Credentialing and certification: Issues for clinical nurse specialists

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 240-244

  Goudreau, Kelly A ^a   Smolenski, Mary ^b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice registered nurses; Advanced practice regulation certification; Credentialing

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; NURSING DISCIPLINE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; CREDENTIALING; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54549092466     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUR.0000325369.61668.7c     Document Type: Article

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