Determining Scope of Practice - Flowchart
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Scope of Nursing Practice Decision-Making Framework
Identify, describe, or clarify the activity, intervention, or role consideration.

Scope of Nursing Practice Decision-Making Framework
Identify, describe, or clarify the activity, intervention, or role consideration.

Scope of Nursing Practice Decision-Making Framework
Identify, describe, or clarify the activity, intervention, or role consideration.


STOP

STOP

STOP

STOP

Is the activity, intervention, or role prohibited by the NPA and rules/regulations or any other applicable laws, rules/regulations, or accreditation standards or professional nursing scope and standards?

Is the activity, intervention, or role prohibited by the NPA and rules/regulations or any other applicable laws, rules/regulations, or accreditation standards or professional nursing scope and standards?

Is the activity, intervention, or role prohibited by the NPA and rules/regulations or any other applicable laws, rules/regulations, or accreditation standards or professional nursing scope and standards?

prohibited

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

End

End

End

STOP

STOP

STOP

STOP

Is performing the activity, intervation, or role consistent with evidence-based nursing and healthcare literature?

Is performing the activity, intervation, or role consistent with evidence-based nursing and healthcare literature?

Is performing the activity, intervation, or role consistent with evidence-based nursing and healthcare literature?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

STOP

STOP

STOP

STOP

Are there practice setting policies and procedures in place to support performing the activity, intervention, or role?

Are there practice setting policies and procedures in place to support performing the activity, intervention, or role?

Are there practice setting policies and procedures in place to support performing the activity, intervention, or role?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

STOP

STOP

STOP

STOP

Has the nurse completed the necessary education to safety perform the activity, interventation, or role?

Has the nurse completed the necessary education to safety perform the activity, interventation, or role?

Has the nurse completed the necessary education to safety perform the activity, interventation, or role?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

STOP

STOP

STOP

STOP

Is there documented evidence of the nurse's current competence (knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgments) to safety perform the activity, intervention, or role?

Is there documented evidence of the nurse's current competence (knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgments) to safety perform the activity, intervention, or role?

Is there documented evidence of the nurse's current competence (knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgments) to safety perform the activity, intervention, or role?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

STOP

STOP

STOP

STOP

Does the nurse have the appropriate resources to perform the activity, intervention, or role in the practice setting?

Does the nurse have the appropriate resources to perform the activity, intervention, or role in the practice setting?

Does the nurse have the appropriate resources to perform the activity, intervention, or role in the practice setting?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

STOP

STOP

STOP

STOP

Would a reasonable and prudent nurse perform the activity, intervention, or role in this setting?

Would a reasonable and prudent nurse perform the activity, intervention, or role in this setting?

Would a reasonable and prudent nurse perform the activity, intervention, or role in this setting?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

The nurse may perform the activity, interventation, or role to acceptable and prevailling standards of safe nursing care

The nurse may perform the activity, interventation, or role to acceptable and prevailling standards of safe nursing care

The nurse may perform the activity, interventation, or role to acceptable and prevailling standards of safe nursing care

STOP

STOP

STOP

STOP

Is the nurse prepared to accept accountability for the activity, intervention, or role and for the related outcomes?

Is the nurse prepared to accept accountability for the activity, intervention, or role and for the related outcomes?

Is the nurse prepared to accept accountability for the activity, intervention, or role and for the related outcomes?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No