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Nursing Practice

Resources about the nursing scope of practice in Massachusetts.

Information about the nursing scope of practice including Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN), prescriptive authority, advisory rulings, and mandatory abuse reporting.

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What you need to know

Learn about the nursing scope of practice  Learn about Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)  Learn more about prescriptive authority requirements and practice guidelines  Advisory rulings  Mandatory abuse reporting  News & updates  Five Rights of Delegation  Clinical Advisories on Opioid Deaths 

Contact Information

Address

100 Cambridge St., 19th Floor, Boston, MA 02114-2509
Directions

Phone

BHPL Help Line Call Board of Registration in Nursing, BHPL Help Line at (617) 973-0800
Alternate Call Board of Registration in Nursing, Alternate at (617) 973-0900

Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

Online

Email Email Board of Registration in Nursing at nursing.admin@state.ma.us
View sub-department emails

Fax

Board of Registration in Nursing (617) 973-0984
Board of Registration in Nursing - SARP (617) 887-8786

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