title: Standards of care and professionalism: why it matters.
abstract: The discipline of nursing is constantly changing in harmony with our patient needs and desires. Expanding healthcare knowledge, increased nursing knowledge, and new and evolving healthcare sites, structures, and technologies all have contributed to the need and desire for specialty organizations to provide clear statements of their scopes of practice and standards of care. This will ensure continued understanding and acknowledgment of nursing's varied professional contributions in today's healthcare environment.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. Sfritzsche@llu.edu
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fritzsche
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000451:nursing*; D014481:United States