A nurse is surprised to find that states have police power over nursing.A colleague explains this means

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Based on the U.S.Constitution,states have "police power" that they use to protect their citizens' health,safety,and welfare.
The state board of nursing can scrutinize nursing actions,but the statement that "all nursing actions are under scrutiny" implies somehow that the state is monitoring every action.In reality,the states and regulatory agencies become involved only in specified situations.
Nurses,like all other individuals,have rights guaranteed them by both state and federal constitutions and various laws that have been enacted.
The state police are not in charge of investigations of nursing practice.

A Nurse Is Surprised to Find That States Have Police