Describe the authority of state boards of nursing to award licenses to practice nursing
and discipline nurses.
: Purpose of licensing
-to protecting the public health, safety, and welfare
State board of nursing has the authority to set requirements for education
Controls the NPA "nurse Prac...
1 | P a g e NURS 2300 FALL EXAM 3 BLUEPRINT Correctly Answered Questions | UpT oDate | Already Graded A+ Describe the authority of state boards of nursing to award licenses to practice nursing and discipline nurses. 🗸🗸🗸 : Purpose of licensing -to protecting the public health, safety, and welfare State board of nursing has the authority to set requirements for education Controls the NPA "nurse Practice act" -define the practice -Determines legal titles -educational requirements Executive , with the authority to administer the nursing practice act. Legislative, with authority to adopt rules necessary to implement the act 2 | P a g e judicial, with authority to deny, suspend, or revoke a license or to other wise discipline a license or to deny an app lication for license. Explain the elements of malpractice and discuss common reasons nurses are sued for malpractice. 🗸🗸🗸 : Element of malpractice -1. The professional (nurse) has assumed the duty of care. -2. The professional (nurse) breached the du ty of care by failing to meet the standard of care. -3. The failure of the professional (nurse) to meet the standard of care was the promote cause of the injury -4. The injury is proved Common reasons for malpractice -1. Failure to follow standards of care. -2. Failure to use equipment in a responsible manner -3. Failure to communicate -4. Failure to document -5. Failure to assess and monitor -6. Failure to act as a patient advocate Identify the purpose of HIPAA an d implications fro practice
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