An advanced practice nurse has obtained certification. Which of the following provides the ra-tionale for receiving certification?
a. To assure competence at an advanced lev-el
b. To verify minimal competency levels of practice
c. To create a network for nurses to collabo-rate
d. To make it difficult to become a nurse
ANS: A
The purpose of certification is to assure the public that nurses who claim to be competent at an advanced level have had their credentials verified through examination. Licensure verifies mini-mal competency levels of practice, not certification. Certification does not regulate the ability to become a nurse; that occurs with licensure. Certification does not create a network of nurses for the purpose of collaboration.
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