Rights and Representation
for Registered Nurses
1. CRITICAL DEFINITIONS
AND CONCEPTS
• The Practice of Nursing Defined
• Art and Science of Nursing
• Domains of Nursing Practice/
Nursing Process
• Novice to Expert/Skill Acquisition
• Moral, Ethical Obligations;
Legal/Fiduciary Duties
• Advocacy; Conditions of Advocacy
(Explicit/Implied/Inherent)
• Social Contract: Why it Matters
• Roles, Relationships, Hierarchy
• Environment of Care
• Ratios/Acuity/Severity of Illness/
Working Conditions
• Unit/Definitions/Patient Classification
2. NURSING PRACTICE ACTS/
BOARDS OF REGISTERED NURSING
• Regulation/Interpretation
• Scope of Practice/Scope of Authority
• Competency/Discipline
• Professional Conduct
• Nursing Practice Advisories
• Nursing Practice Alerts
• Encroachment
3. LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
• Department of Public Health/Inspections
• County/State/Federal Regulations
• Accreditation/Deeming Bodies/Joint Commission Survey
