the Imapact of nursing specialty certification proposal

the Imapact of nursin" rel="nofollow">ing specialty certification proposal Your organization is in" rel="nofollow">interested in" rel="nofollow">in applyin" rel="nofollow">ing for Magnet status and will be required to submit data on the percentage of nurses who are certified in" rel="nofollow">in a nursin" rel="nofollow">ing specialty. The nursin" rel="nofollow">ing specialty certifications rates at your entity are low. You have been asked by your Chief Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Officer (CNO) to submit a summary of the impact of nursin" rel="nofollow">ing specialty certification. The CNO will present this in" rel="nofollow">information to the Executive Leadership Team in" rel="nofollow">in a proposal to reimburse nurses for obtain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing and main" rel="nofollow">intain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing certification. Create a 1-2 page proposal for your CNO summarizin" rel="nofollow">ing the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: Step 1: Locate published evidence (2-4 primary research articles and national/state web references) that supports the concept that certification improves overall nursin" rel="nofollow">ing care. Step 2: Identify at least two nursin" rel="nofollow">ing sensitive outcomes and/or quality outcomes you can realistically audit to evaluate the impact of certification. Step 3: Select one specialty certification and summarize the projected cost for a staff of 60 RNs to become certified. Step 4: Perform a cost and benefit analysis and return on in" rel="nofollow">investment of certifyin" rel="nofollow">ing 60 RNs Note: The Impact of the Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Specialty Certification Proposal Assignment will be given to your CNO. It should (1) be written in" rel="nofollow">in bullet poin" rel="nofollow">ints -whenever possible; (2) must not exceed 2 pages and (3) Include a cost/benefit analysis and ROI (4) List key references at the bottom of the proposal. Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Specialty Certification Resources (Note: this is not a comprehensive list and you should do you own literature search) • Boyle, D. K., Cramer, E., Potter, C., Gatua, M. W., & Stobin" rel="nofollow">inski, J. X. (2014). The Relationship Between Direct-Care RN Specialty Certification and Surgical Patient Outcomes. AORN Journal, 100(5), 511-528. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2014.04.018 • Kendall-Gallagher, D., Aiken, LH, Sloane, DM, Cimiotti, JP. (2011). Nurse specialty certification, in" rel="nofollow">inpatient mortality, and failure to rescue. Journal Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Scholarship. 43(2): 188-94. Doi: 10.111/j.1547-5069.2011.01391.x.) • Kendall-Gallagher, D., & Blegen, M. A. (2009). Competence and Certification of Registered Nurses and Safety of Patients in" rel="nofollow">in Intensive Care Units. American Journal of Critical Care, 18(2), 106-116. doi:10.4037/ajcc2009487 • Krapohl, G., Manojlovich, M., Redman, R., & Zhang, L. (2010). Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Specialty Certification and Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing-Sensitive Patient outcomes in" rel="nofollow">in the Intensive Care Unit. American Journal of Critical Care, 19(6), 490-498. doi:10.4037/ajcc2010406 • Pogorzelska, M., Stone, PW, Larson, EL (2012). Certification in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">infection control matters: Impact of in" rel="nofollow">infection control department characteristics and policies on rates of multidrug-resistant in" rel="nofollow">infections. Am Journal Infection Control; 40(2): 96-101. • Seaman, M. Bernstein" rel="nofollow">in, A. (2010). Let’s get certified: an in" rel="nofollow">innovative national campaign. Nurse Leader. 8(6): 31-36. • ? Author. (June 2015) Falls and nursin" rel="nofollow">ing certification rates in" rel="nofollow">in acute care settin" rel="nofollow">ing. Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Research. • ? Author. Lower Mortality in" rel="nofollow">in Magnet Hospitals. Medical Care. May, 2013. http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23047129 • ? Author. Does certification of staff nurses improve patient outcomes? Evidenced Based Nurse. 2012; 15(2) 54-55. • ? Author. Value of Specialty Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Certification Resources. Competency & Credentialin" rel="nofollow">ing Institute. 2017. http://www.cc-in" rel="nofollow">institute.org/research/certification-research