Discussion: Nurse Practitioner Practices

Discussion: Nurse Practitioner Practices

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NR 508 Week 1: Discussion- Foundation of the Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber Legal and Professional Issues in Prescribing
Describe NP practice in your state.
Tell the class what your state laws are related to nurse practitioner prescribing.
Include how many continuing education hours are required for your state.
Describe the importance of knowing the specific laws in your state pertaining to Nurse Practitioners prescribing medications.
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NR 508 Week 1: Discussion- Foundation of the Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber Legal and Professional Issues in Prescribing
In my home state of Georgia, an advanced practice nurse is defined as being able to “perform highly skilled nursing acts and specialized medical acts within the scope of APRN specialty certification as specified in a Standard Nurse Protocol for APRNs in Public Health Agreement per Medical Practice Act” (Georgia Department of Public Health, 2018). APRNs are required to have at least their master’s or doctorate and training beyond just what they learned as an RN. You must also hold a licence to practice in your state through the Georgia Board of Nursing and have an identification number through the DEA and the Georgia Composite Medical Board. To prescribe medications, the APRN must complete a pharmacology course and work with a physician who is willing to enter into a written protocol agreement. This means that the doctor gives the APRN permission to prescribe, but must also keep an eye on the APRN and the APRN must report directly to the physician. The Georgia Department of Health says that “while APRNs practice with minimal supervision, the APRN maintains a relationship of collaboration with the Delegating Physician” (2018). In Georgia, APRNs are allowed to prescribe schedule III to V class drugs, but they are not allowed to prescribe schedule II drugs. When it comes to continuing education as an APRN, you are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education every two year licensing period (Georgia Department of Health, 2018). It is extremely important to know these laws so that you are not practicing in such a way that could get your license taken away or your supervising physician in trouble. When you know what kind of medications you can and cannot prescribe, you do not have to worry that you will prescribe something that you are not supposed to and your supervising physician can be sure that you will not be a liability. This is also where continuing education comes in. If you stay on top of current laws and do research to make sure that you are following the laws correctly, it will be smooth sailing as a Nurse Practitioner.

NR 508 Week 1: Discussion Reference
Georgia Department of Public Health. (2018). Georgia department of public health prescriptive authority for advanced practice nurses toolkit. Department of Public Health. Retrieved from

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
  • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.