Retrieved from https://kbn.ky.gov/aprnlicenseinfo/Pages/default.aspx (Links to an external site.)

Pay particular attention to: nursing licensure requirements including APRN, nurse practice acts including APRN, scope of practice including APRN, the specifics of the NCSBN Consensus Model, the various sources of regulation, and the role of courts in shaping policy.

Further, pay particular attention to: Understanding Scope of Practice. Scope of Practice is tied to the Nurse Practice Act of the state in which you practice.

You must know the Nurse Practice Act in your state (TEXAS) and understand that this is legislated.

Discussion Board Items:
1. Compare and contrast two (2) Nurse Practice Acts addressing

a) identify each state (TEXAS has to be one)

b) the APRN Title,

c) Scope of Practice including prescriptive authority,

d) education requirements, and

e) national certification.

2. Define scope of practice.

3. How does an APRN determine his/her scope of practice?

4. Let’s explore the NCSBN Consensus Model. Use the Implementation Status link on the NCSBN Consensus Model website.

a) Identify the goal of the NCSBN Consensus Model

b) How does your state’s (TEXAS) Nurse Practice Act compare to the NCSBN Consensus Model?

c) Which states are in full compliance with the Consensus Model?

d) Which states are the least compliant?

e) What are the educational requirements identified by the NCSBN Consensus Model for all APRNs?

f) How does the educational requirements at NKU compare with those identified in the NCSBN Consensus Model for APRNs?

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Your response to your Discussion Board is more similar to a ‘mini paper’. Your response is to ‘show evidence of knowledge and understanding of your reading assignment and include other resources beyond the assigned reading to EXTEND the learning’ AND you need to clearly communicate ideas and opinions (based on your readings) and deepen discussion AND ‘postings show appropriate vocabulary and writing style …which is professional and APA format. Thus….this results not in a short answer, but instead a ‘mini paper’ of sorts. (Citations Required)

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This assignment requires an initial post and a reply to a peer or classmate.

The peer response isn’t necessarily a critique of their post. What they are basically looking for is for us to elaborate or further build on their posts. We are able to agree or disagree. Highlight the points that we found interesting and build on it. Respond with our thoughts about the matter. Adding evidence to support the conversation and then asking a question to stimulate conversation.