Nursing Regulations

The Colorado State Board of Nursing implements and enforces the State Nurse Practice Act, writes rules and regulations for the enforcement of statutory law and conducts investigations and hearings to ensure the law is continually enforced.

Open the Colorado Nurse Practice Act and find 12-255-120 – Grounds for discipline on pages 25-28. Write, in your own words what grounds h, i, j, k are and what they mean to you.

The State Nurse Practice Act is in the attached pdf.

2. In your own words, what does Breach of Duty Owed the Patient mean? Give an example.
3. In your own words, apply the ANA COE provision 1.4 to a patient who has a signed do-not-resuscitate directive. Briefly discuss the nurse’s obligations in this instance.
   The Guide to the Code of Ethics is in the attached pdf. The actual ANA code of ethics is appendix A at the end of the book.
4. In your own words, discuss how the ANA Code of Ethics Provision 3.3 serves as a guide for nurses to protect human participants in research.
   The Guide to the Code of Ethics is in the attached pdf. The actual ANA code of ethics is appendix A at the end of the book.
5. Choose 1 of these 3 topics: documentation, refusal of care, or advance directives. In your own words, what are at least 4 of the ethical principles involved? Include at least 1 of the ANA Code of Ethics provisions.
   The Guide to the Code of Ethics is in the attached pdf. The actual ANA code of ethics is appendix A at the end of the book.