The advanced nurse practitioner wishes to obtain admitting privileges at an area hospital. To whom should this nurse apply for these privileges?
1. The state board of medicine
2. The individual hospital
3. The Joint Commission
4. The state board of health
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Rationale: The state board of medicine may recommend guidelines for credentialing but does not grant privileges to specific hospitals.
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