HERZING NU626 Roles for Nurse Practitioners
Unit 2 Discussion
Prescriptive Authority for the APRN
Review the requirements of your home state for prescribing privileges and compare them with another state of your choice. Are there similarities and differences with a focus on client safety concerns or initiatives. Are there variations in prescriptive authority among APRN’s?
In response to other peers, what are the variations in your state compared to your peer’s state? Provide scholarly literature related to safety concerns that may have been associated with prescribing privileges of an APRN.
Instructions:
Please respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts. To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least two of these prompts:
Do you agree with your peers’ assessment?
Take an opposing view to a peer and present a logical argument supporting an alternate opinion.
Share your thoughts on how you support their opinion and explain why.