title: The definition and purpose of professional licensure.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008318:Malpractice; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States