The Nurse Practice Act (NPA) determines scope along with other state specific provisions. Nursing care varies from state-to-state and certain may impose certain regulation on nurses and their licenses (ANA, 2013). The NPA is intentionally written broadly, which helps in prevention of limitation of a nurse’s scope of practice. If there were lists of skills deemed within the scope for RNs and LPNs there would be no room for growth, as the practice of nursing changes so rapidly (Garrett, 2016). Additionally the NPA keeps the scope broad to prevent becoming outdated. To determine a registered nurses scope of practice the nurse should revise the scope of practice in their respective state as the provisions may contain limitations.
Patients on the unit requiring surgery must always have consents. On my unit I’ve encountered the scope of practice issue when obtaining consents from patients going to surgery. To date it’s unclear whether the nurse is responsible to obtain consent for anesthesia and or the physician. Some physicians get their own when explain the procedure to patient and their families and some put in orders for the nurse to obtain consent. This is the most appropriate method to obtaining consent. Relying on policies has …show more content…
Nurses should become cognizant of their roles and proper delegation to the roles of an LVN or aides. The position statement is important because, in empowers the nurse to make decisions for the best interest of the patient. Therefore, the nurse must support their clinical decisions by maintaining client safety and practicing within the parameters of the NPA and Board Rules as regulatory agencies serving over their license. The Lunsford case is paramount, because the nurse should have provided a safe environment and attempted to stabilize the patient, as opposed to sending the patient to another more
Patients on the unit requiring surgery must always have consents. On my unit I’ve encountered the scope of practice issue when obtaining consents from patients going to surgery. To date it’s unclear whether the nurse is responsible to obtain consent for anesthesia and or the physician. Some physicians get their own when explain the procedure to patient and their families and some put in orders for the nurse to obtain consent. This is the most appropriate method to obtaining consent. Relying on policies has …show more content…
Nurses should become cognizant of their roles and proper delegation to the roles of an LVN or aides. The position statement is important because, in empowers the nurse to make decisions for the best interest of the patient. Therefore, the nurse must support their clinical decisions by maintaining client safety and practicing within the parameters of the NPA and Board Rules as regulatory agencies serving over their license. The Lunsford case is paramount, because the nurse should have provided a safe environment and attempted to stabilize the patient, as opposed to sending the patient to another more