21 Aug Follow instructions, APA style, no plagiarism and references

Follow instructions, APA style, no plagiarism and references peer review and less than 5 years old. Requirements: Discuss your state NP community in terms of scope of practice. Include the your state’s scope of practice for NPs including: Level of independence of practice Prescribing authority Any limitations of practice Process for obtaining licensure in your state Certification and education requirements for licensure. If you live in a restricted or reduced practice state, how has patient care been impacted in your local community from these barriers? For instance, is the ED used for primary care? Are the EDs overcrowded with long wait times? Are there urgent care clinics readily available? Is there adequate access to primary care? If you live in a full practice, how has independent practice of the APN resulted in improved patient access to healthcare? How does access to NPs impacts any healthcare disparities? DISCUSSION CONTENT Category Points % Description Scope of practice and NP requirements 30 30% Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of their state’s NP scope of practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. Practice barriers and access to healthcare 30 30% Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of whether their state is a reduced, restricted or full practice state and the impact on the local community with respect to healthcare access. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. Healthcare disparities 15 15% Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of how access to NPs impacts healthcare disparities. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. 75 75% Total CONTENT Points= 75 pts DISCUSSION FORMAT Category Points % Description Interactive Dialogue 20 20% 4 Required Elements: Responds a minimum of two other posts to peers and/or faculty in the threaded discussion; Responses to peer/faculty are substantive (adds importance, depth, and meaningfulness to the discussion) Responds to all direct questions from faculty (if no question asked directly, student responded to questions posed to the entire class) Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week. The summary could be included in one of the three minimum posts. Grammar, Syntax, Spelling, & Punctuation 5 5% Grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation are accurate. 25 25% Total FORMAT Points=25 pts DISCUSSION TOTAL=100 points