Assignment: State Practice Agreements
In many states, nurse practitioners are completely autonomous professionals. In other States, however, NPs have a wide range of "restrictive" practice ranging from requirements for a "supervising" physician to requirements for a "collaborative" agreement with a physician.
In this Practicum Journal Assignment, you will examine the requirements of your own state in order to prepare yourself for the realities of practice upon graduation.
To Prepare for this Practicum Journal:
• Review practice agreements in TexasState.
• Identify at least two physician collaboration issues in Texas State.
For this Practicum Journal:
• Briefly describe the practice agreements for PMHNPs in TexasState.
• Explain the two physician collaboration issues that you identified.
• Explain what you think are the barriers to PMHNPs practicing independently in TexasState.
• Outline a plan for how you might address PMHNP practice issues in Texas State
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.