The purpose of the assignment is to:
· To familiarize you with the various practice settings in which PHCNPs (Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners) work. – This is important: not acute care. Only primary care.
(example: NP Led Clinics, Family Health Teams, Community Health Centres, Long Term Care, etc?)
· To review an existing NP job description
· To explore NP competencies (College of Nurses of Ontario)
· To describe a NP’s actual practice
· To explore the collaboration network that the PHCNP utilizes
Develop your knowledge of current issues in PHCNP practice.
To identify any potential legislative or organizational barriers or challenges to the implementation of a full scope of
PHCNP practice
·Identify opportunities for growth and change in the practice setting described in your NP interview, that is, discuss which policy or legislation create this barrier and what actions or role with respect to policy could an NP take in addressing the identified barrier to practice.
The rest of the requirements are in attached files. Provided some resources which are basic requirement.
