We’ll write everything from scratch Question  Boards of Nursing (BONs) exist in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. Similar entities may also exist for different regions. The mission of BONs is the protection of the public through the regulation of nursing practice. BONs put into practice state/region regulations for nurses that, among other things, lay out the requirements for licensure and define the scope of nursing practice in that state/region. Peer Responses – Professional Nursing and State-Level Regulations It can be a valuable exercise to compare regulations among various state/regional boards of nursing. Doing so can help share insights that could be useful should there be future changes in a state/region. In addition, nurses may find the need to be licensed in multiple states or regions. RESOURCES Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. WEEKLY RESOURCES

 
Professional Nursing and State-Level Regulations
Response 1
Hello,

This is a great post, and I agree with you. The scope of APN practice authority varies by state as each state is allowed to regulate the nursing scope of practice. A number of states are putting in place regulations that grant advanced practice nurses full practice authority. Minnesota is among the states that have granted nurse practitioners full practice authority in which the NPs have unlimited practice and prescribing authority (Office of the Revisor of Statutes-Minnesota, n.d.). This means the NPs do not need to partner with or be under the supervision of a physician. Compared to Alabama, in which the NPs’ practice authority is based on specialization, NPs in Minnesota have unrestricted diagnosing and prescribing authority. Additionally, Alabama has placed some restrictions on prescribing controlled substances for NPs. On the other hand, the Minnesota Board of Nursing has granted APNs the authority to prescribe controlled substances (American Medical Association, n.d.). However, the APNs must adhere to the state’s regulations on controlled substances.
References
American Medical Association. (n.d.). State law chart: Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Authority. Advocacy Resource Center. Retrieved July 1, 2023, from https://www.ama-assn.org/sites/ama-assn.org/files/corp/media-browser/specialty%20group/arc/ama-chart-np-prescriptive-authority.pdf

Office of the Revisor of Statutes-Minnesota. (n.d.). Sec. 148.171 MN Statutes. State of Minnesota. Retrieved July 1, 2023, from https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.171
Peer Responses 2
Hello Agnew.

This is an informative post. There are some notable nursing regulatory differences in the United States. Like in Alabama, the Minnesota Board of Nursing does not mandate any person with the knowledge of violations of any nursing and federal laws by nurses, but reporting is encouraged (Minnesota Board of Nursing, n.d.). However, the Chief Nursing Executive or Chief Administrative Officer of any healthcare institution or organization in Minnesota is mandated to report to the board any action taken to discipline the violating nurse. Regarding regulations on the practice of APNs with multistate practice licenses from other states are allowed to practice in Minnesota and Alabama without the need for obtaining either licensure from Alabama and Minnesota as both are members of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) (Alabama Board of Nursing, n.d.). Additionally, the nursing boards in Alabama and Minnesota have set regulations that grant APNs full practice authority, provided they meet the set educational and other regulatory requirements.
 References
Alabama Board of Nursing. (n.d.). Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). Retrieved July 1, 2023, from https://www.abn.alabama.gov/enlc/

Minnesota Board of Nursing. (n.d.). Reporting Obligations. Retrieved July 1, 2023, from https://mn.gov/boards/nursing/public/complaints/reporting-obligations.jsp

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