Answer 2 for NUR 513 Identify at least two regulatory bodies, and your state’s nurse practice act, that specify certification, licensure requirements, or scope of practice for your specialty
Answer 2 for NUR 513 Identify at least two regulatory bodies, and your state’s nurse practice act, that specify certification, licensure requirements, or scope of practice for your specialty
Two regulatory bodies that cover certification, licensure requirements and/or scope of practice for registered nurse as well as my future specialty- nurse educator are the NCSBN and the DNV. The DNV is the equivalent of The joint commission however, they focuses on quality management through a “continuous process of improvement” where it’s a hospital led and driven process as they know better their resources, patients and their needs ( Schmidt et al. 2019). The NCSBN or National Council of State Boards of Nursing regulate the educational and licensure requirements of all the nursing specialties as well as help define their scopes of practice. Cline et al. (2019) writes the NCSBN defines the nurse educator role based off of their guidelines and the NLN core competencies and defined the nurse educator as one who through ” innovative teaching strategies creates program outcomes, ensures safe high- quality are to meet nursing standards and develop clinical judgement required for safe care” all while taken into consideration the learning styles of their students.
Adding on to these the boards the individual state boards impose their requirements as well towards licensure based off of the National recommendations. Such as my current state of Florida their requirements for APRN certification is the completion of 3,000 clinical hours under a physician, three semester hours of both pharmacology and differential diagnosis as well as to have not received disciplinary actions in the past five years (Benson,2021). At my current hospital we are regulated by the DNV and are actually within our window waiting for them to show up and inspect us and ensure we are following federal guidelines. When I was hired I had to be certified in both BLS and ACLS as well as have my BSN same as when I worked in NY. These are the part of the licensing requirements in order to work as a RN. Though there may be slight differences between states overall there is a concise and cohesive educational and licensure requirement on the national level.
References
Cline, G.J., Rinaldi, K., Pryor, S. & Messer, M. (2024). Preparing Nurse Educator Students for the Next National Council of State Boards of Nursing NCLEX and AACN Essentials. Journal of Nursing Education , 63(3), 192-196. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834
Schmidt, R.N., House, M & Rodriguez, O.O. (2019). Journey into DNV Hospital Accreditation and The Implementation of An Electronic Contract Management System (ECMS). Journal of Business and Educational Leadership, 91(1),67-75.
Benson, Nicole. (2021). Update on the Autonomous APRN Practice Registration Process. Florida Nurse, 69(1), 12.
