Professional Nursing and State-Level Regulations
The Board of Nursing regulations has created regulations that the nurses follow in their practice. This is through tireless efforts made by legislative advocacy of NP. The practice and state environments evolve continually to keep the information updated. The Nurse Practice Act defines the practice of APRNs. The board of Nursing governs the practice and for some states, the nurse-midwives are controlled by Midwifery Board and public health.
Additionally, in some states, the category of CNS is not determined by NPA, meaning it is held in a similar scope of practice by any given registered nurse (Brooten & Gordon, 2018). The Act defines board of nursing and its authority, power and composition. It also helps identify requirements for getting licenses and the titles and types of these licenses. Nationally the capability of nurses to operate to a full extent with regards to their training affects all NPs. The comparison by example involves a review of my state that is District of Columbia, and the nurses APRNs have full authority in prescription together with licensure, Board of Nursing governs the practice, and Nurse Practice Act is in practice. Here the APRNs may alter, initiate, and monitor therapies. I will compare this to another state like Florida, where prescription by APRNs needs surgeon and physician supervision, Board of Nursing and NPA are in practice (to regulate practice). It applies in other states, too, with differences in some parts (Kale, 2017). The practice by each state to NPs may be a full practice where APRNs can diagnose, prescribe, and initiate treatments. In some states, it is restricted like in Florida, and the NPs practice is limited by at least one element where collaborative agreement is needed.