Several levels of rules govern the nursing scope of practice. At the top are nursing practice acts, which outline the nurse’s ...

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Monica Barfield, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, owns New Horizon Primary Care and serves as Region One director for the ...

'Commonsense' legislation expands treatment options, one bill sponsor says. Two new pieces of bipartisan legislation would give nurse practitioners (NPs) a “huge step forward,” in removing barriers to ...

You probably address legal concepts when talking about documentation, medication administration, and delegation. But most orientation programs do not allot specific time to legal issues in general as ...

California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1237 (SB 1237), broadening the certified nurse midwife (CNM) scope of practice, among other changes to the Nursing Practice Act and other Sections of the ...

Does my supervising MD need to review and sign off on every one of my charts? My nurse practice act in Georgia is vague with regard to supervision/collaboration ...

Our emergency department (ED) is equipped with automated dispensing cabinets that store medications for use in the ED, including prescription medications (eg, a course of antibiotics). I know that ...

A former Colorado Springs nurse has filed a federal lawsuit against the Colorado State Board of Nursing and board for discriminating against her due to her disability. Carol Tavernier has also ...