Nurses Activism
Published Jul 6, 2001
NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN
10 Articles; 18,360 Posts
Newsflash: 7/5/01
Nurse Practice Act CE Course Offered for Seven Jurisdictions
http://www.ncsbn.org/files/boards.asp
This online course is available for nurses practicing in Alabama, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, West Virginia-LPN and West Virginia-RN. The course is designed to enhance knowledge about these states' nurse practice acts. This course can be found at http://www.nursecourse.com. New states are being added frequently!
Jenny P
1,164 Posts
NRSKarenRN, I wish every nurse in those states would take this course and that every nurse who is working would have a copy of their Nurse Practice Act handy and READ it occasionally! Each state has its own Nurse Practice Act, and I think if we all read it occasionally, it would do away with mandatory overtime and all sorts of other things we do that puts our license on the line.
I would bet that over 90% of the nurses who are currently working have no clue what is in their Nurse Practice Act and don't realize how often they jeopardize their licenses each day.