Wisconsin Administrative Code Board of Nursing
Here’s a detailed overview of the Wisconsin Administrative Code – Board of Nursing (Chapters N 1–N 9), as maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) (dsps.wi.gov):
📘 Board of Nursing – Administrative Code Chapters
Chapter
Title & Scope
N 1
Approval for Schools of Nursing – Rules for nursing education programs, including curriculum standards and clinical requirements (dsps.wi.gov).
N 2
Licensure – Requirements for RN and LPN licensure, including education, exams, renewals, and compact participation .
N 3
Examining Councils – Governing bodies related to nursing examinations .
N 4
Licensure of Nurse-Midwives – Qualifications, application, renewal, scope, and malpractice insurance requirements .
N 5
Renewal of License – This chapter was repealed; renewal provisions are now handled under N 2 .
N 6
Standards of Practice for RNs & LPNs – Use of nursing process, delegation rules, supervision standards, including recent updates around nurse delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) .
N 7
Rules of Conduct – Professional ethics, disciplinary criteria, unprofessional conduct definitions .
N 8
Certification of Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers – Requirements for APNs to prescribe medications: education, certification, scope, and malpractice coverage .
N 9
Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) – Rules governing multistate licensure for compact-member states .
🛠️ Recent Updates & Highlights
Chapter N 1 was updated effective September 1, 2018, to refine approval criteria for nursing schools, including enhanced simulation standards (dsps.wi.gov).
NLC Rules (N 9) underwent emergency changes in May 2018, aligning Wisconsin with the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (dsps.wi.gov).
Chapter N 6 revisions have been proposed to clarify delegation authority (allowing RNs to delegate), define unlicensed assistive personnel, and refine delegation terminology; public hearings began April 2024 (wisconsinnurses.org).
✅ Built‑in Authority
The Board of Nursing operates under:
Wisconsin Statute Chapter 441, which establishes the Board, licensure authority, examination, enforcement, and compact participation (dsps.wi.gov, dsps.wi.gov).
Additional statutory references (e.g., ss. 15.08, 227.11, 441.16) underpin specific regulations—such as APN prescribing in Chapter N 8 (law.cornell.edu).
🔍 Where to Find the Rules
Official PDFs and interactive code: DSPS website under “Wisconsin Administrative Code – Board of Nursing” (dsps.wi.gov).
Detailed summaries, updates, and reform notices: Wisconsin Nurses Association (e.g., for Chapter N 6 nurse delegation) .
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