Peer 1 The purpose of the Nurse Practice Act is to define the roles…
Question Answered step-by-step Peer 1 The purpose of the Nurse Practice Act is to define the roles… Peer 1 The purpose of the Nurse Practice Act is to define the roles and duties of nurses considering the safety of the public (Black, 2019). There are various types of educational requirements for each kind of nursing. As discussed last week, registered nurses can choose either the ADN route or the BSN route. Whichever way a person decides to follow, the standards of nursing education are there to protect the public. And so, when we graduate as registered nurses, the expectation from the public shifts from a student nurse to a registered nurse according to the nurse practice acts.One way that FAU complies with the educational requirements of the nurse practice act is by being accredited. According to the American Nurse Association, credentialing is one of the ways for the public to acknowledge that a nurse has specialized knowledge (2015). This quote is from FAU’s College of Nursing website: “The baccalaureate, master’s, and DNP programs at Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 20001, (202)887-6791.” Surprisingly, there are nursing programs that exist that are not accredited. I have a few friends who went through an LPN program and found out that it was not an accredited nursing program at the end of the program. For that reason, they were not able to take the NCLEX-PN. Also, jobs they’ve applied to rejected their applications because they did not have the appropriate license to practice as a licensed practical nurse. Another way that FAU complies with the educational requirements of the nurse practice act is by keeping up with the changes in healthcare by creating new models of education. Although the practice of nursing has enhanced over the years to adapt to the changes in the world, one thing that I learned from the ANA scope and standards is that their foundation is based on practices from the 1800s through Florence Nightingale. According to the American Nurse Association, while Florence Nightingale is known for various reasons in nursing practice, she paved the way for nurses to provide care independently, separating nurses from medicine. American Nurse Association (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). American Nurses Association.Black, B. (2019). Professional nursing: Concepts & challenges (9th ed.). Saunders. please reply to this peer discussion. Health Science Science Nursing NUR 12345 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
