6 results match your criteria: "Competency and Credentialing Institute[Affiliation]"
National Preceptor Competency Consensus Study.
J Nurs Adm
January 2025
Author Affiliations: Professor (Dr Ulrich), University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; Editor in Chief (Dr Ulrich), Nephrology Nursing Journal, Galveston, Texas; Director of Research and Inquiry (Dr Harper), Association for Nursing Professional Development, Daytona Beach, Florida; Teaching Professor (Dr Maloney), School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, University of Washington Tacoma, University Place; Executive Director (Dr Warren), Maryland Organization of Nurse Leaders, Inc/Maryland Nurse Residency Collaborative, Ellicot City, Maryland; Director of Education and Professional Development (Dr Whiteside), Competency and Credentialing Institute, Charlevoix, Michigan; and Biostatistician (Dr MacDonald), Mercy Medical Center, and Founder of Red Cannon Consulting, St Petersburg, Florida.
Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a consensus model of required preceptor competencies to inform preceptor selection, development, support, and assessment.
Background: The preceptor role is complex and multifaceted, requiring knowledge and skills beyond the typical RN role; however, no nationally developed standards for preceptor competencies exist.
Methods: A mixed-method approach (national survey of preceptors, electronic Delphi, expert panel) was used to develop consensus on required preceptor competencies.
Periop 101: Improving Perioperative Nursing Knowledge and Competence in Labor and Delivery Nurses Through an Evidence-Based Education and Training Program.
Mil Med
November 2023
Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry (CNSCI), Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl Kirchberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, DE 66849, Germany.
Introduction: To reach the highest levels of health care quality, all nurses providing intraoperative care to surgical patients should have a firm grasp of the complex knowledge, skills, and guidelines undergirding the perioperative nursing profession. In military treatment facilities, either perioperative registered nurses or labor and delivery (L&D) nurses provide skilled intraoperative nursing care for cesarean deliveries. However, L&D and perioperative nurses occupy vastly different roles in the continuum of care and may possess widely differing levels of surgical training and experience.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDifferences in Perioperative Nurse Job Satisfaction by Specialty Certification Status.
J Perianesth Nurs
April 2023
Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. Electronic address:
Purpose: To describe differences in perioperative RN job satisfaction by specialty certification status.
Design: A retrospective, exploratory, cross-sectional design.
Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of annual data from the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) RN Survey with 12 Job Satisfaction Scales.
What Is the Perceived Value of Certification Among Registered Nurses? A Systematic Review.
J Nurs Scholarsh
September 2020
Chief Executive Officer, Competency and Credentialing Institute, Denver, CO, USA.
Purpose: To explore how registered nurses (certified, noncertified, and managers) value certification as determined by the Perceived Value of Certification Tool, review the psychometric properties of the instrument, and ascertain the benefits and barriers to nursing specialty certification.
Design: Systematic review (without meta-analysis) of 18 studies representing 26,534 registered nurses.
Methods: Rigorous processes were used to minimize bias; to identify, appraise, and synthesize studies to explore how registered nurses value certification; and to ascertain the benefits and barriers to nursing specialty certification.
U.S. School Nursing Job Analysis.
J Sch Nurs
April 2022
Competency and Credentialing Institute, Denver, CO, USA.
The complexity and demands of the school nurse role have changed greatly over time. Our aims included determining tasks and knowledge relevant to modern school nursing in the United States, identifying continuing education needs of school nurses, and describing anticipated changes to the professional role. A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional web-based survey of 750 school nurses was performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExploring the Relationship Between Nursing Specialty Certification and Surgical Site Infections.
J Nurs Adm
July 2018
Author Affiliations: Professor (Dr Bergquist-Beringer) and Research Assistant Professor (Dr Cramer), School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Senior Analyst (Ms Potter), National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, Press Ganey, Overland Park, Kansas; Chief Executive Officer (Dr Stobinski), The Competency and Credentialing Institute, Denver, Colorado; and Wyoming Excellence Chair in Nursing and Professor (Dr Boyle), Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming, Laramie.
Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between nursing specialty certification and surgical site infections (SSIs) for colon (COLO) and abdominal hysterectomy (HYST) surgical procedures.
Background: SSI following COLO and HYST procedures is a preventable complication now included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.
Methods: Data from 69 hospitals, 346 units, and 6585 RNs participating in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators and SSI data on 22 188 patient COLO and HYST procedures from the National Healthcare Safety Network were examined in multivariate logistic regression analysis.