title: The accreditation process: a site visit encounter.
abstract: This column provides an overview of the process of a site visit by appraisers from the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. Various components of the accreditation process are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Lynore D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: DeSilets
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D003625:Data Collection; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010414:Pennsylvania; D015397:Program Evaluation