Nurse practice acts laws established in each (United States) and province (Canada) practice of nursing. They are broadly worded and jurisdictions, but all of them have certain in common. general, they Are designed to protect the public by defining legal scope of nursing practice, excluding un trained or unlicensed persons from practicing nursing Create a state board of nursing or regulatory body having the authority to make and enforce rules regulations concerning the nursing profession Define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles for ragas tired nurses and licensed practical nurses Establish criteria for the education and licensure nurses province The board of nursing for each state or given legal authority administer the licensing examine nation to graduates approved schools of nursing. individual who successfully meets the requirements licensure is then given a license to practice nursing the state or province. The license is valid during the of the holder and is registered (listing the license) in state. The license and right to practice nursing can denied, revoked, or suspended professional miscount duct (for example, incompetence, negligence, chemical impairment, or criminal actions) issues As nursing roles continue expand, and as nursing are resolved, nurse practice understand changes. It is essential that nurses act under keep up to date on the specific nurse practice which they practice