Nurse Practitioners Certification and Licensure Plan in Florida Questions

Description

Now that you are in the final course in your program, it is time to turn in earnest to preparing for certification and licensure. You will need to take and pass the national PMHNP certification exam. Once certified, you will then be eligible to apply for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) in the state desired. It will be up to you to ensure you are knowledgeable about the practice agreements, scope of practice, and prescriptive authority in your state.

Review practice agreements in your state: FLORIDA
Identify whether your state requires physician collaboration or supervision for nurse practitioners, and if so, what those requirements are.
Research the following:
- How do you get certified and licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in FLORIDA state?
- What is the application process for certification in FLORIDA?
- What is your state’s board of nursing website?
- How does your state define the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner?
- What is included in your state(FLORIDA) practice agreement?
- How do you get a DEA license?
- Does your state(FLORIDA have a prescription monitoring program (PMP)?
- How does your state(FLORIDA describe a nurse practitioner’s controlled-substance prescriptive authority, and what nurse practitioner drug schedules are nurse practitioners authorized to prescribe?

Post a summary of your findings on your state based on the questions listed above. Explain the types of regulations that exist and the barriers that may impact nurse practitioner independent practice in your state. Be specific. Also, describe what surprised you from your research.

The paper follows correct APA format for parenthetical/in-text citations and reference list (4references).

Required Readings

American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (2020). State practice environmentLinks to an external site.. https://www.aanp.org/advocacy/state/state-practice…
American Psychiatric Association. (2020). TelepsychiatryLinks to an external site.. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/…
Buppert, C. (2021). Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (7th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- Chapter 1, “What Is a Nurse Practitioner?”
- Chapter 2, “Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice”
- Chapter 3, “State Regulation of the Nurse Practitioner Practice”
- Chapter 4, “Federal Regulation of the Nurse Practitioner Profession”
- Chapter 5, “Prescribing”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020). Using telehealth to expand access to essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemicLinks to an external site.. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/tele…
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2019). National provider identifier standard (NPI)Links to an external site.. https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Admin…
- The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Standard. The NPI is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions.
Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Control Division. (2020). RegistrationLinks to an external site.. https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/index.h…
- This site contains information about applying for your DEA registration number. This number is required for writing prescriptions.
- After completing PMHNP Program and passing the PMHNP certification exam, complete the DEA application to request prescriptive privileges. Your DEA number will be renewable every five years.
National Panel for Psychiatric Mental Health NP Competencies. (2003). Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner competenciesLinks to an external site.. National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF). https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmg…
DeNisco, S. M. (2023). Role development for the nurse practitioner (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- Chapter 1, “Historical Perspectives: The Art and Science of Nurse Practitionering” (pp. 6-16)
  - “Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies”
  - “Nurse Practitioners’ Unique Role” (pp. 21-27)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2020). Become a buprenorphine waivered practitionerLinks to an external site.. https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatme…
Zakhari, R. (2021). The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification review manual. Springer Publishing Company.
- Chapter 2, “The Role of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Regulations and Scope of Practice”
- Chapter 3, “Theoretical Foundations of Care and Nonpharmacological Therapies”

Consult these professional organization websites as needed.