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Nursing care is...
- Relationship-based
- Quality and safety focused
- Evidence-based
- Innovative
![nurse](/sites/default/files/styles/image_card/public/2020-10/Nurse2.jpg?itok=XZGTeL6U)
Nurses are. . .
- Engaged in shared governance and shared decision-making
- Recognized through robust professional recognition and advancement programs
- Supported in their continuous professional development
- Transformational leaders, who at all levels, lead continuous improvement of patient care and practice