- Review practice agreements in your state.
- Identify whether your state requires physician collaboration or supervision for nurse practitioners and, if so, what those requirements are.
- Research the following:
- How do you get certified and licensed in your state?
- What is the application process for certification in your state?
- What is the primary nurse licensure office resource website in your state?
- How does your state define the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner?
- What is included in your state’s practice agreement?
- How do you get a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license?
- How does your state describe a nurse practitioner’s controlled-substance prescriptive authority and what nurse practitioner drug schedules are nurse practitioners authorized to prescribe?
- In what legislative and advocacy activities are your state nurse practitioner organization(s) involved?
Nurse Competency
DQ7 After reviewing “Professionalism” in the AONL Nurse Leader Core Competencies, answer the following prompts: • Select one sub-competency each from two categories (profession accountability, advocacy, etc.). • Describe a situation where you “met” or “did not meet” the sub-competency recommendations. • Align your selection with recommendations from Learning Resources