The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) has determined nine broad areas of core competencies that apply to all nurse practitioners, regardless of specialty or patient population focus. NONPF created the first set of Nurse Practitioner Competencies in 1990; the most recent updates were incorporated in 2017. This course was designed to prepare you to synthesize knowledge gained throughout the program and to apply each of the nine core competencies within your selected areas of practice and your representative communities.
LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
American Nurses Credentialing Center. (n.d.).
Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (across the lifespan) certificationLinks to an external site.
(PMHNP-BC).
https://www.nursingworld.org/our-certifications/psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-practitioner/
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ANCC Study Aids Freefor sample test questions and study guides to help you prepare for your certification exam.
Buppert, C. (2021).
Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide
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(7th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 12, Lawmaking and Health Policy
Chapter 14, Standards of Care for Nurse Practitioner Practice
Chapter 15, Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2017).
Nurse practitioner core competencies
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. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/20170516_NPCoreCompsContentF.pdf
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (n.d.).
National organization of nurse practitioner faculties
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. https://www.nonpf.org/
Stewart, J. G., & DeNisco, S. M. (2019).
Role development for the nurse practitioner(2nd ed.)
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Chapter 11, Concepts of the Professional
Chapter 12, Health Policy and the Nurse Practitioner
Chapter 14, Mentoring
Zakhari, R. (2021).
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification review manual. Springer Publishing Company.
Chapter 1, Preparing to Pass the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam (for review as needed)
Chapter 16, Practice Test
Document:
Career Planner Guide
Required Media
APRN Central. (2019, October 27).
Goal digger: Test taking strategies
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[Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STAT1WpQgSM
DrRegisteredNurse. (2020, February 16).
Test-taking strategies to pass the NCLEX in 75 questions part 1
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[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81E3dAxrO2c The nine areas of competency are:
Scientific Foundations
Leadership
Quality
Practice Inquiry
Technology and Information Literacy
Policy
Health Delivery System
Ethics
Independent Practice
For each of the nine NONPF competencies, write one paragraph explaining how Nurse Practitioner program can prepare someone to meet the competency (for a total of at least nine paragraphs).
Then, propose how a nurse practitioner can engage in social change in their community.
Finally, describe 12 legislative and/or advocacy activities in which your state (Texas nurse practitioner organization) is involved. Be specific and provide examples.
