title: A national board for nursing certification.
abstract: As late as 1988, the term "certification" had no consistent meaning within nursing. By 1991, eight organizations representing over 120,000 certified nurses had joined together to establish the American Board of Nursing Specialties, a group dedicated to assuring consistent and rigorous standards for certifying nursing specialties. Here's how it happened.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hartshorn
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D013044:Specialty Boards; D014481:United States