Know What Is Nursing Board? Whats Its Duty? Why Do We Need It?
A nursing board is a state governmental agency that is responsible for the regulation of nursing practice. It was over 100 years ago that the state governments had established boards of nursing for the protection of the health of the public and its welfare. These boards had the sole responsibility to oversee and ensure the protective and the safe care in the nursing profession. These Boards of nursing have the ability and the duties of laying down guidelines for the standards of safe nursing care. The nursing board also has the sole responsibility of issuing licenses that pertain to the practice of nursing.
When the nursing license is provided the Board has the job of monitoring these licensees’ compliance to the laws that have been laid down by the state. They also have the sole responsibility of taking license action against nurses who have demonstrated a usage of nursing practice that is an unsafe one.
There are duties of the Boards of Nursing that also determine the main administrative responsibilities and supervision of the Board. The nursing reports of the Board need to be provided to the governor of the state, both the governor and an agency of the state, any state agency and another organizational or state official.
All the Board decision making powers and the structures are different and unique for each nursing Board. The individuals who are serving on the board are appointed as per their position and the state law has the power to dictate the membership of the Board that includes a blend of registered nurses, consumers, advanced registered practice nurses and licensed practical and vocational nurses.
The members of the Board need to meet often to monitor and oversee the nursing activities. They are also empowered to take disciplinary action on the licenses of the nurses whenever required. The Board had the typical powers of ensuring that the provisions of the nurse practice act are reinforced as well as the nurse licensure. The Board also has the power of accrediting and approving the nurse educational programs in both the universities and schools. They also develop practice standards and develop the policies and the rules and the regulations of the administration too. The responsibilities and the scope of the Board varies from state to state. In the USA it is the sole responsibility of the nurses for knowing the requirements for the regulation that is required for nursing and the Nurse Practice Act in each and every state these nurses are practicing in.
Every state has its own Nurse Practice Act that is enforced by the Nursing Board of that state. The nurses need to comply with the law of that state and all its related rules so that they are able to maintain and manage their licenses. The main provisions of the law describes the qualifications that are needed for the licensure, the titles of the nurses that are allowed to be used, the scope of what the nurse can do and the actions that are possible if the nurse does not follow the provisions of the law that has been laid down.
Nursing board address
| Alabama Board of Nursing 770 Washington Avenue RSA Plaza, Suite 250 Montgomery, AL 36130-3900 Phone: (334) 242-4060 FAX: (334) 242-4360 |
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure Nursing and Nursing Support 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 Phone: (402) 471-4376 FAX: (402) 471-1066 |
| Alaska Board of Nursing 550 West Seventh Avenue Suite 1500 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567 Phone: (907) 269-8161 FAX: (907) 269-8196 |
Nevada State Board of Nursing 5011 Meadowood Mall #201 Reno, NV 89502-6547 Phone: (775) 688-2620 FAX: (775) 688-2628 |
| American Samoa Health Services Regulatory Board LBJ Tropical Medical Center Pago Pago, AS 96799 Phone: (684) 633-1222 FAX: (684) 633-1869 |
New Hampshire Board of Nursing 21 South Fruit Street Suite 16 Concord, NH 03301-2341 Phone: (603) 271-2323 FAX: (603) 271-6605 |
| Arizona State Board of Nursing 4747 North 7th Street, Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85014-3653 Phone: (602) 889-5150 FAX: (602) 889-5155 |
New Jersey Board of Nursing P.O. Box 45010 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor Newark, NJ 07101 Phone: (973) 504-6586 FAX: (973) 648-3481 |
| Arkansas State Board of Nursing University Tower Building 1123 S. University, Suite 800 Little Rock, AR 72204-1619 Phone: (501) 686-2700 FAX: (501) 686-2714 |
New Mexico Board of Nursing 6301 Indian School Road, NE Suite 710 Albuquerque, NM 87110 Phone: (505) 841-8340 FAX: (505) 841-8347 |
| California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technicians 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 205 Sacramento, CA 95833 Phone: (916) 263-7800 FAX: (916) 263-7859 |
New York State Board of Nursing Education Bldg. 89 Washington Avenue 2nd Floor West Wing Albany, NY 12234 Phone: (518) 474-3817 FAX: (518) 474-3706 |
| California Board of Registered Nursing 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite N-217 Sacramento, CA 95834-1924 Phone: (916) 322-3350 FAX: (916) 574-8637 |
North Carolina Board of Nursing 3724 National Drive, Suite 201 Raleigh, NC 27602 Phone: (919) 782-3211 FAX: (919) 781-9461 |
| Colorado Board of Nursing 1560 Broadway, Suite 880 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (303) 894-2430 FAX: (303) 894-2821 |
North Dakota Board of Nursing 919 South 7th Street, Suite 504 Bismarck, ND 58504 Phone: (701) 328-9777 FAX: (701) 328-9785 |
| Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing Dept. of Public Health 410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHO P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0328 Phone: (860) 509-7624 FAX: (860) 509-7553 |
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners PO BOX 501458 Saipan, MP 96950 Phone: (670) 664-4812 FAX: (670) 664-4813 |
| Delaware Board of Nursing 861 Silver Lake Blvd Cannon Building, Suite 203 Dover, DE 19904 Phone: (302) 739-4522 FAX: (302) 739-2711 |
Ohio Board of Nursing 17 South High Street, Suite 400 Columbus, OH 43215-3413 Phone: (614) 466-3947 FAX: (614) 466-0388 |
