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.
Scope of Practice. Scope of practice defines the specific tasks a nurse is allowed to perform in a given state. Each state has a board of nursing; some states combine RNs and LPNs in the same board, while others have two separate boards. The board determines which tasks fall under the RN license and which can be performed by an LPN.