ESSAY: Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting

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.

Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.
Describe the geographic distribution, academic credentials, practice positions, and licensure status of members of 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 federal regulation for healthcare.
How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare (e.g., CMS, OSHA, and EPA)?
Has there been any change to the regulation within the past 5 years? Explain.
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?
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?

ANSWER

Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting

A board of nursing (BOD) refers to an organization that is in charge of regulating and overseeing the nursing practice in a given jurisdiction such as a state. On the other hand, a professional nurse association is essential in providing support to nurses while uniting them with their peers in the profession (Spector et al., 2018). There are several differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association. The first difference between the two organizations is that a BON is in charge of regulating nursing practices to ensure the protection of the public, while an association focuses on helping nurses in the development and advancement of their …

Secondly, a BON is responsible for the oversight of the license application and issuance as well as any renewals within a jurisdiction, hence they are open to the public. The organization’s main focus is to ensure that nurses in the state are competent and professional in their provision of the needed care (Spector et al., 2018). Therefore, ensuring that the public they are catering to is safe from any instances of malpractice or unprofessionalism.  In contrast, associations tend to be private and require membership, since the leadership’s main focus is to ensure that the nurses benefit from being a member of the organization. Some of the benefits involved in being a member are that the members have a voice that unites and advocates for them in different forums, giving them a greater opportunity for advancement and progress in the nursing profession. Lastly, since the BON is in charge of ensuring that the public stays safe they are not allowed to engage in any lobbying…

Several members are needed in the formation of a board of directors in the BON. The Board comprises of a president, vice-president, RN practice representatives, a consumer member. It also requires that there are representatives for the BSN, LVN and ADN practices and professions (Spector et al, 2018). The specialists and professionals on the BON board of directors are placed in these positions by appointments done by the governor of a given state. The directors on the BON have a background in the nursing profession with the heads of the board having a master’s and bachelor’s degree in the nursing profession. They also have the necessary licenses to practice, hence ensuring that they understand the different aspects of caregiving to the public. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that helps in regulating and ensuring the privacy and security of a patient’s data in a healthcare facility and system. The patient’s data include their medical records, personal data, and other identifiable health-related information (Moore &Frye, 2019). This federal law influences different aspects of patient care. The first being the delivery…