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Is the content in Appendix B of Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Ed., considered current or historical?
The content in Appendix B is historical, not current. The book explicitly states that the appendix is not current and is of historical significance only.
Appendix B of Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Ed., reproduces Nursing's Social Policy Statement from 2010. Throughout the appendix, each page carries the same declaration that the content is not current and is of historical significance only. Therefore it should not be used as current guidance.
Key points
- Appendix B is titled Nursing's Social Policy Statement (2010).
- The book states the content in this appendix is not current.
- The appendix content carries historical significance only.
- Every page of Appendix B repeats the same notice about its noncurrent status.
Source:Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice by coll.· Appendix D: The Development of Essential Nursing Documents and Professional Nursing· p. 190–225
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