A nurse from an urban area has moved into a rural location and is now working at the small local hospital.The nurse is concerned about doing many tasks that at the former place of employment were done by ancillary personnel or by physicians.The nurse's mentor explains that the best way to determine whether the nurse is still practicing appropriately would be to:

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A nurse should always refer to the state nurse practice act for legalities regarding scope of practice within specific states.This nurse should be directed to this document.The manager may not be a good source of information on this legal issue, especially if the manager is used to practicing in this fashion.Other nurses working at the same facility may not be good sources of information about this legal topic.Professional organizational websites would not have information regarding scope of practice in a specific state, unless of course the website searched was the state board of nursing website for that particular state.

A Nurse from an Urban Area Has Moved into a Rural