Tuesday, December 11, 2007

The Nurse Practice Act - A Closer Look

The Nurse Practice Act is a set of state laws that govern specific aspects of the nursing profession. The statutes are generally grouped with a chapter of state laws, referred to in its entirety as the Nurse Practice Act "the Act". The Act aims to protect the public from an unsafe nurse by ensuring minimum levels of performance.
Individual state legislatures' determine the Acts content, so "the Act" may differ a bit from state-to-state. Nonetheless, many acts address common issues such as establishing the composition and scope of authority for the board of nursing; defining the practice of professional, practical or vocational nursing and advanced practice nursing; setting the requirements to obtain a nursing license; limiting use of the title, "nurse" and listin View the rest of this article


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