The practices of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers are differentiated by which of the following?
a. Health Resource and Services Administra-tion (HRSA)
b. State board of nursing
c. Scope of practice
d. USDHHS
ANS: C
Scope of practice involves defining nursing, setting its credentials, and then distinguishing be-tween the practices of nurses, physicians, and other health care providers. HRSA and USDHHS do not differentiate the practices of health care providers. The state board of nursing only ad-dresses the scope of practice of nursing, not the other health care providers.
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