Regulatory and accreditation agencies have been involved in the nursing community for many years. Health care regulation began as a registry process to protect patients and health care providers. Currently, the regulations aim to protect patients. It also helps define health care practices and nursing education. To understand the function of regulatory and accreditation agencies and practices, one must understand their definitions (McWay, 2003). A regulatory agency has the responsibility of creating and enforcing rules or regulations of the law. Accreditation is a voluntary, self-regulatory process by which nongovernmental associations recognize programs established to meet or expand standards of quality health care. Accreditation also contributes to the improvement of institutions or programs related to the use of resources, the application of processes and the achievement of results (Lundy and Janes, 2009). There are several regulatory and accreditation standards that exist in the case study. First, avoidable measures were used as a regulatory standard. For example, professionals have increased the number of malpractice suits following falls. Patients and their families file these lawsuits to suggest that better care would have prevented falls and injuries. Malpractice lawsuits serve as a preventative measure. They are used to prevent many patient falls. The jury rewards complications deemed unnecessary. The methodological explanation for malpractice suits is that fall prevention is a matter of nursing assessment (Miller, 2006). Second, health care organizations have developed preventive measures used to prevent patient falls. For example, healthcare agencies now collect data and use safety interventions in the middle of paper. Therefore, no agency can successfully adopt potential improvements without cost effectiveness. This requires implementing cost-effective changes before implementing regulatory and accreditation standards. In conclusion, this case study shows that regulatory and accreditation standards exist. There are strategies that help meet these standards. However, the strategies do not work adequately to ensure compliance with standards due to several gaps that exist in practice. Therefore, regulatory and accrediting agencies should work closely with hospitals and other health care agencies to fill these gaps and develop a cost-effective and appropriate means of meeting regulatory and accreditation standards. This will help health agencies provide adequate patient safety and care (Folland, Goodman and Stano, 2007).