Analysis of APN Practice Regulation Paper
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Analysis of APN Practice Regulations Paper (30%) through SafeAssign. In this scholarly paper, you are assigned a U.S. State and will write relevant APN statutes from the Nurse Practice Act and APN Rules and Regulations. You will compare practice environments between your assigned state and New Jersey. Upload your assignment under assignment (see the link writingcenter.unc.edu on how to write a compare and contrast paper). Be sure to submit to SAFEASSIGN- an originality software before you submit the final paper. You are given multiple attempts but only the final submission is graded. Follow APA 7th edition and the following items should be addressed in your paper. Make sure to review the Plagiarism rules in your handbook and syllabus. This is due Sunday, 3/12/2023.
**TEMPLATE**:
A brief overview of the paper- What will you discuss in this paper? Relevant factors could be the history of the APN role, APN allows for more care, etc. Purpose of the paper/assignment- Why are you writing this paper?
Background
Background of your assigned state for an APN compared to New Jersey as an APN
Advanced Practice Nurse Requirements
Discuss board certification comparing the two states (what is required to sit for the certification exam? Education courses, clinical hours, etc.
Discuss requirements for renewal for APN license and certification.
Discuss/analyze the collaborative agreements in both states.
Discuss/analyze the prescriptive authority in both states.
State Differences in Practice.
Analyze restrictions for APRNs between the two states
Analyze hospital privileges and how it works in each state for an APN (what does an APN have to do to get privileges at the hospital? Can APNs get privileges at a hospital?
Analyze the nursing compact for both states for an APN, not an RN
Analyze Palliative/end-of-life care for both states for an APN- What can APNs do in this clinical setting? Medications, pronouncing death, DNR, etc.)
Conclusion
Summary of the key points and highlights of the paper. THis is not a repetition of what you have discussed. What did you learn from this for your future practice?
