Nurse Practice Acts are examples of which type of law?
a. civil
b. contract
c. state
d. federal
C
Nurse Practice Acts are state-based administrative laws that govern how nursing is performed in that state. Under Nurse Practice Acts, state boards of nursing are given the authority to define the practice of nursing within specific guidelines and parameters specified by the legislature; mandate required preparation for the practice of nursing; and discipline members who deviate from the rules for nursing practice in the state.
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