Week 1: Barriers to Practice
Discuss barriers to practiceas an APN in one’s statefrom both a state and national
perspective.Research methods to influence policy change fromvariousforms of competition, state
legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups
1. Identify and describe practice barriers for APNs in your state and discuss these barriers
on a state and national level.
2. Identify forms of competition on the state and national level that interfere with APN’s
ability to practice independently.
3. Identify the lawmakers at the state level (i.e., key members of the state’s legislative
branch and executive branch of government)
4. Discuss interest groups that exist at the state and national levels that influence APN
policy.
5. Discuss methods used to influence change in policy in forms of competition, state
legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups.
Discuss barriers to practiceas an APN in one’s statefrom both a state and national
perspective.Research methods to influence policy change fromvariousforms of competition, state
legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups
1. Identify and describe practice barriers for APNs in your state and discuss these barriers
on a state and national level.
2. Identify forms of competition on the state and national level that interfere with APN’s
ability to practice independently.
3. Identify the lawmakers at the state level (i.e., key members of the state’s legislative
branch and executive branch of government)
4. Discuss interest groups that exist at the state and national levels that influence APN
policy.
5. Discuss methods used to influence change in policy in forms of competition, state
legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups.
