I LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Using the readings from this week as well as outside reliable resources to: 

1. Identify and describe practice barriers for all four APNs roles in your state and discuss these barriers on a state and national level. The four roles include the nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist.
2. Identify forms of competition on the state and national level that interfere with APN’s ability to practice independently.
3. Identify the specific lawmakers by name at the state level (i.e., key members of the state’s legislative branch and executive branch of government)
4. Discuss interest groups that exist at the state and national levels that influence APN policy.
5. Discuss methods used to influence change in policy in forms of competition, state legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups.
6. A scholarly resource must be used for EACH discussion question each week.

DISCUSSION CONTENT 

Category 

Points 

% 

Description 

Practice Barriers 

15 

15% 

Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence describes APN barriers to practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. 

Competition 

15 

15% 

Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating the forms of competition to APN practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. 

Key Law Makers 

15 

15% 

Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry in identifying law makers at the state level. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. 

Interest Groups 

15 

15% 

Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry at identifying interest groups at the state and national level. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. 

Methods to Influence Change 

15 

15% 

Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of methods used to influence a change to eliminate barriers. 

Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. 

75 

75% 

Total CONTENT Points= 75 pts 

DISCUSSION FORMAT 

Category 

Points 

% 

Description 

Interactive Dialogue 

20 

20% 

4 Required Elements: 

• Responds a minimum of two other posts to peers and/or faculty in the threaded discussion;
• Responses to peer/faculty are substantive (adds importance, depth, and meaningfulness to the discussion)
• Responds to all direct questions from faculty (if no question asked directly, student responded to questions posed to the entire class)
• Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week. The summary could be included in one of the three minimum posts.

Grammar, Syntax, Spelling, & Punctuation 

5 

5% 

Grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation are accurate.  

25 

25% 

Total FORMAT Points= 25 pts 

100 

100% 

DISCUSSION TOTAL=100 points