WHY
Certified Nurses
Matter
"Certified nurses have lower 30-day mortality and failure-to-rescue rates.”
Patient
Outcomes
"Certified nurses make fewer medical errors.”
Patient Safety
“Certified nurses have lower percentage of hospital-acquired infections.”
Patient Costs
“Certified nurses have lower patient fall rates.”
Hospital
Costs
"The average cost of turnover for a staff RN is $52,350, but certified nurses statistically reduce hospital turnover rates."
NURSE RETENTION
“Certified nurses report higher confidence in clinical judgments.”
Nurse
Competence
Increasing nurse certifications start with the 3-Prong Approach
How the Journey Began
For decades, a telemetry unit at a prestigious hospital struggled to gain nurse specialty certifications. Prior to 2019, 0% of eligible nurses were cardiac certified despite years of effort and money spent on review classes.
But then suddenly it all clicked.
After implementing the 3-Prong Approach, nurse certification rates sky-rocketed! By 2021, the nurse certification rates increased to 55%.
Every year, the 3-Prong Approach is re-used to continue certification rate growth!
Percentage of Eligible Nurses CERTIFIED on Telemetry Unit
Percentage
Certified
Projected Percentage
Certified
(on track for)
77%
55%
50%
25%
16%
10%
Inspiring nurses to Get Specialty Certified
Traditional Methods
Low participation
Poor follow through
Expensive
Inflexible
Burdens nurses
Focused on numbers
Minimimal
or slow results
vs
3-Prong Approach
High participation
High completion rate
Budget Friendly
Adaptive
Inspires nurses
Focused on the nurse
Results exponentially increase every year
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References
- Dierkes, A.M. et al. (no date) Why Some Nurses Obtain Specialty Certification and Others Do Not, JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration 51(5):p 249-256, May 2021.
- Schroeter K. The value of certification. J Trauma Nurs. 2015;22(2):53-54.
- NSI Nursing Solutions, Inc. (2023, March). 2023 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report. https://www.nsinursingsolutions.com/Documents/Library /NSI_National_Health_Care_Retention_Report.pdf
- Niebuhr B, Biel M. The value of specialty nursing certification. Nurs Outlook. 2007;55(4):176-181.
- American Nurses Credentialing Center. Why certify? The benefits of nursing certification. Medscape Web site. http:// www.medscape.com/viewarticle/717805. Accessed November 22, 2023.
- Specialty nursing certification: nurses’ perceptions, values and behaviors American Board of Nursing Specialties Web site. http://www.nursingcertification.org/pdf/white_paper_final _12_12_06.pdf. Published 2006. Accessd November 22, 2023.
- Kendall-Gallagher D, Blegen M. Competence and certification of registered nurses and safety of patients in intensive care units. Am J Crit Care. 2009;18(2):106-113.
- Dykes, P.C., Curtin-Bowen, M., & Lipsitz, S. (2023). Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention program. JAMA Health Forum, 4(1), e225125. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5125