Illustrating the scope of nursing practice requires a clear description of nurses' work and their responsibilities and suggests the need to examine how they actually allocate their time. General care-oriented studies have sought to determine the scope of nursing practice, but still little researches has yet examined the scope of nursing practice in psychiatric wards. The nursing profession has long taken the lead in practicing evidence-based care. Evidence-based nursing practice may be even more important for mental health nurse practitioners. The scope of nursing practice is "the full range of roles, functions, responsibilities, activities, and decision-making abilities that people in the nursing profession are educated, competent, and empowered to perform." It defines the parameters and boundaries within which nurses practice and it is important for the profession that these are clearly articulated to ensure that nursing practice can meet the needs of society. This scope of practice and standards information can serve as a guide for supportive policies and regulations to govern nursing practice for patients with mental illness.
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