Using national data on the most common reasons for nursing board disciplinary action and the top nursing liability claims, participants will examine their nursing practices and identify areas of concern. Determining one’s scope of practice is critical. Topics include policies and procedures, national standards, documentation, continuing education, and how to address conflicts between scope of practice and actual clinical practice. 

Educational Objectives
• Describe nursing scope of practice for LPNs, RNs, and APRNs
• State three reasons why adherence to the nursing process protects nursing practice
• Identify two ways that training and continuing education protects correctional nursing practice

Level: Basic