Importance Of Scope Of Practice In Nursing

Scope of practice involves the activities that medical practitioners perform as they deliver patient care. Therefore, scope of practice indicates the patient types that an advanced practice registered nurse, RN can care, the activities and procedures an advanced practice RN can perform, in addition to influencing the RN’s ability to seek reimbursement for the services that have been rendered. The scope of practice for the state of Texas specifies the experiences, technology development, evidence-based practice, and acquisition of knowledge for medical practitioners as defined by the Nursing Practice Act. The Board of Nurses receives questions, such as whether it is within the scope of practice of a RN to perform a certain procedure.
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The BON requires advanced practice registered nurses to maintain confidentiality of patient information. Any information that is collected and entered in the databases should be de-identified and anonymous. When answering the …show more content…
The Texas Nursing Practice Act, NPA requires practitioners to ask themselves about the potential consequences of accepting treatment responsibility for a patient. The practitioner should also ascertain whether the safety of the patient would be compromised if they go ahead with the treatment. The registered nurse should also ask themselves whether the environment they work in supports the practice through community standards, protocols, and procedures. The practitioner should ask how they have achieved and demonstrated competence regarding chemotherapy treatment to ensure that they give the patient the best quality care possible. They should also ask the standard of a practitioner in the field of oncology and whether they meet such standards on either a broad or limited