APN Professional Development Plan
Advance Practice Nurses (APN) undergo a multitude of training building on the strength of their
knowledge, training, and experience. The specific state guidelines of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) will be
explored which will include educational, license, and regulatory requirements, as well as practice and
prescriptive authority. Along with guidelines, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
(NONPF) Core Competencies will be reviewed choosing personal competences considered strong and
some of which could be improved on. NPs play a key role in leadership and must exhibit leadership
within their community, team members, and in patient care. The leadership skills of the NP will be
analyzed as well as strategies to aid in the development and improvement of the leadership that NPs
should display.
Advanced Practice Nurse Scope of Practice
Educational Requirements
Becoming a NP requires many clinical hours with evidence-based coursework. Students undergo
a vigorous educational process while maintaining an active license as a Registered Nurse (RN) and
holding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree (American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
2020). As a NP, students will gain knowledge in the advanced clinical setting which will allow the NP to
assess and diagnose, prescribe medications, and form treatment plans. When choosing a credited NP
program, individuals must select a patient population focus. In doing so, this will prepare the NP with the
skills and education that are required of the program for the patient population which they will be
treating. By exploring different institution guidelines, students will understand which classes and clinical
hours are required. Depending on which patient focus the student chooses some additional classes as
well as additional clinical hours may be required.
Order this paper