Developing the Continued Professional Certification Program for Nurse Anesthetists

Recertification assures the public that a certificant remains competent throughout his or her career and has knowledge and skills beyond those needed at entry into the profession. Health professions address the concept of recertification using many different approaches. In 2008, the National Board o...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of nursing regulation 2017-04, Vol.8 (1), p.31-37
Main Authors: Wooden, Steve, Krogh, Mary Anne, Waters, Ed, Plaus, Karen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Continued competence
nurse anesthetists
professional development
recertification
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Recertification assures the public that a certificant remains competent throughout his or her career and has knowledge and skills beyond those needed at entry into the profession. Health professions address the concept of recertification using many different approaches. In 2008, the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists, or NBCRNA, initiated a recertification redesign, and, in 2016, it launched the continued professional certification program. The initiative included a benchmarking study of the recertification programs of other health and medical professionals and an analysis of the literature to identify credentialing best practices and trends. Surveys and other communications in coordination with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists solicited input of nurse anesthetists. This article reviews the key findings, trends, and influences for the continued professional certification program and the process the NBCRNA used to create and implement a recertification redesign to support lifelong learning and the expanding role of nurse anesthetists.
ISSN:2155-8256
2155-8264
DOI:10.1016/S2155-8256(17)30072-8