On September 22 the American Nurses' Association Board of Directors approved the definition of nursing practice submitted by the ANA Committee on Legislation. The definition is designed for inclusion in a licensing law and, with its accompanying explanatory statement, is to be added to Section II-Definitions in “Suggestions for Major Provisions to be Included in a Nursing Practice Act (Revised 1954)” in the Legislation Manual for Committees on Legislation of State Nurses Associations.