One mechanism that ensures autonomy in the nursing profession is the:

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American Nurses Association's (ANA) Nursing's Social Policy Statement: The Essence of the Profession (2010, p. 25) indicates "competence is foundational to autonomy," with the profession ensuring nursing competence through professional regulation of nursing practice via standards and ethical codes of practice, legal regulation of nursing practice via state licensure requirements and law pertaining to criminal and civil wrongdoing, and self-regulation in which all nurses retain personal accountability for their own practice (Cooper, 2014).

One Mechanism That Ensures Autonomy in the Nursing Profession Is