Module 1 Readings

Module #1: AG-ACNP Role and Scope of Practice and the Essentials of AG-ACNP practice

Required Reading:

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
State boards of nursing needed some standardization to adequately protect the public about competence of various advanced practice roles. This model most nursing organizations agreed to use. There has been much discussion around this and is likely part of the reason you are seeking additional certification. There is talk of updating this document but not real dramatic changes are expected. Look for where the AGACNP role is on this model. We are not happy so it is important for you to know why we are not happy.
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.
FTC supports independent practice Penn Fed Trace Commission support independent practice.docx Download Penn Fed Trace Commission support independent practice.docx
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.Until the ACNP role came into being, FNPs were taking care of acute and primary care patients. As healt care changed, acute became more critical and the knowledge in that specialty exploded, the ACNP certification and role were developed.LACE captured the distinction between acute and primary roles. NONPF helped clarify the new boundaries for these two roles.
KY BON Acute vs Primary care role Acute or Primary care.pdf Download Acute or Primary care.pdf
NONPF Employer Letter http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/docs/acpcnpstatementfinal2013.pdf Links to an external site. NONPF also saw that employers needed some guidance in the changing roles of NPs and scopes of practice. NPs could be sued for practicing outside their scope and the employer could also be sued for employing someone who practiced outside their scope.
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 original date for NPs only to be prepared at the DNP level was 2015. The news date is 2025.
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 programs are now available in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. States with the most programs (10 or more programs) include California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. .
- From 2015 to 2016, the number of students enrolled in DNP programs increased from 21,995 to 25,289. During that same period, the number of DNP graduates increased from 4,100 to 4,855
- 303 DNP programs are currently enrolling students at schools of nursing nationwide, and an additional 124 new DNP programs are in the planning stages (58 post-baccalaureate and 66 post-master’s programs). 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 - depending on how long ago you first got your FNP certification, there may be some new information for you here. Still you must be current so watch this even if you think you already know. One piece of information included is can a NP with a DNP call themself Dr. according to KY.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab0w-TZjJQ4 Links to an external site.
National Certification - Since you already hold a KY APRN license you probably already know this. But you will be taking a new certification exam and adding that certification to your license so best to just go ahead and review this one.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.