title: Starting a national conversation: the Institute of Medicine workshop on the future directions of credentialing research in nursing.
abstract: In this month's column, the director of research for the American Nurses Credentialing Center discusses outcomes of the Institute of Medicine Workshop on Credentialing Research in Nursing.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Director of Research, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lundmark
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing; D006801:Humans; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D015401:Nursing Administration Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States