Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs and nursing associations, and overwhelming to consider various benefits and options offered by each.
· Both boards of nursing and national nursing associations have significant impacts on the nurse practitioner profession and scope of practice. Understanding these differences helps lend credence to your expertise as a professional. In this Assignment, you will practice the application of such expertise by communicating a comparison of boards of nursing and professional nurse associations. You will also share an analysis of your state board of nursing.
· Resources
To Prepare:
· Assume that you are leading a staff development meeting on regulation for nursing practice at your healthcare organization or agency.
· Review the NCSBN and ANA websites to prepare for your presentation.
The Assignment: (8- to 9-slide PowerPoint presentation)
Develop a 8- to 9-slide PowerPoint Presentation that addresses the following:
· Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.
· Describe the board for your specific region/area.
· Who is on the board?
· How does one become a member of the board?
· Describe at least one state regulation related to general nurse scope of practice.
· How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
· How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
· If a patient is from another culture, how would this regulation impact the nurse’s care/education?
· Describe at least one state regulation related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
· How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
· How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
· Has there been any change to the regulation within the past 5 years? Explain.
· Include Speaker Notes for each slide as a separate Word document (except for the title page and reference page)
Learning Resources
Required Readings
· Short, N. M. (2022). Milstead’s health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (7th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
· Chapter 7, “Government Response: Regulation” (pp. 147–173)
· American Nurses AssociationLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). http://www.nursingworld.org
· Myers, C. R., Lund, E., Schorn, M. N., & Kleinpell, R. (2024). Chronicling the pursuit for full practice authority in Tennessee: Recommendations for a path forwardLinks to an external site.. Nursing Outlook, 72(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102240
· National Council of State Boards of NursingLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). https://www.ncsbn.org/index.page
· Pellegrini, G., & Lovati, C. (2025). Stakeholders’ engagement for improved health outcomes: A research brief to design a tool for better communication and participationLinks to an external site.. Frontiers in public health, 13, 1536753. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1536753
· Rubric
· NURS_6050_Module03_Week06_Assignment_Rubric