Under the Nursing Act, which area is regulated?

• A. Registration, controlled acts, quality assurance, and professional misconduct
• B. Hospital licensing and building codes
• C. Pharmaceutical scheduling
• D. Airline medical transport

Answer: (A)

The main concept is what the Nursing Act regulates about nursing practice. The area covered includes who may practice nursing (registration), what activities are restricted to certain professionals (controlled acts), how the profession maintains safety and competence (quality assurance), and how nurses are held to standards of behavior and ethics (professional misconduct).

Registration ensures only qualified individuals can call themselves nurses and practice. Controlled acts are specific tasks that require special authorization, ensuring that only appropriately trained professionals perform them. Quality assurance programs keep practice up to standard through ongoing competence checks and peer review. Professional misconduct provisions define unacceptable behavior and practices to protect the public.

Other choices don’t fit because hospital licensing and building codes pertain to facilities and infrastructure, not the regulation of nursing practice. Pharmaceutical scheduling falls under pharmacy regulation, and airline medical transport is governed by aviation or transport regulations, not the Nursing Act.