ANA seeks public comment on the Draft Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Fourth Edition. The working group has revised the definition of nursing, extensively reorganized the scope of practice statement and included a new representation of the nursing process and two new models, added new Standard 8 Advocacy and its accompanying competencies, and reordered the Standards of Professional Performance. Your input on all the changes intended to enhance readability and usability will provide critical guidance for the final revision of this foundational nursing publication. Please invite nursing peers and other healthcare colleagues, faculty, students, administrators, legislators, Board of Nursing members, and other stakeholders to review and provide comments and recommendations.

First, review the draft document and then submit ALL your comments at one time via the designated form accessible here. Please be sure to include page numbers and specific line numbers associated with your comments and recommendations.

Closing date for submissions is Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at midnight ET.