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Identify whether your state requires physician collaboration or supervision for nurse practitioners, and if so, what those requirements are. Research the following:
Question 1: How do you get certified and licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in your state?
Question 2: What is the application process for certification in your state?
Question 3: What is your state's board of nursing website?
Question 4: How does your state define the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner?
Question 5: What is included in your state practice agreement?
Question 6: How do you get a DEA license?
Question 7: Does your state have a prescription monitoring program (PMP)?
Question 8: How does your state describe a nurse practitioner's controlled-substance prescriptive authority, and what nurse practitioner drug schedules are nurse practitioners authorized to prescribe?
Question 9: Explain the types of regulations that exist and the barriers that may impact nurse practitioner independent practice in your state.
Question 10: Be specific. Also, describe what surprised you from your research.