The American Nurses Association, ANA/California, and the California School Nurses Organization win case enforcing the California Nursing Practice Act in administering insulin to students with diabetes in California's K-12 public schools.(ANA News) New Mexico Nurse (1/1/2009)
...argument in which he stated that the Nursing Practice Act in California is the specific statute that governs the scope of nursing practice and that the issuance...medications and cannot override the Nursing Practice Act. Only persons specifically...

The Legislative Process and the Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005.(Practice Issues in Nephrology Nursing: Focus on Issues from ANNA's Special Interest Groups)(American Nephrology Nurses' Association) Nephrology Nursing Journal (3/1/2006)
...the Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005 that is currently pending action...subcommittee does not compel the full Committee to act on the bill, but Committee passage is usually...President takes longer than ten days to act, the bill becomes law by default. The...

A Review of the Use of Nursing Diagnosis in U.S. Nurse Practice Acts. Nursing Diagnosis (4/1/1999)
...many state nurse practice acts include...the practice acts of the 50 states...include the term "nursing diagnosis" or...diagnosis" within a nursing context. To...categorized each act as trendsetting...revised nurse practice act in the state...This act ...

Balanced Budget Act of 1997 Impact on a Nurse-Managed Academic Nursing Practice for Frail Elders. Nursing Economics (9/1/1999)
...was envisioned as an academic practice, one which was evidence based...context. Given the school of nursing's emphasis on developing...practice nurses in gerontologic nursing, the gerontologic nurse practitioner...challenges of nonreimbursement for nursing, fiscal viability necessitated...

Significant changes to the Nurse Practice Act from the 2009 legislative session.(Colorado State Board of Nursing) Colorado Nurse (9/1/2009)
...of the Nurse Practice Act. Some of the changes...of the State Board of Nursing. The following are...nurse from a different practice setting. This change...Council of State Boards of Nursing would be nearly impossible...reflect administrative practices more common in the ...

Did lay midwife violate Nurse Practice Act? Case on point: People ex rel Sherman v. Cryns, 2003 WL 369744 N.E.2d -IL. (Nursing Law Case on Point). Nursing Law's Regan Report (3/1/2003)
...of the state's Nurse Practice Act (Act). The state sought...unlicensed practice of nursing. The Director issued...constituted the practice of nursing or midwifery in violation...constituted the practice of nursing without a license in...

DNA 30--Colorado society of advanced practice nurses.(DISTRICT REPORTS)(Colorado Nurses Association supports the Enhancement of Advanced Practice Nursing Act)(Brief article) Colorado Nurse (6/1/2007)
...1023-Enhancement of Advanced Practice Nursing. This Bill was sponsored by and...is the Colorado Federation of Nursing Organizations (CFNO) and early efforts to look at the Nurse Practice Act which will be opened in 2009...

Scopes and standards of nursing practice and protecting your license. New Mexico Nurse (7/1/2007)
...boundaries of nursing practice. (1) The nurse must...report violations of the nursing practice act and/ or administrative rules of the board of nursing to the board of nursing. 16.12.2 NMAC 9 D. The nurse acts to safeguard the patient...

What can I do? (scope of nursing practice)(Editorial) Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (2/1/1997)
...expand their scope of practice may believe they...of the scope of practice is to not only define the boundaries of practice, but to protect...any task within nursing practice. Not only...state nurse practice acts, but also how to...application of the act. Since ...