Discuss barriers to practice as an APN in Michigan
from both a state and national perspective. Research methods to influence policy change from various forms of competition, state legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups.
Requirements:
Using the readings from this week as well as outside reliable resources to:
- Identify and describe practice barriers for all four APNs roles in Michigan and discuss these barriers on a state and national level. The four roles include the nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist.
- Identify forms of competition on the state and national level that interfere with APN’s ability to practice independently.
- Identify the specific lawmakers by name at the state level (i.e., key members of the Michigan legislative branch and executive branch of government)
- Discuss interest groups that exist at the state and national levels that influence APN policy.
- Discuss methods used to influence change in policy in forms of competition, state legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups.
- A scholarly resource must be used for EACH discussion question each week.
| DISCUSSION CONTENT | |||
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| Practice Barriers | 15 | 15% | Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence describes APN barriers to practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. |
| Competition | 15 | 15% | Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating the forms of competition to APN practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. |
| Key Law Makers | 15 | 15% | Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry in identifying law makers at the state level. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. |
| Interest Groups | 15 | 15% | Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry at identifying interest groups at the state and national level. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. |
| Methods to Influence Change | 15 | 15% | Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of methods used to influence a change to eliminate barriers. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. |
| 75 | 75% | Total CONTENT Points= 75 pts | |