2023 TNP Legislative Agenda Survey

Introduction

Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey. Your responses will help inform the Texas Nurse Practitioners Board and leadership as they develop our legislative agenda for 2023.

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* 1. Please indicate your type of TNP Membership:

Legacy Membership (Lifetime)

Regular Membership

First Year Graduate Membership

Student Membership

Retired Membership

Associate Membership

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* 2. How many years have you been in practice?

Up to 5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16-20 years

More than 20 years

I am a student and/or have not practiced yet

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* 3. What is your number one practice challenge?

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* 4. Rank the following policy issues from most to least important (1 being most important).

Schedule II Prescriptive Authority

Medical Forms Signature Recognition

Board of Nursing Reforms (e.g. disciplinary process, APRN peer review, etc)

Full Practice Authority

Insurance Reimbursement & Credentialing

Graduate Nursing Education Funding (e.g. loan repayment, scholarships, clinical placements)

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* 5. Is there something you would like TNP to work on as part of our legislative agenda that is not listed above in question # 4 (please limit your response to nurse practitioner policy issues)?

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* 6. Do you support TNP continuing to pursue full practice authority legislation that works towards NPs being able to practice to the full extent of their training, education, and licensure?

Yes

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* 7. Do you support legislation to remove the delegation agreement that would include a period of transition to practice with a physician or an experienced nurse practitioner?

Yes