Nursing is a medical profession overseen by many rules and regulations. Expectations of
the Registered Nurse are high, predominately due to these abovementioned safeguards. There
are two main bodies involved with the development of the profession of Registered nurse;
regulatory agencies and professional organizations.
A main regulatory agency is the Board of Registered Nurses (BRN), a state governmental
agency developed to protect the public through regulating the registered nursing practice.
