Nurse Practice Act set out the scope of nursing practice as well
as responsibilities of registered nurses.
The major objectives are:
- Adequate and rational care for the patients and the mandatory
qualifications and skills for the same.
- Direct and indirect patient care in hospital and community set
up to improve hygeine and prophy;axis of disease.
- Scope of licensure in specialities like podiatry, dentistry
etc.
- Observation of manifestations of patients
- Performance of skin tests, immuno techniques