18 RNs, Educators, and Leaders Join BCEN
to Discuss Supporting Nurse Success and Satisfaction While
Improving Outcomes
OAK
BROOK, Ill., May 17, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- A new white paper from the Board of
Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) explains why ongoing
board certification for specialty RNs is the key to sustaining
nursing specialty excellence — to the benefit of nurses, patients
and healthcare providers. The white paper also features
never-before-published research on recertification conducted by
BCEN and the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO).
In "Sustaining Specialty Excellence: Why RNs Thrive Through
Recertification," the fifth white paper in BCEN's popular series,
18 top bedside RNs, nurse educators, unit leaders, and C-suite
executives join BCEN to discuss the benefits, challenges, and
impacts of supporting nursing specialty certification renewals for
RNs working across the emergency spectrum and in any specialty.
"Earning a nursing specialty credential is a tremendous
accomplishment, and it is equally true that the full and enduring
value of certification is in maintaining it," said BCEN CEO and
American Board of Nursing Specialties Past President Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CENP, CPHQ,
FABC.
Beyond the independent validation of knowledge, skills and
clinical judgment across a nursing specialty that comes with
initial certification, national board certification is specifically
designed to create a framework for continuing competence through
the renewal process — enabling RNs to deliver safe, effective and
ethical care that reflects current knowledge, advances and best
practices.
Available for free download, the research-backed white paper
explains why nurses who maintain their specialty credentials:
- Are well-prepared to care for their patients
- Enter a "virtuous cycle" where they continuously learn, grow,
engage, excel, mentor and lead
- Enhance their clinical and career success and satisfaction
Findings from BCEN's Recertification Research Study, based on 45
in-depth interviews and a survey of over 800 Certified Emergency
Nurses, are published for the first time in Sustaining Specialty
Excellence, documenting:
- The recertification "enthusiasm gap"
- Top motivators, behaviors and factors that influence credential
renewals
- Organizational support as a statistically significant factor
leading to recertification
Seasoned certified emergency, trauma and critical care transport
RNs, nursing professional development professionals, emergency
department (ED) and trauma center leaders, CNOs, physician
leadership, and a top rural hospital CEO also share their
experiences and advice on:
- How supporting recertification helps attract and retain staff
(and reduce turnover), enhances teams, builds leadership pipelines,
and elevates specialty centers of excellence and rural care
- Proven solutions to topple common barriers to
recertification
- How to pave a path to recertification success
Download the white paper:
https://bcen.org/white-paper-sustaining-specialty-excellence/
About BCEN
Founded in 1980, the independent,
not-for-profit Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®)
offers robust nursing specialty certification programs fostering
empowered nurses across the emergency spectrum who contribute
noticeably to patient care, safety and outcomes. BCEN offers the
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN®), Certified Pediatric Emergency
Nurse (CPEN®), Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN®), Certified
Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN®), Trauma Certified Registered
Nurse (TCRN®), and Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN)
certification programs, and the award-winning BCEN Learn
professional development platform.
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