NR 506 Week 6 Discussion: Scope of Practice
and Patient’s Healthcare Accessibility
Week 6: Scope of Practice and Patient’s Healthcare Accessibility
1. Discuss your state NP community in terms of scope of practice. Include your state’s
scope of practice for NPs including:
o Level of independence of practice
o Prescribing authority
o Any limitations of practice
o Process for obtaining licensure in your state
o Certification and education requirements for licensure.
The state of Texas as a restricted practice for NP and must work under the supervision of
a physician (BON Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, 2019). Texas require all APRN obtain
the following: (LACE) licensure, accreditation, certification, and education. Accreditation is
formal approval review by a recognized educational degree or certification nursing program.
Certification is a formal recognition of skills, experience and knowledge demonstrating the
ability to achieve standards of care. Education requirements musts meet the APRNs standards,
such as graduate degree- granting or post- graduate certificate program (ncsbn.org, 2008, p. 7).
The APRN application is available online or paper. There is non-refundable application fee of
one hundred and fifty dollars for both APRN licensure and prescriptive authority.
APRN license is available with or without prescriptive authorization As NP we are only
able to write prescribe under the supervision of a physician. The prescribe must include all the
following supervising physician's name, address, phone number and DEA number ("BON
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and Patient’s Healthcare Accessibility
Week 6: Scope of Practice and Patient’s Healthcare Accessibility
1. Discuss your state NP community in terms of scope of practice. Include your state’s
scope of practice for NPs including:
o Level of independence of practice
o Prescribing authority
o Any limitations of practice
o Process for obtaining licensure in your state
o Certification and education requirements for licensure.
The state of Texas as a restricted practice for NP and must work under the supervision of
a physician (BON Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, 2019). Texas require all APRN obtain
the following: (LACE) licensure, accreditation, certification, and education. Accreditation is
formal approval review by a recognized educational degree or certification nursing program.
Certification is a formal recognition of skills, experience and knowledge demonstrating the
ability to achieve standards of care. Education requirements musts meet the APRNs standards,
such as graduate degree- granting or post- graduate certificate program (ncsbn.org, 2008, p. 7).
The APRN application is available online or paper. There is non-refundable application fee of
one hundred and fifty dollars for both APRN licensure and prescriptive authority.
APRN license is available with or without prescriptive authorization As NP we are only
able to write prescribe under the supervision of a physician. The prescribe must include all the
following supervising physician's name, address, phone number and DEA number ("BON
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