Requirements

The”¯APN Professional Development Planpaper”¯is worth200 points and will be graded onthequality ofthe content, use of citations,use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
Submitthe paperas a Microsoft Word Document, which is the required format at Chamberlain University. You are encouraged to usetheAPA Academic Writer and Grammarlytoolswhen creating your assignment.
Follow the directionsbelowandthegrading criterialocated in the rubricclosely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.
The length of the papershouldbe5-8pages, excluding title page and referencepage(s).
Support ideas with a minimum of3scholarly resources. Scholarly resources do not include your textbook. You may need to use more than3scholarly resources to fully support your ideas.
You may use first person voice whendiscussing information specific to your personal practice or skills.
Current edition APA format is required with both a title page and reference page(s). Use the following as Level 1 headings to denote the sections of your paper (Level 1 headings useupper- and lower-caseletters and are bold and centered):

APN Professional Development Plan(This is the paper introduction. In APA format, a restatement of the paper title, centered and not bold serves as the heading of the introductionsection)
APN Scope of Practice
Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies
Leadership Skills
Conclusion

Directions

Introduction: Provide an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include general statements onscope of practice, competencies, and leadership,and identification of the purpose of the paper.
APN Scope of Practice:Research the Nurse Practice Act and APN scope of practice guidelines for the state in which you intend to practice after graduation. Describe the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for that state in your own words. Identify whether your state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice. Discuss NP prescriptive authority in your state.Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in your state.
Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies:Review the NONPF Core Competencies. Describe two competency areas you believe to be personal strengths and two competency areas in which you have opportunities for growth.Discuss two scholarly activities you could do during the master’s program to help yourself achieveNPcompetencies. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings.
Leadership Skills:Analyze three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems. Describe two strategies you could use to help you developNP leadershipskills. Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources.
Conclusion: Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what you discussed in the paper.

Introduction
16
8%
Provides an overview of what will be covered in the paper. Introduction should include:

general statements onscope of practice.

general statements on NPcompetencies.

general statements onleadership.

identification of the purpose of the paper.

APN Scope of Practice
72
36%

Identify the intended state of practice after graduation.
Describe the educational, licensure, and regulatory requirements for state.

Identify whether the state allows full, limited, or restricted NP practice.

Discuss NP prescriptive authority in the state.

Provides support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be the regulatory body that governs nursing practice in the state.
Nurse Practitioner (NONPF) Core Competencies
38
19%

Describe two competency areas believed to be student’s personal strengths.

Describes two competency areas in which student has opportunities for growth.

Discuss two scholarly activities to do during the master’s program to help student achieve NP competencies.

Provide support from at least one scholarly source. Source may be NONPF Core Competencies document provided via the link in the week 2 readings.
Leadership Skills
38
19%

Analyze three leadership skills required to lead as an NP within complex systems.

Describe two strategiesstudentcould use to helpdevelop NP leadershipskills.

Provide support from at least one scholarly source.
Conclusion
16
8%
Provide a conclusion, including a brief summary of what was discussed in the paper.
180
90%
Total CONTENT Points=180points
ASSIGNMENTFORMAT
Category
Points
%
Description
APA Formatting
10
5%
Formatting follows current edition APA Manual guidelines for

title page
body of paper (including citations and headings)
reference page

Writing Mechanics
10
5%
Writing mechanicsfollow the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the current edition of the APA manual. The length of the paper is at least 5 pages but no more than 8 pages.
20
10%
Total FORMAT Points=20points
200
100%
ASSIGNMENT TOTAL=200points