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Establishing Standards of Care in Professional Nursing Practice

 

Nurses are held accountable to safe nursing practice by law, regulation and standards. It is important to distinguish between them.

All nurses have a duty to know standards of care that apply to their professional practice.  Knowing the resources available for obtaining the current information that apply to patient care issues is a major factor in delivering safe, quality of care.  There are resources that will provide information and resources that will guide a novice and expert nurse in their professional practice regardless of the practice venue.