The nurse holds national certification as a wound care specialist and works in a small, rural hospital. What standard of skill and care applies to this nurse's practice?

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Rationale 1: This nurse does not have to have skills equal to all other wound care specialists. There may be those that have different or better skills.
Rationale 2: The nurse should have better skills and is held to a higher standard than a nurse who does not hold certification.
Rationale 3: There is no responsibility to be as skilled as a person working in a larger, better equipped hospital.
Rationale 4: A person holding himself or herself out as a specialist should be held to the same standard of skill and care as an average member of that specialty.

The Nurse Holds National Certification as a Wound Care Specialist