Best practices for nurse leaders to create a culture of certification

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-75

  Altman, Marian ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Nurse certification; Recognition; Specialty nursing certification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; ORGANIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; VIRGINIA;

EID: 79951522560     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCI.0b013e3182057772     Document Type: Article

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