The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) has determined nine broad areas of core competence that apply to all nurse practitioners, regardless of specialty or patient population focus. For each of the nine NONPF competencies below, write one paragraph explaining how the school program has prepared you to meet the competency (for a total of at least nine paragraphs). Then, propose how you plan to engage in social change in your community as a nurse practitioner. Finally, describe 1–2 legislative and/or advocacy activities in which your state (Mary land) nurse practitioner organization(s) are involved. Be specific and provide examples.
 
The nine areas of competency are:
 
Scientific Foundations
 
Leadership
 
Quality
 
Practice Inquiry
 
Technology and Information Literacy
 
Policy
 
Health Delivery System
 
Ethics
 
Independent Practice