Abstract:Although nursing standards and credentialing exist to protect and benefit the public, they also serve as mechanisms for professional self-regulation. This is done by assuring quality of care and by se...Although nursing standards and credentialing exist to protect and benefit the public, they also serve as mechanisms for professional self-regulation. This is done by assuring quality of care and by setting nationally recognized standards which, in most cases, are legally binding for orthopaedic nurses. Standards provide the foundation for certification and help to give credibility to the certification exam and to the nurses who are certified.Read More
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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