Professional Nursing And State-Level
Regulations DQ 4
Professional Nursing And State-Level Regulations DQ 4
Boards of Nursing (BONs) exist in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands,
and the Virgin Islands. Similar entities may also exist for different
regions. The mission of BONs is the protection of the public
through the regulation of nursing practice. BONs put into practice
state/region regulations for nurses that, among other things, lay
out the requirements for licensure and define the scope of nursing
practice in that state/region.
It can be a valuable exercise to compare regulations among
various state/regional boards of nursing. Doing so can help share
insights that could be useful should there be future changes in a
state/region. In addition, nurses may find the need to be licensed
in multiple states or regions.
To Prepare:
Review the Resources and reflect on the mission of state/regional
boards of nursing as the protection of the public through the
regulation of nursing practice.
Consider how key regulations may impact nursing practice.
Review key regulations for nursing practice of your state’s/region’s
board of nursing and those of at least one other state/region and
select at least two APRN regulations to focus on for this

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