Review the American Association for Nurse Practitioners State Practice Environment Map (AANP) and determine your state’s color — green, yellow, or red. Then review the Nurse Practice Act and Advanced Practice Act in your state to assist you in answering the questions listed below:

Determine your state’s practice environment color — green, yellow, or red.

Discuss how your state is an independent practice or practice restricted state.

Describe the prescriptive authority for your state.

1. (For students in states other than California) Identify one barrier to practice and a strategy to address the removal of the identified barrier.