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Attendees at Joint Commission Resources educational programs and purchasers of Joint Commission Resources publications receive no special consideration or treatment in, or confidential information about, the accreditation and certification process. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of this work should be sent [to](to permissions@jcrinc.com)[ ](to permissions@jcrinc.com)[permissions@jcrinc.com](to permissions@jcrinc.com).  \nISBN (print): 978-1-63585-347-6  \nISBN (e-book): 978-1-63585-348-3  \nPrinted in the USA  \nFor more information about Joint Commission International, please visit [https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org](https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org).  \nDevelopment Team for the 8th Edition  \nDirector, Standards Development and Interpretation: Ron Quicho, MS, MBA  \nAssociate Director, Standards Development and Interpretation: Laura Evans, MS, RN Associate Director, Standards Development and  \nInterpretation: Antigone E. 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