Here’s what you will need:
· Completion of an accredited Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse program
· In the state of Wyoming, as regulated by Wyoming State Board of Nursing under the Wyoming Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules and Regulations defined below:
o The APRN is subject at all times the standards and scope of practice established by national professional organizations and/or accrediting agencies representing the various core, role and population focus areas for APRNs, and the NPA.
o The Board recognizes APRN core, role and population focus areas described in the scope of practice statements for APRNs issued by national professional organizations and/or accrediting agencies.
o Role and population focus of the APRN shall be declared, and the role and population focus to be utilized shall be the title(s) granted by nationally recognized professional organizations(s) and/or accrediting agency(ies) or the title(s) of the role and population focus of nursing practice in the which the APRN has received postgraduate education preparation.
o In order to practice in one of the four roles and in a defined population, the APRN shall be recognized by the Board in that particular role with a population focus of advanced practice nursing.
- Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse licensure in the State of Wyoming
- Cheyenne Regional RQI within 14 calendar days of start date
- Specialty certifications as required per department/clinic specifications
- Controlled Substance Licensure from the Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy
- Federal DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) licensure