In order to understand better IOWA nursing practice, I searched the IOWA nursing board.
Mine is Texas. I thought most nursing board will be almost same, but I was totally wrong after read the document regarding to nursing practice at Iowa. There is defined the Minimum standards of nursing practice for registered nurses.
The registered nurse shall recognize and understand the legal implications within the scope of nursing practice. The scope of nursing practice considered to be minimum standards of nursing practice shall not be interpreted to include those practices currently ascribed to the advanced registered nurse practitioner. The registered nurse shall utilize the nursing process in the practice of nursing, consistent with