Yearly Archives: 2021

Informatics Week 3 discussion ?????When electronic records came to the Iowa Department of Corrections, Ill be honest, I was very skeptical, and everyone resisted the change from ?how we do business.? According to Gaines (2020), nursing informaticist is a specialty area that combines nursing and technology to help with electronic records and other varies health […]

RE: Discussion ? Week 1 ? NURS ? 6003N Transition to Graduate Study for Nursing ?I?ve been in the medical field for 40 years, however, have only been a nurse for the past 12 of those years. I started my nursing journey when my children were older and in high school, and the timing was […]

Per the Illinois Nurse Practice Act outlined by the Illinois General Assembly (ILGA) (2021), to become certified as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), a professional nurse must be licensed in the state of Illinois, be a graduate of a nationally accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) program, and pass a qualifying examination recognized by the […]

Summarize nurse practitioner certification and licensure processes Certification of a nurse practitioner (NP) includes applying for an exam with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) by graduating from an accredited master?s, postgraduate, or doctorate degree program and possessing an active registered nurse (RN) license (Leik, […]

How do you get certified and licensed in your state? In Ohio, an individual qualifies to apply for Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure as defined by the state board of nursing nurse practice act (NPA; OBN, 2021a).? The NPA in Ohio requires that the individual applying for licensure have an active Ohio Registered Nurse […]

Certification and Licensure Regulation is defined as having authority over something that originated from the broad spectrum of legislation (Milstead & Short, 2019). Different states have specific rules, certification, and licensure requirements for advanced practice registered nurses, yet all aim to safeguard the interest of public safety by controlling health professional?s activity. The board of […]

Certification and Licensure The state of Texas defined advanced practice nurse as a registered nurse approved by the board to practice at an advanced level after the completion of advance education program acceptable to the Board (22 Tex. Admin. Code ? 11.221.1[3]; Buppert, 2021). The advance practice nurse should be prepared to practice in an […]

In Connecticut, in order to practice as a nurse practitioner without a Collaborative Agreement, a ?Connecticut licensed APRN who has maintained his or her Connecticut license for at least three (3) years and who has performed advanced practice level nursing activities in collaboration with a Connecticut licensed physician for at least three (3) years and […]

As I enter my final quarter at Walden, I am incredibly excited at the prospect of finally becoming a nurse practitioner. Unfortunately, the regulations for APRN?s can be very confusing, as each state sets its own laws with regard to the practice authority of NP?s. It is important that every aspiring NP understands the regulations […]

Application Processes and Regulations in West Virginia The application process for state boards differs from state to state and depends on the state?s specific regulations. State regulations for prescriptive authority also lack uniformity. In some states, prescriptive authority is granted to APRN?s only while working in collaboration with a physician. In contrast, other states allow […]