Developing unit-specific credentialing.
A systematic plan can streamline the certification process. A self-directed team identified, developed and implemented the components needed to make the workload manageable. The actual process for developing a unit-based credentialing system in a special care unit is described.
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Highline Community Hospital Health Care Network, Burien, Washington, USA.
D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods