Week 6: APN FAQ Brochure | 5 Bibliographies – Signature Assignment
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Summary:
The student will create a written FAQ (frequently asked questions) brochure to communicate the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role to an assigned stakeholder segment in the healthcare community. The brochure will use language appropriate to the stakeholder group, accounting for literacy, historical and present engagement with nurse practitioners, professional and ethical cultural considerations, and health reform implications. Although APA formatting style need not be employed for this document (except for references), the student should create a well-written creative brochure that is free of colloquial expressions, cultural and/or biased language.
Directions:
The student will select one of the stakeholder groups from the list below.
The FAQ brochure should address relevant issues and may include history, credentials, education, titling, role in the healthcare team, reimbursement, and regulatory issues, and other areas of concern to the stakeholder population.
In addition to the FAQ brochure, the student will assemble an annotated bibliography of a minimum of five (5) document source materials for identifying stakeholder concerns and information about the APN role. The annotated bibliography is a separate document/assignment from the brochure and is not part of the brochure.
Provide references and annotated bibliography using APA 6th ed. format.
Combine the brochure and separate annotated bibliography into one document. The assignment must be submitted in Word or PDF file format. Publishing formatted files will not be accepted.
Save the file with Student First Name_Last Name_FAQ_Brochure
Submit completed assignment to the D2L Dropbox.
Stakeholder Groups List:
Legislators or Government Officials
Health Care Groups or Institutions
Consumer Groups or Associations
Medical Groups or Associations
Community Groups
Advocacy Groups
Academic Groups
Provider Groups
Patient Groups
Policy Makers
Example of an annotated bibliography for document source materials includes:
Rounds, L. R. & Zych, J. (2012) The Consensus model for regulation of APRNs: Implications for nurse practitioners. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 25(12), 180–185. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2012.00812.x
In this article, L. Rounds and J. Zych describe the elements of The Consensus Model as well as the intended impact on the regulation of APRNs. The authors illustrate that lack of uniformity in regulation across states can have the unintended consequence of restricting the mobility of APRNs and access to their care. Diverse regulatory criteria, such as variable accreditation standards, disparate certification and licensing requirements, inconsistent population foci, and scopes of practice, represent barriers to optimized APRN function within today\’s complex healthcare system and, ultimately, reduced access to safe, quality care for patients.The authors discussed advocacy and legislative strategies to address this lack of uniformity across states. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745
APN FAQ Brochure Samples
FAQ_Brochure Sample 1
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FAQ_Brochure Sample 2
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