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Can a nurse bill?
Yes, a nurse can bill for services that fall within a nurse's scope of practice.
What is the Nurse Practice Act?
Law defining the scope of nursing practice in a given state.(Chitty, Kay Kittrell. Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 5th Edition. Saunders Book Company, 032007. 18.14).
Does the new Nurse Practice Act actually identifies the LVN scope of practice?
Nurse Practice Acts pertain to each state individually. Your stae identifies the scope and practice of the divisions of nursing. There is no "national" Nurse Practice Act, as such although there might be such an entity as proscribed by the American Nurses Association. Do further research on www.nursingworld.org. Good luck!
Is Tension Pneumothorax within an LVN's scope of practice or an RN's scope of practice?
Tension pneumothorax is a diagnosis, not an intervention. Nurse practice acts define the scope of practice in terms of interventions, not in terms of medical problems. Consider what interventions you're asking about.
Does a nurse practicioner have the right to change a persons dosage in medicine?
Changing a dosage is within the nurse practitioner's scope of practice.
What is the definition of professional nurse?
a professional nurse is a person who has completed a basic nursing education program and is licensed in his/her country or state to practice professional nursing.
Is the nurse practice act a law that defines state statutes governing practice in a state or a legal scope of practice within a state?
Yes
Can a nurse practitioner legally perform a uterine biopsy?
Yes, cervical and endometrial biopsies are within the scope of practice for nurse practitioners.
What is nurse practitioner salary in Dubai GBP?
There are no nurse practitioners working in Dubai! The government has a scope of practice for NPs but has not begun to use them yet.
Is the nurse in charge responsible for the actions of the nurse aide?
The nurse, the nurse is licensed and overall is the person responsible for any patient care provided. So even if a nurse aid makes a mistake and compromises patient safety it falls onto the nurse.
What does scope of practice mean?
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Can a Nurse Practitioner freely practice in any state with only one certification?
No. A nurse practitioner must be licensed in each state they want to practice in. In the Southern USA some states allow for one license but allow practice into neighboring states. And each state has their own requirements for nurse practitioners regarding continuing education credits, and their scope of practice.
