lOMoARcPSD|1709022
lOMoARcPSD|1709022
NR581NP Scope of Practice Worksheet
Name: Meagan Elkins
Carefully read the assignment guidelines and rubric and complete each section of the worksheet
below using complete sentences.
Intended State of Practice
1. Identify the state in which you intend to practice.
South Carolina
2. Identify the source used to obtain information about the NP scope of practice in
that state.
Appropriate sources include state boards of nursing or regulatory bodies. Labor
Licensing Regulation of South Carolina and NursingLicensure.org
Educational and Certification Requirements
1. Describe the state’s educational requirements for NP licensure.
Must hold a doctorate or post- nursing master's degree that includes advanced education and
clinical practice.
2. Describe the state’s certification requirements for NP licensure.
Must seek certification through a board-approved certifying agency within 1 year of program
completion. These agencies include the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), National
Certification Corporation (NCC), and Pediatric Nurses Certification Board (PNCB).
Practice Environment
1. Identify the state practice environment (full, reduced, or restricted NP practice).
South Carolina has a restricted practice authority meaning that an NP must work under the
supervision of a physician.
2. If the state has reduced or restricted NP practice, specify what supervision or collaborative
practice agreements are required. (Students who intend to practice in California should also
include the use of written standard procedures that guide NP practice in the state and physician
supervision ratios).
NPs in South Carolina must obtain a written practice agreement with a physician before they
begin their clinical practice. This agreement must have the name, address, and license numbers
of both the NP and the physician, the nature of their practices and locations, the date of the
agreement, information on delegated tasks to be done, description of how the NP will consult
with the physician.
Prescribing Regulations
1. Discuss NP prescriptive authority in the intended state of practice.
Requirement of 45 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics to be completed within 2 2-year
period of the application. NP will also need to complete at least 20 hours of continuing
education in pharmacotherapeutics during each 2 years.
0320 RB/KK
lOMoARcPSD|1709022
NR581NP Scope of Practice Worksheet
Name: Meagan Elkins
Carefully read the assignment guidelines and rubric and complete each section of the worksheet
below using complete sentences.
Intended State of Practice
1. Identify the state in which you intend to practice.
South Carolina
2. Identify the source used to obtain information about the NP scope of practice in
that state.
Appropriate sources include state boards of nursing or regulatory bodies. Labor
Licensing Regulation of South Carolina and NursingLicensure.org
Educational and Certification Requirements
1. Describe the state’s educational requirements for NP licensure.
Must hold a doctorate or post- nursing master's degree that includes advanced education and
clinical practice.
2. Describe the state’s certification requirements for NP licensure.
Must seek certification through a board-approved certifying agency within 1 year of program
completion. These agencies include the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), National
Certification Corporation (NCC), and Pediatric Nurses Certification Board (PNCB).
Practice Environment
1. Identify the state practice environment (full, reduced, or restricted NP practice).
South Carolina has a restricted practice authority meaning that an NP must work under the
supervision of a physician.
2. If the state has reduced or restricted NP practice, specify what supervision or collaborative
practice agreements are required. (Students who intend to practice in California should also
include the use of written standard procedures that guide NP practice in the state and physician
supervision ratios).
NPs in South Carolina must obtain a written practice agreement with a physician before they
begin their clinical practice. This agreement must have the name, address, and license numbers
of both the NP and the physician, the nature of their practices and locations, the date of the
agreement, information on delegated tasks to be done, description of how the NP will consult
with the physician.
Prescribing Regulations
1. Discuss NP prescriptive authority in the intended state of practice.
Requirement of 45 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics to be completed within 2 2-year
period of the application. NP will also need to complete at least 20 hours of continuing
education in pharmacotherapeutics during each 2 years.
0320 RB/KK
