Discuss methods used to influence change in policy in forms of competition, state legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups.

Requirements: Using the readings from this week as well as outside reliable resources to: 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. Identify the lawmakers at the state level (i.e., key members of the state’s legislative branch and executive branch of government) 3. Discuss interest groups that exist at the state and national levels that influence APN policy. 4. Discuss methods used to influence change in policy in forms of competition, state legislative and executive branches of government and interest groups. DISCUSSION CONTENT Category Points % Description Practice Barriers 15 15% Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence describes APN barriers to practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. Competition 15 15% Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating the forms of competition to APN practice. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. Key Law Makers 15 15% Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry in identifying law makers at the state level. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. Interest Groups 15 15% Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry at identifying interest groups at the state and national level. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion. Methods to Influence Change 15 15% Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry of methods used to influence a change to eliminate barriers. Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.