title: Revolution or evolution: competency validation in Kentucky.
abstract: The six-year exploration of competency by the Kentucky Board of Nursing and a number of stakeholders resulted in enactment of a change to the Kentucky nursing laws that refocused continued competency from mandatory continuing education to multiple validation options. Many questions are yet unanswered as the new continued competency validation strategies are implemented for 2001 Kentucky nurse licensure renewal.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Weisenbeck
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results