APN Professional Development Plan Paper
Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include general statements on scope of practice, competencies, and leadership, and identification of the purpose of the paper.
Describe the educational, license, and regulatory requirements for that state in your own words. Identify whether your state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice.
Discuss NP prescriptive authority in your state. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in your state. Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies: Review the NONPF Core Competencies.
Describe two competency areas you believe to be personal strengths and two competency areas in which you have opportunities for growth.
Discuss two scholarly activities you could do during the master’s program to help yourself achieve NP competencies.
Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings.
