The American Nurses Association proud to release the Fourth Edition of the Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice in Spring 2021. Discover how this updated version guides you and all other Registered Nurses (RN) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN). You will learn about the most significant changes to this foundational document from the Co-Chairs of the 2019-2020 Nursing Scope and Standards Revision Workgroup, such as:

• Revised definition of nursing and scope of practice statement
• Innovation in nursing and future opportunities
• Addition of the new professional performance standard for advocacy
• Changes in select standards statements and accompanying competencies
• Updated Nursing Practice Model
• Addition of new Regulation of Professional Nursing Practice Model
• Resources, including the eBook, for you and your team to learn more about and integrate the Fourth Edition into your nursing practice

More information about the Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is available here.