title: Policies and procedures: friend or foe? Part 1.
abstract: Policy and procedure wording can make or break caregiving accountability. Test your knowledge with the following questions, then check your answers at http://www.nursingmanagement.com.
authors.affiliation: Charter Behavioral Health Systems, Alpharetta, Ga., USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012660:Semantics; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014956:Writing