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Running head: APN PROFESSIONAL 1
APN Professional Development Plan
Malcolm N. Aikens
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR510: Leadership and Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse
Fall 2016

APN PROFESSIONAL
Introduction
An Advance Practice Nurse (APN) graduates and prepares for the new journey into being
a provider with enhanced training and knowledge. The must be a plan in order to make sure the
APN is marketed in the right way and know their worth within the healthcare system. Myself as
a candidate for APN in future, Malcolm N. Aikens, will need to make necessary steps a to ensure
I gain the proper education and clinical training needed in becoming a certified Family Nurse
Practitioner in the state of Georgia. With anticipated gradation date and certification goal in the
spring of 2018, will be when I start my journey as a provider for the community. Becoming
family nurse practitioner (FNP), will allow me to pursue my goal in providing high quality care
to communities where primary providers are slim to none and with more awareness in
hypertension, childhood obesity, early stages of diabetes mellitus and HIV/AIDs/STIs. Once an
FNP has the foundational direction of seeing themselves within the profession of APN. It is now
time to secure employment that meets goals and allows APN to practice at their highest scope of
practice. This paper will provide information into APN scope of practice for the state of Georgia,
personal assessment of the APN, strategies for networking and marketing oneself and curriculum
vitae.
Georgia APN Scope of Practice
Georgia (GA) board of nursing sets the standards and governs scope of practice for
APNs. All APNs (Nurse Practitioners, Mid-Wives, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse
Anesthetist) are requiring a masters degree and certification from a accrediting board of that
area. There are only two accrediting organizations for NPs (ANCC and AANP) are what Georgia
requires for practice. In GA a nurse practitioner is define as a registered professional nurse that
recognized by the board to engage in advance practice registered nursing. Rendering to
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APN PROFESSIONAL
Regulation of Advance Practice Registered Nurse (2012) a nurse practitioner provides advanced
practice nursing care and medical services explicit to the nurse practitioner corresponding
specialty to patients, families and groups, highlighting health promotion and disease prevention
as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases. The nurse practitioner
collaborates as necessary with a variety of individuals to diagnose and manage clients' health
care issues. APNs have are on biennial renewal in GA and must also renew registered
professional nurse licensure as well as separate application. There are currently no continuing
educations credits needed but there are CEs needed for the registered professional nurse. As for
the work in environment, APNs must practice within their trained area of professional scope. As