| District of Columbia Board of Nursing Department of Health 717 14th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 724-4900 FAX: (202) 727-8241 |
Oklahoma Board of Nursing 2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524 Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Phone: (405) 962-1800 FAX: (405) 962-1821 |
| Florida Board of Nursing 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02 Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252 Phone: (850) 245-4125 FAX: (850) 245-4172 |
Oregon State Board of Nursing 800 NE Oregon Street, Box 25 Suite 465 Portland, OR 97232 Phone: (971) 673-0685 FAX: (971) 673-0684 |
| Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858 Phone: (478) 207-1640 FAX: (478) 207-1633 |
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing PO 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649 Phone: (717) 783-7142 FAX: (717) 783-0822 |
| Georgia Board of Nursing 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858 Phone: (478) 207-1640 FAX: (478) 207-1660 |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Board of Nurse Examiners 800 Roberto H. Todd Avenue Room 202, Stop 18 Santurce, PR 00908 Phone: (787) 725-7506 FAX: (787) 725-7903 |
| Guam Board of Nurse Examiners Regular mailing address P.O. Box 2816 Agana, GU 96910 Phone: (671) 475-0251 FAX: (671) 477-4733 |
Rhode Island Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education 105 Cannon Building Three Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908 Phone: (401) 222-5700 FAX: (401) 222-3352 |
| Hawaii Board of Nursing King Kalakaua Building 335 Merchant Street, 3rd Floor Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 586-3000 FAX: (808) 586-2689 |
South Carolina State Board of Nursing 110 Centerview Drive Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: (803) 896-4550 FAX: (803) 896-4525 |
| Idaho Board of Nursing 280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210 P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720 Phone: (208) 334-3110 FAX: (208) 334-3262 |
South Dakota Board of Nursing 4305 South Louise Ave., Suite 201 Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115 Phone: (605) 362-2760 FAX: (605) 362-2768 |
| Illinois Department of Professional Regulation James R. Thompson Center 100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 814-2715 FAX: (312) 814-3145 |
Tennessee State Board of Nursing 425 Fifth Avenue North 1st Floor – Cordell Hull Building Nashville, TN 37247 Phone: (615) 532-5166 FAX: (615) 741-7899 |
| Indiana State Board of Nursing Professional Licensing Agency 402 W. Washington Street, Room W072 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 234-2043 FAX: (317) 233-4236 |
Texas Board of Nurse Examiners 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460 Austin, TX 78701 Phone: (512) 305-7400 FAX: (512) 305-7401 |
| Iowa Board of Nursing RiverPoint Business Park 400 S.W. 8th Street Suite B Des Moines, IA 50309-4685 Phone: (515) 281-3255 FAX: (515) 281-4825 |
Utah State Board of Nursing Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: (801) 530-6628 FAX: (801) 530-6511 |
| Kansas State Board of Nursing Landon State Office Building 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051 Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: (785) 296-4929 FAX: (785) 296-3929 |
Vermont State Board of Nursing National Life Building, North FL2 Montpelier, VT 05620-3402 Phone: (802) 828-2396 FAX: (802) 828-2484 |
| Kentucky Board of Nursing 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40222 Phone: (502) 429-3300 FAX: (502) 429-3311 |
Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure Veterans Drive Station St. Thomas, VI 00803 Phone: (340) 776-7397 FAX: (340) 777-4003 |
| Louisiana State Board of Nursing 5207 Essen Lane, Suite 6 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 Phone: (225) 763-3570 FAX: (225) 763-3580 |
Virginia Board of Nursing 6603 West Broad Street 5th Floor Richmond, VA 23230-1712 Phone: (804)662-9909 FAX: (804) 662-9512 |
| Maine State Board of Nursing 158 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Phone: (207) 287-1133 FAX: (207) 287-1149 |
Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission Department of Health HPQA #6 310 Israel Rd SE Tumwater, WA 98501-7864 Phone: (360) 236-4700 FAX: (360) 236-4738 |
| Maryland Board of Nursing 4140 Patterson Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 Phone: (410) 585-1900 FAX: (410) 358-3530 |
West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses 101 Dee Drive Charleston, WV 25311 Phone: (304) 558-3572 FAX: (304) 558-4367 |
| Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing Commonwealth of Massachusetts 239 Causeway Street, Second Floor Boston, MA 02114 Phone: (617) 973-0800 FAX: (617) 973-0984 |
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses 101 Dee Drive Charleston, WV 25311 Phone: (304) 558-3596 FAX: (304) 558-3666 |
| Michigan/DCH/Bureau of Health Professions Ottawa Towers North 611 W. Ottawa, 1st Floor Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: (517) 335-0918 FAX: (517) 373-2179 |
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing 1400 E. Washington Avenue, RM 173 Madison, WI 53708 Phone: (608) 266-0145 FAX: (608) 261-7083 |
| Minnesota Board of Nursing 2829 University Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55414 Phone: (612) 617-2270 FAX: (612) 617-2190 |
Wyoming State Board of Nursing 2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110 Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7601 FAX: (307) 777-3519 |
| Mississippi Board of Nursing 1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B Jackson, MS 39216-5014 Phone: (601) 987-4188 FAX: (601) 364-2352 |
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| Missouri State Board of Nursing 3605 Missouri Blvd. P.O. Box 656 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656 Phone: (573) 751-0681 FAX: (573) 751-0075 |
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| Montana State Board of Nursing 301 South Park PO Box 200513 Helena, MT 59620-0513 Phone: (406) 841-2340 FAX: (406) 841-2305 |
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