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Chapter 9. Professional Accountability: Credentialing and Accreditation. Professional Accountability. Responsibility that one assumes for their practice Obligation to report or account for their actions To the profession, public, and themselves. Regulation of Nursing.
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Chapter 9 Professional Accountability: Credentialing and Accreditation
Professional Accountability • Responsibility that one assumes for their practice • Obligation to report or account for their actions • To the profession, public, and themselves
Regulation of Nursing • National, state, and local agencies • Guide regulation to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare • Examples of each
Hallmarks of a Profession • University education • Distinct service or practice and discipline • Research-based body of knowledge • Autonomy (self-governance) and accountability • Code of ethics • Association membership
Accountability • Begins with preconditions • Ability • Responsibility • Authority • Ends in accountability • Alliance for Nursing Accreditation (ANA)
Accreditation and Approval in Nursing Education • History • Purposes • National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) • American Nurses Association (ANA)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) • History • Purpose • Three categories of state boards
Licensure • History • NCSBN’s role • National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) • APRNs
Mutual RecognitionModel of Nurse Licensure • Goal • Nurse Licensure Compact • Impact on each state’s Nurse Practice Act
Advantages of Compact • Nurses practice in multiple states without needing multiple licenses • Collaboration between interstate boards of nursing may increase public safety • Improved access to nursing care in rural settings
Trends in Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) • State specific • Specialty specific • Setting specific • Link between MCE and professional competence
Certification and Credentialing • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) • Specialty organizations • Advance practice
Healthcare Accreditation • Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) • History • Purpose • Goals • Magnet Status