Professional Nursing Organization and Certification.

Directions

1. Review the following (or similar) website and selects a professional nursing organization offering a certification of interest to you in your current position or one to which you aspire. www.nurse.org/orgs.shtml

2. Thoughtfully and completely answer the questions on the form.

3. BTLS, ACLS, ATLS, NALS, PALS and other similar certifications do NOT qualify for this assignment. Again, if you have any questions about the organization or the certification, contact your instructor for clarification.

4. All work must be original (in your own words). Simply copying and pasting information from the website is not sufficient to address the criteria, and may be viewed as a violation of the Academic Integrity Policy.

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Professional Nursing Organization and Certification Form Your Name: Date: Your Instructor’s Name: Directions: After completing your assignment, you must complete this form and submit it to the Dropbox. The form is expandable and will enlarge the textbox to accommodate your answers. Do not rely only on this form for everything you must include! Please look in Doc Sharing for specific instructions in the Guidelines for this assignment. Category Description of professional organization that offers certification: Mission, vision, values, membership eligibility, financial implications, workable link to website. Be specific. Describe how the organization aligns with your own professional viewpoint. Certification requirements: Criteria for initial certification. Describe your eligibility and what barriers may exist to this certification. Be specific. Recertification requirements: Criteria for recertification. Describe whether these are achievable and reasonable. Be specific. Practice impact: Active membership, nursing practice, outcomes, quality, safety, etc. Provide examples and be specific. Certification impact: Certification and recertification benefits for self, nursing practice, outcomes, quality, safety, etc. Explain personal benefits of certification. Be specific. Fill in your answers in this column. …

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

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