What are the barriers to practice for the NP and physician?

Write a reflection (1) using the guidelines and rubric outlined below. Please ensure to use a title page and submit it to the assigned drop box on Canvas by Sunday at 11:59pm. Please remember that you need to support your work with an in-text citation and matching reference in each of your responses.

Please note, no quotes are allowed in Reflection papers.

Guidelines for Reflection One (1)

Purpose: To provide the opportunity for students to compare the roles, scope of practice and perspectives of nurse practitioners (NP) and the physicians and suggest a policy intervention:

Select a specialty (e.g., family practice, pediatrics). Define the roles you will address: physician and nurse practitioner (NP).
Determine who regulates the scope of practice for the physician and the NP.
Summarize the scope of practice including the level of autonomy for each.
What are the barriers to practice for the NP and physician?
What policy change would you suggest?
Note: Only up to a 20% similarity index (exclusive of citations/references) will be allowed.

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Faculty Comments

Purpose: To provide the opportunity for students to compare and contrast the roles, scope of practice and perspectives of nurse practitioners and physicians and suggest a policy intervention.