1. From Latin, bene mori, to die well or a good death. Coined in the early 1970s by A.J. Dyck, of Harvard University and essentially refers to passive euthanasia as opposed to the generally accepted active implications of euthanasia.
Nursing@USC - Online Master of Science Degree in Nursing. Capella University - RN-to-BSN and RN-to-BSN/MSN Combined Option, Post Master's DNP and BSN-to-DNP. A nurse practitionerâs Scope of Practice represents the full range of practice privileges allowed by certification and licensure.
You are correct. The state nurse practice acts can be vague, and in no state is there direct legal authority for NPs to perform a colonoscopy. Note that state laws on physician scope of practice do not name specific procedures either, but authorize physicians to do anything related to medicine and surgery.n every state, there is a process for determining whether the Board of Nursing would approve an NP to perform colonoscopy. To determine whether a specific procedure is within the scope of practice, follow this process: Gather documentation of the education and experience of the NP in performing the procedure.