These are Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Scope of Practice by State Maps displaying each state's Clinical Nurse Specialist Scope of Practice. Two key components of Scope of Practice are Practice Autonomy and Prescriptive Authority. Practice Autonomy is the degree of independence that a Clinical Nurse Specialist may practice, and Prescriptive Authority is the degree of independence in writing drug prescriptions.
This table lists Clinical Nurse Specialist levels Scope of Practice independence in decreasing order:
Clinical Nurse Specialist degree of practice independence varies by state. Click on a state to visit a summary of licensing and contact information for that state.