Advanced Practice Update Arizona State Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Update Arizona State Board of Nursing; Education Committee April 2020

APRN Programs The Boards role • • APRN Certification Prescribing & Dispensing Advanced Practice Committee Scope of Practice Approval of In-State Programs Approval of Distance Learning Programs Review of Programs for Unprofessional Conduct and Violations of Nurse Practice Act (NPA)

Arizona Certification Numbers As of 4/16/2020 Total: 10, 754

Arizona APRN Programs • • • Arizona State University Grand Canyon University Midwestern University Northern Arizona University of Phoenix May 2020 Update: Healy 4

Distance APRN Programs R 4 -19 -217. Distance Learning Nursing Programs; Out-of-State Nursing Programs Review of out-of-state programs began in 2018 • 2018 – 19 programs approved • 2019 – 21 programs approved • 2020 – 5 programs approved to date May 2020 Update: Healy 5

Process for Out-of-State Schools Home State Board of Nursing DOES approve the APRN program Home State Board of nursing DOES NOT approve the APRN Program 1. Distance based didactic instruction 2. On-Ground clinical instruction in Arizona 3. Employees at least 1 Faculty member physically present and licensed in AZ 4. Demonstrate proof of compliance with R 4 -19201 through R 4 -19 -206 4. Complete full self-study application 5. Complete documentation to post contact information on Board website May 2020 Update: Healy • Demonstrate proof of compliance with R 4 -19 -201 through R 4 -19 -206 5. Review by Board Education Program Administrator 6. Review by Education Committee 7. Approval by Board 6

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Program Options • Arizona Schools offer • Family Nurse Practitioner - FNP • Pediatric NP • Acute Care Pediatric NP • Adult Gero NP • Acute Care Adult Gero NP • Psych • Women’s Health • CRNA • CNS (2021) May 2020 Update: Healy • Distance Programs offer • All programs offered in Arizona • Midwife • CNS • Neonatal NP • Other specialty • • • Pain Palliative Cardiology Emergency Room Rural 8

Breakdown of Program Options 51 Total Programs May 2020 Update: Healy 9

Top Rated Programs for Arizona Students • Vanderbilt • #1 Psych/Mental Health NP • #3 Adult/Gero Primary • #3 Adult/Gero Acute Care • #3 Family NP • #3 Pediatrics • Rush • #3 Psych/Mental Health NP • #4 CRNA • John’s Hopkins • #4 Adult/Gero Primary • #4 Adult/Gero Acute Care May 2020 Update: Healy 10