According to the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC), the scope of practice is defined as [t]he activities nurses

are educated and authorized to perform as set out in the Nurses (Registered) . . . under the Health Professions Act and complemented by standards, limits and conditions established by CRNBC (College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, 2013).

One of these practice standards is the nurses duty to provide care as stated by the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC).

Empirical knowledge in nursing is the first clinical student nurses experience for the semester. That first clinical will be the first time outside of lab time the students will be able to practice what they have learned

It is taught by example and inference. (aesthetic)

According to CRNBC, when providing care nurses may experience instances when they feel unable to provide care because it conflicts with the nurses personal code of ethics, they feel threatened, or there is an unreasonable burden therefore producing an ethical dilemma (College of Registered Nurses of Britih Columbia, 2013).

Personal knowledge: And so it is reasonable to conclude that those who have been practicing nursing longer have more personal practice knowledge than a recent graduate.