The nine areas of competency are:
· Scientific Foundations
· Leadership
· Quality
· Practice Inquiry
· Technology and Information Literacy
· Policy
· Health Delivery System
· Ethics
· Independent Practice
· For each of the nine NONPF competencies, write one paragraph explaining how Nurse Practitioner program can prepare someone to meet the competency (for a total of at least nine paragraphs).
· Then, propose how a nurse practitioner can engage in social change in their community.
· Finally, describe 1–2 legislative and/or advocacy activities in which your state (Texas nurse practitioner organization) is involved. Be specific and provide examples.
