The instructor asks the nursing student to explain the common purpose of nurse practice acts. Which of the following is an accurate response?
1. To provide laws to sanction nurses
2. To protect nurses in their practice
3. To protect the public
4. To limit nursing practice
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Rationale 1: All state nurse practice acts have one commonality: to protect the public. Nurse practice acts regulate the practice of nursing, and can differ from state to state. The sanctioning of nurses is done by the Board of Nursing in that state. The purpose of state laws is not to limit or protect nurses.
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