CONCLUSION

The Ohio Nurse Practice Act defined the scope of practice for nurses in Chapter 4723 of the Ohio Revised Code and established the Ohio Board of Nursing. The Board of Nursing is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Nurse Practice Act. This responsibility is accomplished through Section 4723 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). The OAC are the rules written by the Ohio Board of Nursing in accordance with the Ohio Nurse Practice Act.

Chapters 1 through 27 of the OAC contain the rules and regulations for all aspects of nursing practice in the state of Ohio. It sets forth the standards of competent nursing practice and standards for promoting patient safety. By so doing, OAC 4723 fulfills the mission of the Board of Nursing to actively safeguard the health of the public through the effective regulation of nursing care. It is the responsibility of all nurses in the state of Ohio to be familiar with and to abide by these laws and rules.

REFERENCES

NOTE: Complete URLs for references retrieved from online sources are provided in the PDF of this course.

American Nurses Association (ANA). (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. Silver Spring, MD: Author. Retrieved from http://nursingworld.org

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). (2018). What every nurse needs to know about state and territorial boards of nursing. Retrieved from https://www.ncsbn.org

Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN). (2021). What we do. Retrieved from https://nursing.ohio.gov

Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN). (2020). Continuing education for renewal. Retrieved from https://nursing.ohio.gov

Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN). (2019). Decision-making model. Retrieved from http://nursing.ohio.gov

Ohio Nurses Association (ONA). (2020). About ONA: ONA vision and mission. Retrieved from http://www.ohnurses.org



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