E purposes of the nurse practice act in illinois the

E. Purposes Of The Nurse Practice Act
In Illinois, the Nurse Practice Act has a purpose to ensure that every nurse practicing in
the state of Illinois meets the minimum requirements for safe practice in nursing. The Nurse
Practice Act in Illinois is a set of regulations that help guide me as to how to conduct myself in a
professional manner. Within the Nurse Practice Act it outlines rules for me to follow such as
nursing delegation, mandatory reporting, as well as explain the boards definition used throughout
the act.
E1. Scope Of Practice

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The Illinois General Assembly (2105) states that “Practice as a registered professional
nurse means the full scope of nursing, with or without compensation, that incorporates caring for
all patients in all settings, through nursing standards recognized by the Division, and includes all
of the following and other activities requiring a like skill level for which the registered
professional nurse is properly trained” To discuss the scope of practice in greater detail the
Illinois General Assembly goes on to describe a Registered Nurse to be able to develop a plan of
care that is integrated within the patient centered health care plan. In this plan a Nurse is to
establish nursing diagnoses and set goal to meet the patients identified health care needs. While
doing this a nurse much determine nursing interventions, as well as implement nursing care
through the ordered procedures prescribed by an authorized healthcare professional. The
Registered nurse must administer medication or delegate the administration of medication to an
appropriated licensed practical nurse as well as delegate nursing interventions to implement the
plan of care. The Registered Nurse must facilitate in the “maintenance of safe and effective
nursing care rendered directly or through delegation” The Illinois General Assembly (2105). The
Illinois General Assembly also goes on to state that the registered nurse much advocate for his or
her patients as well as communicate and collaborate with other health care professionals. The
Registered nurse must facilitate education to his or her patients and evaluate responses of
interventions and their effectiveness in the plan of care. The Illinois General Assembly (2105)
also states that a registered nurse must “Participating in development of policies, procedures and
systems to support patient safety. (Section 60-35 of the Act)” along with The procurement and
application of new knowledge and technologies.”
E2. Rules For Effective Delegation

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The State of Illinois defines delegation as “means transferring to an individual the
authority to perform a selected nursing activity or task, in a selected situation” American
Association of Medical Assistants (2018). The AAMA also goes on to say that “A registered
professional nurse shall not delegate any nursing activity requiring the specialized knowledge,
judgment, and skill of a licensed nurse to an unlicensed person, including medication
administration.” The Illinois Nurse act also says that once a nurse has delegated an appropriate
task, the receiving individual may not go on to delegate the task to another individual. However,