Unit 7-Regulation of Nurse Practive

1947

-Mandatory Licensure
-ANA formed the NCSBN

Purpose of Licensure

-protection of the public
-graduate nurses, physicians and hospitals set criteria for licensure of nurses

Identification/ Recognition of Nursing Skills

nursing pins and registries

Nurse Practice Acts (NPA)

each state develops rules and regulations to govern the practice of nursing
-written and passed by legislator

American Nurse Association (ANA)

professional organization that represents all registered nurses
-provide a template for nurse practice acts

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)

organization whose membership consists of the board of nursing of each state
-provide a template for nurse practice acts

Regulatory (state) Boards of Nursing

-membership of the board of nursing usually appointed by governors office
-administer the states nurse practice act
-grant and renew licenses and take disciplinary action when needed

Special Cases of Licensure

- Military and Government nurses
- Internationally Educated Nurses
- international practice

Mutual Recognition Model

-one multistate licensure for nurses
-practice in home state and other compact states without obtaining a second licensure

Ceritification

-recognizes excellence in practice (going above and beyond)
-awarded by nongovernmental agencies

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

central organization for certification of nurses (nongovernmental)

Licensure

-establishes minimal levels of practice
-granted and governed by legislation and administered through state boards of nursing

1901

each nation and state exmaine and license its nurses

1903

four states institiuted permissive licensure and nurses weren’t required to comply

1950

-standardized examination for licensure

-NLN administered the first state board test pool examination

1982

National Council Licensure Examination Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN)