title: Health Care Workforce Regulation reform.
abstract: All health care professionals are affected by the continual changes in health care delivery and education. Nurses, in particular, are concerned that current practice, regulation and licensure issues will change the very nature of nursing as a profession. This article discusses health care regulation issues and the recommendations of the Pew Commission's Taskforce on Health Care Workforce Regulation.
authors.affiliation: Mercy Healthcare, Sacramento, California, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Parkman
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D008281:Maine; D011050:Policy Making; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D014481:United States