title: Proving the competence of nurses.
abstract: Registration in itself is no guarantee that a nurse is competent to practise. A system of competence-based pracitising certificates linked with registration would raise the professionalism of nursing and assure the public it was receiving competent, safe nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing and Health, Manawatu Polytechnic.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000592:standards*