Illinois HB1887 amends the Nurse Practice Act to redefine registered professional nursing practice and clarify delegation rules for registered.
HB1887 amends the Nurse Practice Act by defining registered professional nursing practice as a scientific process based on a professional body of knowledge. It specifies that registered professional nurses cannot delegate tasks requiring nursing knowledge, assessment, judgment, decision making, or evaluation to unlicensed personnel. The bill allows registered professional nurses to delegate tasks to other licensed and unlicensed persons, but only after a comprehensive nursing assessment. It also prohibits mandating delegation if a nurse deems it inappropriate.
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