NRS632.017. “Practice of practical nursing” defined.  


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  •   “Practice of practical nursing” means the performance of selected acts in the care of the ill, injured or infirm under the direction of a registered professional nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse, a licensed physician, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, a licensed dentist or a licensed podiatric physician, not requiring the substantial specialized skill, judgment and knowledge required in professional nursing.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1525; A 1993, 2218; 1999, 1325; 2001, 1, 792; 2007, 1828; 2013, 2071)