The National League of Nursing Accrediting Committee (NLNAC) is an example of an accred-iting body for nursing programs. Besides the nursing school, for what other agencies are they re-sponsible to ensure compliance to their standards?
a. Hospitals where students provide care to patients
b. Medical schools
c. Nursing homes in the area
d. Other similar hospital settings
ANS: A
Hospitals must be in compliance with the standards of the regulating bodies for nursing school programs and will receive a visit when the schools that use those facilities are being accredited. The others are sites that are not visited during the accreditation of nursing schools.
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