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The Scope of Nursing Practice describes the “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” and “why” of nursing practice.

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Scope of practice describes the services that a qualified health professional is deemed competent to perform, and permitted to undertake – in keeping with the terms of their professional license.
The Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice describe the “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” “why,” and “how” of nursing practice:
When each of these questions is answered, the complex considerations in scope of practice become clear. In a profession as dynamic as nursing, and with evolving health care demands, changes in scope of practice and overlapping responsibilities are inevitable in our current and future health care system.
This resource informs and guides nurses in their vital work providing safe, quality, and competent care.
The American Nurses Association has an established review program for recognition of a nursing specialty, approval of a specialty nursing scope of practice statement, acknowledgment of specialty nursing standards of practice, and affirmation of focused practice competencies. Details about each component of this program, specialty characteristics, review criteria, and submission process are described here .
Currently, all health care licensure is state-based, and there is some variability between the qualifications for licensure and re-licensure for each state.
Defining scope of practice is generally a two-step process:
The American Nurses Association (ANA) believes that patients’ interests are best served by a health care system in which many different types of qualified professionals are available, accessible, and working together – collaboratively. Therefore, it is important for scope of practice to reflect a professional’s true expertise.
ANA is a founding member of the Coalition for Patient’s Rights (CPR) , which was established to improve patients’ access to the health care providers of their choice, and the range of services those providers offer. The CPR consists of more than 35 organizations representing a variety of licensed health care professionals, each providing a diverse array of safe, effective, and affordable care.
Protecting and advancing scope of practice for nurses is a major initiative for ANA. In the fast-moving world of health care, it is vital that nurses are able to practice to the full extent of their education and abilities, in order to deliver the most efficient, quality care to patients.
There is a growing body of evidence to support the safe and cost-effective provision of care by APRNs, and a national call to remove all barriers to full practice authority. ANA remains committed to monitoring and advocating for legislative and regulatory changes relating to scope of practice, with the aim of removing practice barriers for nurses and improving access to care.
Other organizations, including many specialty organizations, publish a number of documents that can be helpful in defining scope of practice, from Scope & Standards documents to position statements.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners publishes Standards of Practice for Nurse Practitioners .
Anesthesia The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) publishes Scope and Standards for Nurse Anesthesia Practice as well as a number of position statements that serve to define scope of practice.
Oncology The Oncology Nursing Society ( ONS ) publishes Oncology Nurse Practitioner Competencies . This document outlines specialty entry-level competencies for Oncology Nurse Practitioners (ONPs) who care for adult and late adolescent patients throughout the continuum of cancer care.
Pediatrics National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Pediatric Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is a collaborative effort of the ANA, the Society for Pediatric Nurses (SPN), and NAPNAP.
Psych/Mental Health The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Web site provides information about the role of the advanced practice psychiatric nurse organized by topic, workplace setting, and/or specialty.
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Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Enhancing Environmental Health Content in Nursing Practice; Pope AM, Snyder MA, Mood LH, editors.
taking careful environmental health histories and looking for trends in exposure, illness, and injury;
being alert to environmental factors that influence health;
working with interdisciplinary teams and with agencies to determine if an environmental exposure is affecting the health of a community;
initiating or engaging in research to identify and control environmental exposures that adversely affect human health; and
working with public and private institutions to perform risk and hazard assessments.
adoption of new models of care delivery without sufficient testing, including changes in workforce patterns that may cause a decline in patient safety and quality of care;
downsizing, layoffs, and other cost containment measures, with substitution of less highly skilled personnel for RNs; and
lack of education and redeployment strategies to ensure a supply of appropriately prepared RNs for the demands of the future.
prevents epidemics and the spread of disease,
protects against environmental hazards,
promotes and encourages healthy behaviors,
responds to disasters and assists communities in recovery, and
assures the quality and accessibility of health services.
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Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Enhancing Environmental Health Content in Nursing Practice; Pope AM, Snyder MA, Mood LH, editors. Nursing Health, & Environment: Strengthening the Relationship to Improve the Public's Health. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1995. 3, Nursing Practice. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK232401/
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