Specialty certification has long been known as a contributor to positive patient outcomes.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has published substantial evidence
to this effect.
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ENA has long championed the same belief. In 2006 the American College of Emergency
Physicians adopted a policy statement that “supports the efforts of the Emergency
Nurses Association (ENA) and the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN)
regarding defining standards of emergency nursing care and the provision of resources,
support, and incentives for emergency nurses to be able to readily attain Certified
Emergency Nurses (CEN) certification.”
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Certification is a primary component of 1 of the 14 Forces of Magnetism.
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With this in mind, our department leaders saw CEN certification as an opportunity
for improvement and a campaign was launched to inspire staff to become certified.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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References
- Safeguarding the patient and the profession: the value of critical care nurse certification.Am J Crit Care. 2003; 12: 154-164
- Advocating for certified emergency nurses (CENs) in departments of emergency medicine: ACEP statement.(Available at:) (Accessed August 24, 2008)
- Forces of magnetism.(Available at:) (Accessed August 24, 2008)
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- CEN challenge triples emergency department certification numbers at Edward Hospital.ENA Connection. 2007 Oct; 31: 26-27
Biography
Terri Sullivan is Clinical Nurse, Emergency Services, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 27, 2009
Footnotes
Section Editor: Reneé Semonin-Holleran, RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAEN
Submit descriptions of procedures in emergency care and/or quick-reference charts suitable for placing in a reference file or notebook to
Reneé Semonin-Holleran, RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAEN
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