The nurse uses reflective thinking and feedback from a variety of sources to evaluate and implement changes to his or her practice. This is an indicator of which standard of professional practice?
a. Knowledge
b. Application of knowledge
c. Continuing competence
d. Professional service to the public
C
A growing number of professional associations are developing continuing competence programs in which nurses have to provide evidence of taking steps to update their knowledge and skill lev-els.
Knowledge is not an indicator of knowledge.
Application of knowledge is not an indicator of application of knowledge.
Professional service to the public is not an indicator of professional service to the public.
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