Role of the Advanced Practice Nursing APN Roles
Role of the Advanced Practice Nursing APN Roles
Overview/Description: The final written assignment will synthesize what you have discovered
about the different advanced practice roles and scope of practice found in the master of nursing
curriculum: APRNs, nurse educator, nurse informaticist, and nurse administrator/executive. You
will review all roles and then examine the specialty for which you were admitted, focusing on the
scope of practice, core competencies, certification requirements, and legal aspects of practice for
that specific role. You will also identify the practice environment and population you will be working with, as well as peers and colleagues. In addition, you will discuss your future leadership
role and participation in professional organizations.
Your paper is to be based on current literature, standards of practice, core competencies, and
certification bodies for your chosen role. The paper should be 8-10 pages excluding the title and
reference pages, and APA format is required.
Category of Roles:
Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing:
Briefly define advance nursing practice and the roles in advanced practice nursing pertaining to
clinical practice, primary care, education, administration, and health information. Distinguish
between ANP and the APN.
Describe the advance nursing practice role you aspire and briefly share the experiences and/or
qualities you have that have influenced your decision. Include your personal philosophy.
Selected Advanced Practice Role:
Identify the AP you interviewed and summarize the interview, which should/may include (if not in
the interview, please address):
Examine regulatory and legal requirements for the state in which you plan to practice/work.
Describe the professional organizations available for membership based on your selected role.
Identify required competencies (domains), including certification requirements for your selected
role.
Describe the organization and setting, population, and colleagues with whom you plan to work.
Leadership Attributes of the Advanced Practice Role:
Determine your leadership style
Define Transformational Leadership and as it relates to your identified leadership attributes that
you possess or need to develop
Apply the leadership style you will embrace in AP to one of the domains
Health Policy and the Advanced Practice Role:
Based on your program of study, review the literature and address the following:
FNP/AGNP: Medicare reimbursement for NPs is 85%for the same health care that MDs receive
at 100% reimbursement? Please address questions below and state your position on this
mandate.
FNP/AGNP: What states have NP Full Practice Authority and which states have limitations or
restrictions? How does this apply to your state? Please address questions below and state your
position on this regulation.
Nurse Executive: What is value based care and how will it impact decisions made at the
executive level relative to nursing and AP nursing? Please address and state your position on
the regulation.
Nurse Informaticists: What law(s) was enacted to regulate health information? Please address
questions below and state your position on this regulation.
Nurse Educator: What agency regulates nursing education? Explain in detail.
For the above category chosen, address the following:
Describe the current policy or trends and determine if it needs to change; if opposed to change
state why
Provide the process required to make the change with key players and parties of interest;
support opposition
Explain how you could lead the effort to make or influence the change in policy or keep the policy
the same and the impact in healthcare quality.
Conclusion-Summarize your role paper by highlighting key points made in your paper.
Submission Details:
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned
