title: Australian nursing--moving forward? Competencies and the nursing profession.
abstract: The introduction of national competencies for registration as a nurse in Australia has been met with great enthusiasm. While this development clearly brings some positive benefits the authors believe that competencies and competency development must be carefully monitored if Australian nurses are to avoid some of the pitfalls associated with this approach.
authors: F A
authors: FA
authors: Sutton
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Arbon
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*