Introduction
The activity of a Practicing psychiatric mental health nurse is to care for patients with various mental disorders. Government regulation for mental health nurse practitioners varies from state to state. For example, in Florida and California, government regulation has several similarities and differences. In addition, there are various aspects of Florida law governing the registration of independent nursing practices (Phoenix & Chapman, 2020). Although the profession of a Practicing psychiatric nurse for mental health is similar in all states, it still has several differences.
Main body
Similarly, state regulation for practicing mental health nurses in Florida and California allows working with patients under the supervision or without the supervision of doctors, as well as making diagnoses. The difference is that in Florida, nurses cannot operate autonomously, while in California, they have the right to work independently. That is, treatment and diagnosis in Florida are prohibited without the supervision of a doctor, which distinguishes this state from California, where autonomous work is ultimately allowed (Phoenix & Chapman, 2020). It is also forbidden in Florida to prescribe drugs even under the supervision of doctors, which is permitted in California.
According to the laws of Florida regulating the registration of an independent practice of nurses, they must engage in autonomous practice by specific standards and have a license to engage in independent practice (Chapman et al., 2019). These provisions are strictly regulated and imply that nurses of independent practice must have a document, that is, a license to conduct autonomous activities. In addition, they can perform their actions based on specific standards of patient care.
Conclusion
In conclusion, government regulation for mental health nurse practitioners in Florida and California has similarities and differences. They are significant because they regulate the work of the same specialty of nurses in different states. In addition, there are two critical legal aspects of the independent work of nurses in Florida, which consist of the mandatory availability of a work license and also in performing only pre-prescribed activities of nurses.
References
Chapman, S.A., Toretsky, C., & Phoenix, B. (2019). Enhancing psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner practice: Impact of state scope of practice regulations. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 10(1), 35-43. Web.
Phoenix, B., & Chapman, S.A. (2020). Effect of state regulatory environments on advanced psychiatric nursing practice. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 34(5), 370-376. Web.