| 英文摘要 |
The “Nursing Personnel Act” was amended in August 2014. The main point of this amendment is to provide a legal basis for nurse practitioners to avoid being punished as not being a doctor when implementing medical practices. However, in Act 24 of the “Nursing Personnel Act”, the difference between medical assistance and medical activities under the supervision of a physician is still unclear. Thus, the central competent authority shall establish the related regulation by a legal order level. The aim of this article is to discuss the influences of amending the “Nursing Personnel Act” on nurse practitioners by a legal perspective. This article suggests clarifying the purpose of setting up nurse practitioners. If nurse practitioners are alternative manpower of physicians under legal restrictions, social expectation and professional competence shall be consistent. Therefore, nurse practitioners’ safety could be adequately protected, patient safety could be maintained, medical malpractices could be minimized, and medical quality could be upgraded.
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