Wk 2 MV

Nursing
Discussion Board 2.1: The Credentialing Process and You
Points: 20
Due: Day 3 and Day 6
Directions:
After viewing the media piece on the credentialing process, what questions, concerns, etc. do you anticipate encountering?
2pages.
REQUIRED WEBSITE
State Board of Nursing website
• Website will be used to research collaborative practice and credentialing requirements
• Website must be from state in which you will be practicing ( STATE OF PRACTISING IS MARYLAND)
Text and Materials
READINGS AND RESOURCES
• Joel, L.A., (2013) Advanced practice nursing: Essential for role development. (3rd Ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis. ISBN-13: 978-0803627857 required text of the course
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES (FOR USE AS RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE)
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing http://www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP/index.htm
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners http://www.aanp.org
• American Nurses Credentialing Center http://www.nursecredentialing.org
• Monthly Prescribing Reference http://www.prescribingreference.com/
• Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Network http://www.icn-apnetwork.org
FREE JOURNALS (ONLINE OR PRINT) WITH REGISTRATION
• Clinical Advisor http://www.clinicaladvisor.com
• Advanced Nurse Practitioners http://www.advanceforNP.co