title: Determine your scope of practice.
abstract: Assignments involving large numbers of high-acuity patients often impede competent nursing care. Questioning whether assignments are within a nurse's scope of practice protects patients' safety and well-being.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012449:Safety; D016526:Workload