• because: problems exist with both patient safety and...
    • Cause: the competence of some health care...
    • Cause: health information technologies that could...
    • Cause: lack of modern medical equipment compromises...
    • Cause: medical science and knowledge have grown...
    • Cause: chronic conditions have increased
    • Cause: health delivery systems can be poorly...
  • because: many aspects of health care delivery...
    • Cause: new medical devices and developments in...
    • but: professional development programs allow...
All health care professionals, including nurses, should be periodically revalidated
  • because: the demand for knowledgeable and skillful...
    • because: an aging society has fuelled the demand
  • because: the public's interest in having quality...
  • but: the cost of revalidation may not be...
    • but: employers can reimburse employees for the...
  • because: this may give hospitals a competitive...
    • because: people want to be associated with competent...
  • because: health professionals will gain in...
  • because: regulators and certifiers do not currently...