Self-Employed Practice
Self-employed (independent) practice is defined as those who are self-employed for the purpose of providing nursing services and/or operating their own nursing business. Self-employed Registered Nurses (RN) and Nurse Practitioners (NP) practice within their legislated scope of practice, personal competence, and the roles, functions, responsibilities, and activities for which they are educated, competent and authorized to perform. Self-employed RNs and NPs apply their professional knowledge, skills and judgment in the interest of serving the public. Self-employed RNs and NPs are legally accountable and responsible for both the nursing services provided, and the business matters related to self-employed practice. Self-employed practice may also be termed private practice, independent practice or consulting. RNs and NPs in self-employed practice may deliver nursing services independently, may work in collaboration with other health care professionals and/or employ other health and non-health care providers.
In all practice settings, CRNS registrants comply with the applicable foundational documents:
· Registered Nurse Practice Standards;
· Nurse Practitioner Practice Standards;
· Registered Nurse Entry-Level Competencies;
· Nurse Practitioner Entry-Level Competencies; and,
· CRNS Code of Conduct.
Throughout this resource, the term registrant refers to an RN or NP engaged in self-employed (independent) nursing practice.