The Impact and Perception of Nursing Certification in Pediatric Nursing

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• 作者：Kristen L. Straka ; DNP ; RN ; CPN ; NEA-BC^a ; ^{kristen.straka@chp.edu" class="auth_mail} ; Heather L. Ambrose ; DNP ; RN ; CPN ; CPON^a ; Marnie Burkett ; MSN ; RN ; CCRN^a ; Michelle Capan ; MSN ; RN ; CPN^a ; Donna Flook ; MSN ; RN ; CPN^b ; Tonya Evangelista ; MSN ; RN ; CPN ; CPHON^a ; Patty Houck ; MSH^c ; Amy Lukanski ; MSN ; RN ; CPN^a ; Kathleen Schenkel ; MSN ; RN ; CPEN^d ; Michelle Thornton ; BSN ; RN ; CCRN^a
• 关键词：Nursing certification ; Pediatrics ; Patient outcomes
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric Nursing
• 出版年：May-June 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：29
• 期：3
• 页码：205-211
• 全文大小：158 K

文摘

Nursing certification is an assessment and formal recognition of specialized knowledge, and is awarded through achievement of standards identified by a nursing specialty (Niebuhr & Biel, 2007). This recognition is a method of not only assessing competency, but knowledge and skills, and has been linked to an increase in patient satisfaction and nurse retention (Kleinpell, 2009). For these reasons, a heightened focus has been on identifying the value of nursing certification and outcomes related to patient care. This study explored nurse perception of certification and measured response to a high fidelity simulated scenario by certified and non-certified pediatric nurses to a deteriorating patient through simulation and self-assessment.