What Is True About Nurse Practice Acts

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is true about nurse practice acts?

• A)They informally define the scope of nursing practice.
• B)They provide for unlimited scope of nursing practice.
• C)Only some states have adopted a nurse practice act.
• D)The nurse must know the nurse practice act within his or her state.

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