Transcript RN Specialty Certification:

WHY EMPLOYERS SHOULD
SUPPORT
Specialty Certifications for RNs
CERTIFICATION
DEFINED BY
AMERICAN BOARD
OF NURSING
SPECIALTIES
(ABNS)
The formal recognition of
the specialized knowledge,
skills, and experience
demonstrated by the
achievement of standards
identified by a nursing
specialty to promote
optimal health outcomes
ABNS is an acknowledged
leader in recognizing and
accrediting RN specialty
certification boards.
MORE ABOUT
RN SPECIALTY
CERTIFICATION
 RNs enter the profession
through licensure
(authorized to practice
across the entire Nursing
Practice Act)
 As RNs progress throughout
their careers, specialty
practice emerges
 RNs who want to validate
and enhance that specialty
practice seek, prepare, and
obtain specialty certification
 Licensure allows you to
legally enter practice (one
time measurement through
NCLEX-RN ©)
WHAT IS STATE
LICENSURE V.
CERTIFICATION?
 Certification is voluntary
and measures achievement
in RN’s specific area of
practice
 Re-certification assures the
public that the RN is
maintaining competence
through knowledge and
participation in their
specialty
 90% of nurse manager
respondents preferred hiring
certified RNs over non-certified
RNs
WHAT THE
REPORT SAYS
 58% of nurse manager
respondents see a positive
performance differences in
certified nurses
 2009 IOM report stated that for
RNs to keep their knowledge and
skills up to date, the best way to
achieve that was through
ongoing certification that
satisfies CE requirements
BENEFITS OF
HIRING
CERTIFIED RNS
 Patients and families,
employers, and nurses all
benefit from certification
 Certification assures
patients that RNs are
competent
 Validates specific nurse practice
knowledge and skills to remain
professionally competent in
intricate health care environment
BENEFITS OF
CERTIFICATION
TO RNS
 Improves capacity and use of
evidence-based guidelines in nurse
practice
 Advances ability to remain on front
edge with emerging technologies
and processes
 Meets challenges of evolving
scopes of practice
 Reinforces professional and career
development
 Generates sense of personal
accomplishment
WHY SHOULD YOUR
WORKPLACE
SUPPORT RN
SPECIALTY
CERTIFICATION?
 Enhances value in a culture
that mentors RN’s
accomplishments
 Helps shape certified RNs new,
more productive hospital
guidelines
 Boosts competitive edge in
health care market for
employers who are supportive
BCEN
CERTIFICATION
PROJECT
BENEFITS ALL
CERTIFIED RNS
 Board of Certification for
Emergency Nursing (BCEN®)
promotes RN specialty
certification as a way to fulfill
continuing education (CE) or
continuing competence (CC)
 BCEN supports all RN specialty
certifications
 Five Pilot States Targeted (FL,
MO, OR, TX and VA)
32 STATES
RECOGNIZE RN
SPECIALTY
CERTIFICATION
FOR CE/CC
 AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, KY,
LA, MA, MI, MN, NC, NE,
NH, NM, ND, OK, SC, TN,
TX, VA, WA, WV & WY
 AK, AL, CA, IL, KS, MT,
NJ, PA & UT allow only
the education leading
toward certification to
count toward CE/CC
 Some states do not
mandate CE or CC
requirements
CERTIFICATION
PROJECT
CHALLENGES
 15 states have no CE
requirements: AZ, CO,
CT, HI, IN, ME, MD, MO,
MS, NY, OR, RI, SD, VT &
WI
 NC, TN & WY have no CE
requirement but do
have CC requirements
 Professional development
subsidies to motivate RNs to
become certified
TO GROW A
SPECIALTY
CERTIFIED
WORKFORCE,
EMPLOYER CAN
OFFER . . .
 Creation of dedicated study
groups to help like-specialty
RNs prepare for certification
and examinations
 Recognition of certified RNs
in newsletters, promotions,
and pay scale
{Individual information here}
SEEKING
FURTHER
SUPPORT &
INFORMATION
BCEN Contact:
Kathleen Ream
Principal, KAR Associates, Inc.
Phone: 571-213-5662
Email: [email protected]