Have you noticed how certification can be contagious? When one brave soul prepares for and takes the certification examination, it can inspire peers to do the same. One way to ride this certification wave is to make a plan to “pay it forward” with test preparation. When an individual or small group passes the examination, celebrate with a party and the handing off of study materials to the next in line. This practice is encouraging as well as a way to hold our friends accountable. Creating a certification movement in a unit promotes true collaboration, meaningful recognition, and skilled communication. Does that sound familiar? Those are 3 of the 6 standards that the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has identified as necessary for a healthy work environment.1 In the current climate of health care, maintaining the healthy work environment standards is more important than ever, and developing hope amidst...
Pay It Forward
EBBERTS
Marci Ebberts, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN, is one of the column’s content experts. Marci is Program Director of Nursing Research at Saint Luke’s Health System, Kansas City, Missouri, and a practicing occupational health nurse practitioner. She welcomes feedback from readers and practice questions from potential contributors at [email protected]. Marci wrote the introduction.
KNIPPA
Sara Knippa, MS, RN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, PCCN, is one of the column’s content experts. Sara is clinical nurse specialist for critical care at UCHealth, Aurora, Colorado. Sara wrote the CMC review questions.
TIMMERMAN
Rosemary Timmerman, DNP, APRN, CCNS, CCRN-CSC-CMC, is a research scientist nurse at Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska. Rosemary wrote the adult CCRN review questions.
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