Question

If you are a medical professional with a license, investigate your state practice act. Do a web search to find information specific to your state regarding the scope of practice for your profession. Copy and paste the entire URL below.

Provide 4 different scenarios. Provide two scenarios that demonstrate that you are working within your own scope of practice. Provide two scenarios that demonstrate clearly examples of not working within your own scope of practice. In each scenario, explain why the situation represents a professional working within their scope of practice or not within their scope of practice.

If you do not hold a license as a medical professional, consider using a nurse, medical assistant, x-ray tech, or similar state practice act to complete this assignment.

Answer 1

Scope of practice in Nursing

The chief role of a nurse is to heal a patient with the given order of the Doctor.

There are different types of nursing services available.

Scenario working with in the scope

1) RN administering the medication to the patient,as the responsibility to see whether the client has any allergic reactions to the drug,side effects, indication, following rights of drug administration and results.

2) Preparing the patient for any type of diagnostic procedures or surgeries but cannot do the procedure or surgeries

Scenario of working not within the scope

1)The nurse who has no licence can work as a care taker after doing the course

2)The NP can do some simple type of surgery but not complicated one.