If you belong to a professional association that represents some component of nursing that isn’t viewed as fairly independent, you may have received a “justification letter.” What exactly is a justification letter?After looking at numerous definitions, I concluded it means the provision of a rationale for some act already committed or planned. In more common terminology, we might think of this type of letter as the rationale. The most common justification letter is designed to preempt the question of: why should we spend all of this money to have you attend this conference? Ones that I have received as a member of an organization contain highlighted areas for me to complete to make the letter personal. Some examples include how attending a meeting might meet certain accreditation standards, or excellence standards, or contribute to some organizational goal. Of course, the letter also contains the details of the costs associated with attendance that I would need to complete and a list of general benefits related to attending, such as program brochure, entrance to the exhibit area, and so forth.
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