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From the executive director JOEy RIDENOUR, RN, MN, FAAN Scope of Practice Laws Are Your Limits and Privileges The 2010 edition of the Arizona State Board of Nursing Regulatory Journal is about understanding and therefore making the right decisions about scopes of practice. Healthcare education and practice today share common skills and procedures with other professions, and therefore no one profession has a com- pletely unique scope of practice that does not overlap with others. Six healthcare regulatory organizations in a document entitled Changes in Healthcare Professions’ Scope of Practice: Legislative Considerations1 of practice changes should reflect the evolution of abilities of each healthcare discipline that better protects the public and enhances the consumers’ access to competent healthcare services. In painting a picture about “scope of practice,” the background is the timeless black and white based on the legislation that enacted the Nurse Practice Act as well as the underpinnings of the “heart of all health professions regulation.” The “limits and privileges” are the red boundaries in which the practitioner is legally permitted to perform. The “so why should you be concerned about scope of practice laws” is the yel- low, in that you need to proceed with caution if you do not understand the liability issues created when you practice outside your scope of practice, and the employer holds the nurse personally accountable for prac- ticing outside the scope of practice. Three different shades of blue are used to compare and contrast the “scope and competencies of CNAs, LPNs and RNs”. “What are the RN defining terms as related to indepen- dent and dependents functions” are colored green to symbolize the ability to move forward on independent functions when competence has been demonstrated. Finally, the “Advisory Opinions” are contemporary gray to represent the evolving practice of nursing. Also in this edition on page 9, Pam Randolph, RN, MSN, shares the recently approved new scope of prac- tice for the registered nurse practitioner (RNP) practicing in an acute care setting. Dr. Kathy Malloch, Board President, provides a more global perspective on scopes of practice and chal- lenges for the future on page 6. Let us know if you have any questions or comment regarding any topic area in the Journal. believe that scope Joey Ridenour, RN, MN, FAAN Executive Director 1https://www.ncsbn.org/ScopeofPractice.pdf 4 arizona STATE BOARD OF NURSING RegulatoRy JouRnal
From the Executive Director
Scope of Practice Laws Are Your Limits and Privileges<br /> <br /> The 2010 edition of the Arizona State Board of Nursing Regulatory Journal is about understanding and therefore making the right decisions about scopes of practice. Healthcare education and practice today share common skills and procedures with other professions, and therefore no one profession has a completely unique scope of practice that does not overlap with others. Six healthcare regulatory organizations in a document entitled Changes in Healthcare Professions’ Scope of Practice: Legislative Considerations1 believe that scope of practice changes should reflect the evolution of abilities of each healthcare discipline that better protects the public and enhances the consumers’ access to competent healthcare services.<br /> <br /> In painting a picture about “scope of practice,” the background is the timeless black and white based on the legislation that enacted the Nurse Practice Act as well as the underpinnings of the “heart of all health professions regulation.” The “limits and privileges” are the red boundaries in which the practitioner is legally permitted to perform. The “so why should you be concerned about scope of practice laws” is the yellow, in that you need to proceed with caution if you do not understand the liability issues created when you practice outside your scope of practice, and the employer holds the nurse personally accountable for practicing outside the scope of practice. Three different shades of blue are used to compare and contrast the “scope and competencies of CNAs, LPNs and Rns”. “What are the RN defining terms as related to independent and dependents functions” are colored green to symbolize the ability to move forward on independent functions when competence has been demonstrated. Finally, the “Advisory Opinions” are contemporary gray to represent the evolving practice of nursing.<br /> <br /> Also in this edition on page 9, Pam Randolph, RN, MSN, shares the recently approved new scope of practice for the registered nurse practitioner (RNP) practicing in an acute care setting.<br /> <br /> Dr. Kathy Malloch, Board President, provides a more global perspective on scopes of practice and challenges for the future on page 6.<br /> <br /> Let us know if you have any questions or comment regarding any topic area in the Journal.<br /> <br />
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