title: Providing and approving: what's the difference?
abstract: The American Nurses Credentialing Center Accreditation Program accredits both providers and approvers of continuing nursing education. At times, there has been confusion about the differences between providers and approvers and the role of each. This column explains those differences.
authors.affiliation: PRN COntinuing Education, Westerville, OH, USA. pdickerson@aol.com
authors.forename: Pamela S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Dickerson
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States