Ati Rn Concept Based Assessment Level 1 Study Guide Graded A+

A nurse is asked by a provider to perform an invasive procedure for which he has not received training. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure that it is within his legal scope of practice to perform this procedure? {Ans: Check the states nurse practice act before performing the procedure. (The nurse should check the state's nurse practice act to verify that performance is within his scope of practice. This will ensure that the nurse follows legal guidelines for his scope of practice. If the nurse works in more than one state, he should check the nurse practice act for each state, because guidelines for this procedure might differ from state to state. If the procedure is within the nurse's scope of practice, he should take necessary steps to gain competence in the procedure before performing it on a client.)}A newly licensed nurse asks a charge nurse where to find information about scope of practice for registered nurses. Which of the following responses should the charge nurse make? {Ans: "The state board of nursing can provide this information" (each state develops a nurse practice act, which defines scope of practice for nurses in that