A nurse is given formal recognition as a professional with technical competence in a certain area of nursing practice. Which of the following terms describes what has happened?
a. Licensure
b. Accreditation
c. Recognition
d. Credentialing
ANS: D
Credentialing is the formal recognition of a person as a professional with technical competence, or of an agency that has met minimum standards of performance. Licensure is a contract between the profession and the state which controls the quality of professional practice. Accreditation is a voluntary approach to QI used by institutions. Recognition is a process, whereby one agency ac-cepts the credentialing status of and the credentials conferred by another.
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