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| professional standard of care |
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| a nurse must practice with the degree of skill and care processed by other nurses in the same or similar area |
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| national standard of care |
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| holds a nurse in a rural community hospital to the same standard of care as a nurse in a metropolitan center |
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defines the practice of nursing and determines whether nurses stay within their scope of practice
*varies state to state |
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| defines the practice of nursing and determines whether nurses stay within their scope of practice |
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| a person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge or proficiency in a particular field that is relevant to the case. |
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