Envisioning a National Board of Nursing Specialties: an interview with Jeanette Hartshorn.
The Committee for the National Board of Nursing Specialties was recently established to explore ways of enhancing the professionalization of nursing through a unified approach to strengthening the process for certifying specialty nurses. In this interview, Jeanette Hartshorn, PhD, RN, FAAN, project director of the committee, explains the need for the proposed National Board of Nursing Specialties and the effects the board would have on nursing, certifying organizations, health care providers, and consumers.
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