Nursing Practice Act
Posted in Nurse Info by faviola on May 16th, 2007 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”.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 listing the grounds for discipline against a nurse’s license.
Most public libraries should have a copy of the state statute books which should have a copy each individual states act. However, be sure to get a copy of the most current version and check for the latest amendments that may not be included in the format you’re using. It also wouldn’t hurt every licensed nurse to have a personal up-to-date copy of “the Act” available for easy reference.
