Nursing Practice ACT Assignment

Running head: NURSING PRACTICE ACT
NURSING PRACTICE ACT
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NURSING PRACTICE ACT1
Introduction
The California Nursing Practice Act (CNPA) is the name given to a Californian
legislative body assigned with the responsibility for mandating or directing the Californian Board
of Registered Nursing (CBRN) with respect to outlining the key clinical responsibilities as well
as the scope of clinical functions which can be implemented by Registered Nurses (RN) of
California (CBRN, 2020).
The purpose of this paper is to succinctly expound the functions of the CNPA in
regulating the scope of RN practice and its impact on RN practice of essential clinical activities
like pertaining to medical, interdependent, dependent and independent functions in professional
nursing practice.
Discussion
Major Functions
The major function of the CNPA is to legally outline the key medical, interdependent,
dependent and independent functions which CBRN can regulate or inform RNs in California to
implement within their professional scope of practice. Sections 2725 of the CNPA are of
relevance to RN professional practice in California since this legislative section provides a
detailed insight into the scope of RN practice which in turn, legally informs upon the key nursing
functions which RNs can implement in their professional nursing practice (CBRN, 2020).
Thus, with respect to the same, according to the CPNA, nurses are recommended to refer
to standardized tools and procedures during the practice of medical practice based clinical
functions like: medication administration, compliance to invasive or penetrative procedures with
respect to human tissues and diagnosing any psychological and physiological health conditions