Course
NURS-6050N POLICY & ADVOCACY FOR POP HEALTH
Preparing for the Assignment
Question 1
What are the differences between a Board of Nursing and a professional nursing association?
Question 2
Describe the Board of Nursing for your state or region.
Who serves on the board?
How can someone become a member of the board?
Question 3
Identify one regulation related to the general nurse scope of practice.
How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
How does this regulation influence healthcare delivery, cost, and access to care?
If a patient is from another culture, how might this regulation affect the nurse’s care or education?
Question 4
Identify one regulation related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
How does this regulation influence healthcare delivery, cost, and access to care?
Question 5
Has there been any change to this regulation within the past 5 years? Explain.
How to Approach the Assignment
- Slides 1–2: Introduction and comparison: Create the title slide, then explain the difference between the Board of Nursing as a government regulatory body and a professional nursing association as a membership and advocacy organization. Expand on the comparison in the speaker notes.
- Slides 3–4: Board structure and membership: Describe the role of the Board of Nursing in regulating nursing practice and explain who serves on the board and how members are selected or appointed.
- Slides 5–6: General nursing regulation: Select one regulation related to general nursing practice, explain its requirements, and discuss its effects on nurse responsibilities, healthcare delivery, costs, access to care, and cultural considerations.
- Slides 7–8: APRN regulation and recent changes: Choose an APRN regulation such as prescriptive authority or scope of practice. Explain its impact on APRN responsibilities and identify any changes to the regulation within the past five years, including why the change occurred and its effect on practice.
- Slide 9: References: List the credible sources used throughout the presentation in the required citation format. No speaker notes are needed for this slide.