Nursing Practice

Our nursing practice is under attack. Short staffing, de-skilling, unit restructuring and the technological arms race can take away nurses’ time from the bedside and harm patient care.

NYSNA nurses are working together to safeguard our practice through collective advocacy.

Scope of Practice

In New York, the Nurse Practice Act (State Education Law, Article 139) defines our rights and responsibilities as nurses. Scope of Practice laws authorize registered nurses to function independently when providing various aspects of medical care.

Protesting Your Assignment Self-Guided Course

NYSNA’s Nursing Education and Practice department has a new “Protesting Your Assignment” self-guided course. Read more about the course and how you can use protests of assignment to improve safe, quality healthcare.

Practice Alert: Required Completion of NYS Reporting Child Abuse Course

All licensed health practitioners are required to complete the Identification and Reporting New York State Child Abuse program by November 17, 2026.

Becoming an RN

Do you share our mission to care for all? Registered nurses (RNs) can apply for both state and federal loan forgiveness programs. Under certain conditions, you may have all or part of your education loans forgiven or canceled in exchange for performing a qualifying service for a defined period of time.

Electronic Medical Records Nurse Looking at Computer

Electronic Medical Records, Care And Our Expertise

Administrators and insurance providers promote electronic medical records (EMRs) as a magic bullet for patient care. They say EMRs save money and advance care. The truth is more complicated.