To increase compliance of nurses maintaining clinical competency, the nursing profession could enforce all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Mandatory yearly continuing education for RN relicensure
B. Ongoing certification in one's area of practice
C. Institutional licensure
D. Standardized entry into practice
ANS: C
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A Incorrect because mandatory continuing education does assist in guaranteeing nurses are competent.
B Incorrect because ongoing certification with its required practice and continuing education do assist in guaranteeing nurses are competent.
C Correct because institutional licensure would not guarantee that nurses were clinically competent.
D Incorrect because having a standardized entry into practice level would assist in guaranteeing nurses were competent.
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