Module 1 Readings
Module #1: AG-ACNP Role and Scope of Practice and the Essentials of AG-ACNP practice
Required Reading:
- NP vs CNP http://nurse.org/articles/cns-vs-cnp-which-career-path-is-right-for-you/ Links to an external site.
- Comparison CNS vs NP advancedpracticenursingrolescnsvsnp.pdf Download advancedpracticenursingrolescnsvsnp.pdf
- Comparison NP and PA http://nursejournal.org/nurse-practitioner/np-vs-physician-assistants/ Links to an external site.
- Comparison NP vs CRNA https://www.nursepractitionerschools.com/faq/np-vs-nurse-anesthetist Links to an external site.
- Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification & Education (LACE), Consensus_Model_for_APRN_Regulation_July_2008.pdf Download Consensus_Model_for_APRN_Regulation_July_2008.pdf
- Now specialty certifications stem from this model. Before the Consensus model there were certifications without first having certification in one of the model's population foci. Emergency NPs now have a specialty certification AANPCB Press Release ENP Accreditation by NCCA.pdf Download AANPCB Press Release ENP Accreditation by NCCA.pdf They have had a long history of trying to reach this goal. For a year or so they fell within the ACNP but then not ACNP but must do FNP certification since life span. Then they tried Emergency NP certification by way of a portfolio. Now they have a written exam and now have officially an accreditated certification.
- VA proposed Rule give full authority to VA employee NP, CNS, certified nurse midwives but not CRNA http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nurse-leaders/va-grants-aprns-full-practice-authority-almost# Links to an external site.
- Gaining Full Authority Update Full Authority JNP 2018.pdf Download Update Full Authority JNP 2018.pdf
- Bell, L. (ed) (2012). Scope and Standards of Practice for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice, (Advanced Practice Work Group). Pages 1-36. acnp-scope-and-standards.pdf Download acnp-scope-and-standards.pdf
- National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies. Washington, DC: NONPF; 2016 NP_Adult_Geri_competencies_4.pdf Download NP_Adult_Geri_competencies_4.pdf
- ACNP Practice: Results of a 5-year Longitudinal study Am J Crit Care May 2005 vol 14 no 3 pp 211-219 http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/content/14/3/211.full Links to an external site. Important to know some history of the field.
- NONPF Statement on Acute and Primary Care Certified Nurse Practitioner Practice (2012). http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/imported/acpcstatementfinaljune2012.pdf Links to an external site.
- NONPF Employer Letter Employer letter- acpcstatementfinaljune2012.pdf Download Employer letter- acpcstatementfinaljune2012.pdf http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/docs/acpcnpstatementfinal2013.pdf Links to an external site.
- KY BON Acute vs Primary care Acute or Primary care-1.pdf Download Acute or Primary care-1.pdf
- FTC Penn Fed Trace Commission support independent practice.docx Download Penn Fed Trace Commission support independent practice.docx
- AACN Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing, Consensus_Model_for_APRN_Regulation_July_2008-1.pdf Download Consensus_Model_for_APRN_Regulation_July_2008-1.pdf
- The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, http://www.dnpnursingsolutions.com/dnp-nursing-program-overview/dnp-program-essentials/ Links to an external site.
- DNP fact sheet DNP-Factsheet-2017.pdf Download DNP-Factsheet-2017.pdf
- Leading DNP Professionals: Practice Competencies for organizational excellence and advancement Nurs Admin Q 2017:41(1), 29-38 Leading_DNP_Professionals__Practice_Competencies.6.pdf Download Leading_DNP_Professionals__Practice_Competencies.6.pdf
- Kentucky Scope of Nursing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62WemS-5XIc
Links to an external site.
- Using APRN Credentials Correctly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab0w-TZjJQ4
Links to an external site.
- National Certification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svis4ttSiEY&feature=youtu.be
Links to an external site.
- Where is Kentucky’s practice environment relative to the rest of the USA: https://www.aanp.org/images/documents/state-leg-reg/stateregulatorymap.pdf Links to an external site.
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- NP Facts https://www.aanp.org/images/documents/about-nps/npfacts.pdf Links to an external site.
- http://www.payscale.com/career-news/2017/08/5-jobs-grow-30-percent Links to an external site.
- The American Nurses Credential Center offers the AG-ACNP exam.
Review Apply for Certification – Initial certification application http://www.nursecredentialing.org/AcuteCareNP Links to an external site.
Review Test Content http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Documents/Certification/TestContentOutlines/AcuteCareNPTCOMar2010.aspx Links to an external site.
- AACN also offers the AG-ACNP exam http://www.aacn.org/wd/certifications/docs/acnpc-ag-exam-handbook.pdf Links to an external site.
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Exam 1 Template 2018
22 Scope, Standard, Competency
12 Kentucky law and regulations
5 Consensus Model
3 Education
4 Certification
3 Legal
1 History