Scope of Practice: Debate – Group Against

12456Instructions
Nurse Practitioners (NP) are essential healthcare providers, meeting the needs of communities in both rural and urban settings. The scope of practice for NPs varies by state, ranging from the full scope of practice to reduce, or restricted practice. Review the map and associated information below.

State Practice Environment MapLinks to an external site. (American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2019)
Your instructor will assign you into two groups, each will argue an assigned viewpoint of this issue. Your personal beliefs may differ, and you will need to use evidence to support the position of your group:

Group A – will debate in FAVOR of expanding the scope of practice in the state of Florida.

Group B – will debate in OPPOSITION of expanding the scope of practice in the state of Florida.

Required action:

For this discussion (Unit 4, Discussion 1) choose or step up as a “team leader.” The team leader will be responsible for synthesizing the group’s argument and posting to the Unit 5 Discussion board for Comprehensive Arguments. The team leader is not required to contribute resources to Unit 4 Discussion 1. To receive credit for participation, the team leader should respond to peers, facilitating dialog about the resources, as needed.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 Hours