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Establishing professional identity: Guidelines for proper citation of nursing credentials

Lynn D Mohr1, Nicholette Andrews2, Michele Manter3

  • 1Women, Children, and Family Nursing, RUSH University College of Nursing, 600 S. Paulina St., Suite 1080, Chicago, IL, 60612-3244, United States of America.

Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
|June 11, 2026
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Keywords:
CredentialsNursing credentialsProfessional credibility

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