title: Competency through being: the enemy within?
abstract: Nurses are taking on more medical tasks but is this appropriate? If so, does this advance nursing practice? The issue hinges on the nurse's competency which is central to professional nursing practice.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gee
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009726:Nurses; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy