W. Va. Code R. § 19-7-15 - Standards Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse's Scope of Practice
15.1 A license
issued to an APRN by the Board of Registered Nurses shall authorize the APRN to
perform nursing acts commensurate with their education, training, and
experience and which they are competent to perform, consistent with the rules
of the boards. Nursing acts include prescribing with Board approved
prescriptive authority, and administering of controlled substances,
prescription drugs, or medical devices.
15.2 An APRN shall provide only those
services for which they have been prepared by their education, training, and
experience and are competent to perform, consistent with sound nursing practice
and that will protect the health and safety of the patient. This may occur in
any health care setting, both hospital and outpatient in accordance with their
practice notification.
Notes
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