Preparing the Discussion

Using the readings from this week as well as reliable outside resources to: 

Identify and describe practice barriers for all four APNs’ roles in your state and discuss these barriers on a state and national level. The four roles include the nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, and clinical nurse specialist.

Identify forms of competition on the state and national level that interfere with APNs’ ability to practice independently.

1. Identify the specific lawmakers by name at the state level (i.e., key members of the state’s legislative branch and executive branch of government)
2. Discuss interest groups that exist at the state and national levels that influence APN policy.
3. Discuss methods used to influence change in policy in forms of competition, state legislative and executive branches of government, and interest groups.
4. A scholarly resource must be used for EACH discussion question each week.
5. CategoryPoints%DescriptionDISCUSSION CONTENTPractice Barriers1515%Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence describes APN barriers to practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.Competition1515%Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating the forms of competition to APN practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.Key Law Makers1515%Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry in identifying law makers at the state level. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.Interest Groups1515%Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry at identifying interest groups at the state and national level. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.Methods to Influence Change1515%
6. Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of methods used to influence a change to eliminate barriers.

Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.