TAANA's 2023 Pre-Conference Workshop Professional Licensure Essentials: Protecting Your Nursing Livelihood Recorded 12-October-2023 Learner Objectives List common misperceptions professionals have about licensure and regulation. Define the mission of the nursing board & the purpose of nursing regulation. Discuss common causes of discipline Describe actions to protect your license from investigation and discipline. Workshop Outline Part 1: General Principles of Licensure and Regulation Part 2: Ohio Requirements and Disciplinary Case Examples Part 3: Open Discussion with Q & A Part 4: Discussion of Operation Nightingale Presenters Edith A. Brous, BSN, MS, MPH, JD, RN; Law Offices of Edith Brous, Esq. PC; East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Diane J. Knoblauch, JD, MSN, RN; Knoblauch Law Offices; Ohio & Michigan Nursing CE This event is approved for up to 3.00 Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.