The State is New Jersey

The State is New Jersey. Please reference at least three scholarly journals. 

Question: Review practice agreements in your state for a Nurse Practitioner. Identify whether your state requires physician collaboration or supervision for nurse practitioners and, if so, what those requirements are.

• Research the following:
  • How do you get certified and licensed in your state?
  • What is the application process for certification in your state?
  • What is the primary nurse licensure office resource website in your state?
  • How does your state define the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner?
  • What is included in your state's practice agreement?
  • How do you get a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license?
  • How does your state describe a nurse practitioner's controlled-substance prescriptive authority and what nurse practitioner drug schedules are nurse practitioners authorized to prescribe?
  • In what legislative and advocacy activities are your state nurse practitioner organization(s) involved?