Week 5 Discussion

REQUIRED READINGS

Buppert, C. (2021). Nurse practitioners business practice and legal guide (8th Ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning LLC.: Burlington MA.

• Ch. 5 Prescribing
• Ch. 6 Hospital Privileges

Please also read the following.

• AARP Public Policy Institute. (n.d.). Removing Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Care: Hospital Privileges. Retrieved from
• OConnor, A. W., Helfrich, C. D., Nelson, K. M., Sears, J. M., Jensen, P. K., Engstrom, C., & Wong, E. S. (2023). Full practice authority and burnout among primary care nurse practitioners. Nursing Outlook, 71(6), 102056.

After educating yourself on this weeks topics through the required readings, respond to each of the following:

• What is the purpose and process for obtaining prescription privileges in the state in which you live (clearly identify) of practice as Nurse Practitioner?
• What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of having a DEA license as a Nurse Practitioner?

Refer to the following required readings for the following.

Consider the following scenario and reply to the questions. The hospital near where you live has an aging population of attending physicians who are nearing retirement. Historically, only the attending physicians have had hospital privileges including in the Emergency Room where NPs have not practiced. The NPs have cared for patients in the outpatient clinics. There are a growing number of FNPs who travel to other areas to work.

• What would you do as an FNP to assist with the process of promoting the hospital administration to allow NPs hospital privileges? Consider attendance at meetings, what research you would bring, who the key players are, and how it impacts the community in which you reside.

AARP Public Policy Institute. (n.d.). Removing Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Care: Hospital Privileges. Retrieved from

Holmes O, Kinsey-Weathers S. The case for full practice authority. Nursing. 2016 Mar;46(3):51-4. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000480602.37640.a1. PMID: 26910092.

Notes:

• Be sure to address all elements of the Discussion Prompt in order to receive full credit.
• Initial post is due by Wednesday 11:59PM EST & at least two replies to peers by Sunday 11:59PM EST.
• Responses must include a minimum of 250 words in the initial post which does not include quoted material and required references.
• The minimum two required responses to peers and faculty must include a minimum of 75 words which does not include quoted material or references.
• Minimum of two scholarly sources are required: a) one in-class source that must be referenced and cited and b) one outside scholarly sourcereferenced and cited.