Course Summary

The Ohio Nurse Practice Act is a set of regulations and rules defining the certification and licensure, pre-licensure education, discipline, and the standards of practice of nurses and certified medication aides in Ohio that aim at public protection and safety. Information on the Nurse Practice Act is also in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). The ORC is a list of revisions that expand on the Administrative Code and the Nurse Practice Act and the ORC can be viewed online at Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules Ohio Revised Code. Consideration is given by the Ohio Board of Nursing to public safety, specifically where nursing practice appears deficient and has caused harm. The Ohio Nurse Practice Act mandates that all nurses share knowledge as part of their professional role. Nurses are also required to maintain their skills. The standards of practice will be discussed for Registered Nurses, Licenced Vocational Nurses, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

Course Format

Homestudy

Course Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Ohio Nurse Practice Act: Administrative Code and Ohio Revised Code
  • Chapter 4723-1 Board Organization and Responsibilities
    • Licensing
    • Standards of Practice
    • Discipline
  • Standards of Practice: RNs, LPNs, and APRNs
  • Scope of Practice
    • Knowledge
    • Applying the Nursing Process
    • Chapter 4723-20 Prevention of Disease Transmission
    • Providing Care Beyond Basic RN Preparation
    • Implementing or Clarifying Orders
    • Medication Administration
    • Prescribing Medications: APRNs
    • Delegation, Direction, and Supervision by the RN
    • Consultation, Patient Safety and Nurse-Patient Relationship
    • Reporting Errors, Falsifying Records, and Confidentiality
  • Discipline and The Nurse Practice Act
  • Safe Practice
  • Substance Use Disorder
  • Research: Knowledge Sharing in Healthcare
  • Summary

Author

Dana Bartlett, RN, BSN, MSN, MA, CSPI

Dana Bartlett is a professional nurse and author. His clinical experience includes 16 years of ICU and ER experience and over 27 years as a poison control center information specialist. Dana has published numerous CE and journal articles, written NCLEX material, textbook chapters, and more than 100 online CE articles, and done editing and reviewing for publishers such as Elsevier, Lippincott, and Thieme. He has written widely on the subject of toxicology and was a contributing editor, toxicology section, for Critical Care Nurse journal. He is currently employed at the Connecticut Poison Control Center. He lives in Wappingers Falls, NY.