HCS 260 Week 1 Individual Assignment Nurse Practice Act and Medication Administration Paper

Nurse Practice Act and Medication Administration Paper
Week 1

Research your state’s Nurse Practice Act and how it relates to medication administration as a registered nurse (RN). Include the following in this 1,050- to 1,750-word APA-formatted paper:
How does the RN’s scope of practice differ from that of the licensed practical nurse (LPN)?
How does your state deal with impaired professionals?
Compare your research to your workplace. Do those at your workplace follow the rules?
Describe three principles of safe medication in response to medication errors
Include a minimum of three references

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Attach Certificate of Originality document