Week 1 Discussion Please respond to one of the following prompts. In the subject line of your post, please identify which prompt you are responding to, for example, choice #2 interprofessional collaboration.

1. What changes in prescriptive authority have taken place in the United States in the past ten years? What are the implications of limited prescriptive authority for the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)?
2. The advanced practice registered nurse role requires an intensive set of clinical skills, knowledge, and integrative abilities that synthesizes nursing knowledge. What does interprofessional collaboration mean to you? Provide examples with your rationale.

Use at least one scholarly source other than your textbook to connect your response to national guidelines and evidence-based research in support of your ideas.