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Name 3 components of credentialing for advanced practice nurses
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licensure
certification accredidation |
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licensure
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A process by which an agency of state government
grants permission to individuals to engage in the profession and prohibits all others from doing so. |
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certification
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National exam which tests on issues common to all
states not individual states. Must be sure that your state recognizes the exam you sit for. |
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accredidation
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Sets standards for education for Schools of Nursing
who offer Nursing programs. APNs must graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. |
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State Nurse Practice Act
» State Boards of Nursing give authority for APNs and control scope of practice through: 1 2 3 |
Statute – the Nurse Practice Act
• Defines who may be called an NP – title protection • What they may do – scope of practice • Restrictions on APN practice Rules and regulations • Further defines scope, requirements and restrictions » In 1999 National Council of State Boards began implementation of an interstate compact to reduce state to state discrepancies in requirements for practice. |
