Who Is Responsible for Determining the Scope of Practice for Registered

question 21

Multiple Choice

Who is responsible for determining the scope of practice for registered nurses?

• A) American Nurses Association
• B) Federal legislators
• C) State legislators
• D) US Department of Health and Human Services

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Definitions:

Payroll Tax

Costs inflicted on both employers and their workers, often calculated as a fraction of employee salaries.

Market Income

The amount of income earned by an individual or company without any government transfers.

Quintile

A statistical value dividing a data set into five equal parts, each representing 20% of the population being studied.

Medicaid

A joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with limited income and resources.