for Nursing
Practice Staff
Development
Meeting
Name
Institution
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,Differences between a board of nursing and a profe
nurse association
▪
Boards of Nursing
▪ State level nursing regulatory agencies.
▪ Promote and protect the health and welfare of the public.
▪ Regulate the practices of licensed nurses across all levels of
healthcare (Milstead & Short, 2019).
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Nursing Associations
▪ Private professional membership organizations that advocate
for nurses (Milstead & Short, 2019).
▪ Promote efforts directed at empowering the nursing profession
▪ Engage in initiatives aimed at advancing quality healthcare
through leadership, advocacy, education, practice, and research
(Milstead & Short, 2019).