NURS 6565 Week 10 Discussion

This week you will have an opportunity to evaluate state practice agreements in your state and examine issues related to NP practice.

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To prepare:Review practice agreements in your stateIdentify at least two physician collaboration issues in your state (Mississippi).

To Complete:

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Post ;1-2 pages on:

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A brief description of the practice agreements for NPs in your state and the two physician collaboration issues that you identified.

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Explain what you think are the barriers to NPs practicing independently in your state (Mississippi).

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Finally, outline a plan for how you might address NP practice issues in your state.

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References

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Buppert, C. (2015). The Employed Nurse Practitioner. In Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide (5th ed.). (323-336). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

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Hamric, A. B., Hanson, C. M., Tracy, M. F., & O’Grady, E. T. (2014). Leadership. In Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach (5th ed.) (266-294). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

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Thomas, A.C., Crabtree, M.K., Delaney, K.R., Dumas, M.A., Kleinpell, R., Logsdon, C.,…Nativio, D.G. (2012). Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies. Retrieved from http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/npcorecompetenciesfinal2012.pdf

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You may use other scholarly resources and websites as you see fit. ; ;