Wisconsin Code § 441.001

In this subchapter:
(1c) ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING. “Advanced
practice registered nursing” means the practice of a certified
nurse-midwife, the practice of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, the practice of a clinical nurse specialist, and the practice
of a nurse practitioner.
(1g) BOARD. “Board” means the board of nursing.
(1r) COMPENSATION. “Compensation” includes indirect
compensation, direct compensation, and the expectation of compensation, whether actually received or not.
(2) NURSE. Except as provided under s. 441.08, “nurse,”
when used without modification or amplification, means only a
registered nurse.
(2m) NURSING. “Nursing,” when used without modification
or amplification, means professional nursing.
(3) PRACTICAL NURSING. (a) “Practical nursing” means the
performance for compensation of any simple acts in the care of
convalescent, subacutely or chronically ill, injured or infirm persons, or of any act or procedure in the care of the more acutely ill,
injured or infirm under the specific direction of a nurse, physician, podiatrist licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed under ch. 447 or optometrist licensed
under ch. 449, or under an order of a person who is licensed to
practice medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, dentistry or optometry
in another state if that person prepared the order after examining
the patient in that other state and directs that the order be carried
out in this state.
(b) In par. (a), “simple act” means an act to which all of the
following apply:
1. The act does not require any substantial nursing skill,
knowledge, or training, or the application of nursing principles
based on biological, physical, or social sciences, or the understanding of cause and effect in the act.
2. The act is one that is of a nature of those approved by the
board for the curriculum of schools for licensed practical nurses.
(3c) PRACTICE OF A CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE. “Practice of
a certified nurse-midwife” means practice in the management of
women’s health care, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care for
newborns, family planning, and gynecological services consistent with the standards of practice of the American College of
Nurse-Midwives or its successor.
(3g) PRACTICE OF A CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST. “Practice of a certified registered nurse anesthetist”
means providing anesthesia care, pain management care, and care
related to anesthesia and pain management for persons across
their lifespan, whose health status may range from healthy
through all levels of acuity, including persons with immediate, severe, or life-threatening illness or injury, in diverse settings, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient clinics,
medical offices, and home health care settings.
(3n) PRACTICE OF A CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST. “Practice
of a clinical nurse specialist” means providing advanced nursing
care, primarily in health care facilities, including the diagnosis
and treatment of illness for identified specific populations based
on a specialty.
(3r) PRACTICE OF A NURSE PRACTITIONER. “Practice of a
nurse practitioner” means practice in ambulatory, acute, longterm, or other health care settings as a primary or specialty care
provider who provides health services, including assessing, diagnosing, treating, or managing acute, episodic, and chronic
illnesses.
(3w) PRESCRIPTION ORDER. “Prescription order” has the
meaning given in s. 450.01 (21).
(4) PROFESSIONAL NURSING. “Professional nursing” means
the performance for compensation of any act in the observation
or care of the ill, injured, or infirm, or for the maintenance of
health or prevention of illness of others, that requires substantial
nursing skill, knowledge, or training, or application of nursing
principles based on biological, physical, and social sciences. Professional nursing includes any of the following:
(a) The observation and recording of symptoms and reactions.
(b) The execution of procedures and techniques in the treatment of the sick under the general or special supervision or direction of a physician, podiatrist licensed under ch. 448, chiropractor
licensed under ch. 446, dentist licensed under ch. 447, or optometrist licensed under ch. 449, or under an order of a person
who is licensed to practice medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, dentistry, or optometry in another state if the person making the order prepared the order after examining the patient in that other
state and directs that the order be carried out in this state.
(c) The execution of general nursing procedures and
techniques.
(d) Except as provided in s. 50.04 (2) (b), the supervision of a
patient and the supervision and direction of licensed practical
nurses and less skilled assistants.
(5) RECOGNIZED ROLE. “Recognized role” means one of the
following roles:
(a) Certified nurse-midwife.

(b) Certified registered nurse anesthetist.
(c) Clinical nurse specialist.
(d) Nurse practitioner.

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