title: Lessons in writing a self-study.
abstract: The American Nurses Credentialing Center requires a self-study submission that describes processes and provides examples demonstrating how accredited organizations adhere to accreditation criteria through narrative statements. This is not an easy task, and typically too little or too much information is provided while failing to clearly address the criteria. This column is a guide to creating a self-study for an accredited provider unit based on recent experience in writing a self-study.
authors.forename: Kimberly V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Cheramie
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014956:Writing