The nurse holds national certification as a wound care specialist and works in a small, rural hospital. What standard of skill and care applies to this nurse's practice?
1. It should be equal to that of any other wound care specialist in the nation.
2. It should be equal to the practice of a wound care specialist working in the largest facility in the state.
3. It should be the same as that of any nurse who provides wound care.
4. It should be the same as that of an average nurse who also holds national wound care certification.
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Rationale: A person holding himself or herself out as a specialist should be held to the same standard of skill and care as an average member of that specialty. The nurse does not have to be as skilled as the best wound care nurse in the state or nation. The nurse should have better skills and is held to a higher standard than a nurse who does not hold certification.
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