Professional certification in a specialty indicates that a nurse demonstrates high competencies in their field, according to research in the Journal of Trauma Nursing. “Certified nurses have reported feeling more empowered, with better collaborative relationships, as well as believing that they provide […]
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The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for board certification across the emergency nursing spectrum, today recognized an outstanding board-certified emergency nurse for their excellence and advocacy with its 2021 Distinguished CEN Award. The annual national award recognizes one top Certified
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Held by nearly 6,200 nurses and introduced just five years ago, the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) is trauma nursing’s highest professional credential. Nurses who earn the TCRN must demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and expertise across the continuum of trauma
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The importance of board certification was a key theme when two clinical nurse educators—one from California, the other from New Jersey—received this year’s BCEN 2020 Distinguished Awards. Each year, the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) honors an emergency
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Certified Nurses Day is here again! In honor of this special day, DailyNurse interviewed Matt and Jesse Malone, a pair of married CCRNs whose shared nursing experience included working together on their certification. How did you meet? Matt: We first
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In honor of Certified Nurses Day, we reached out to nurses who have earned certification to find out why they love being certified. As you’ll see their answers are varied: some are glad to have the additional knowledge, some are
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It may seem like it would take a superhero to balance full-time nursing work with continuing education and perhaps even a personal life, but take heart. It is possible, even without sacrifice. Continuing nursing education, whether for an advanced degree, studying
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Many are cognizant of the controversy circulating the topic of nursing certifications. Nurses wonder: Is getting certified worth it? Will I get a raise? How will this benefit me? Does it make a difference? Why are so many hospitals recommending
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Nurses often want to move ahead in their careers, and in order to do that, they need to learn more, understand more, and do more. One way to make this happen is to earn specialty certifications. Throughout the year, we’ll
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The University of San Diego School of Business and Hahn School of Nursing and Health Sciences have begun a partnership to launch a new certification program for nurses and health care professionals who want to start or expand a business.
