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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiii, 99 pages)) : illustrations |
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monochrome |
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text file |
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Title from PDF t.p. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The nurse workforce constitutes the largest sector of health professionals in the United States and includes individuals with varying educational backgrounds and expertise. Like other health professions, nursing includes a large number of specialties and subspecialties. Nurses may seek certification, based on various standards and criteria, from a wide range of organizations. Similarly, organizations may participate in nursing credentialing programs, which typically reflect the attainment of various nursing care standards and outcome measures. It is, however, unclear how this additional training and education affects health care quality and patient health. Future Directions of Credentialing Research in Nursing examines short- and long-term strategies to advance research on nurse certification and organizational credentialing. This report summarizes a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine in September 2014 to examine a new framework and research priorities to guide future research on the impact of nurse credentialing and certification on outcomes for nurses, organizations, and patients. Over 100 people attended the workshop, which focused on topics such as emergent priorities for research in nursing credentialing; critical knowledge gaps and methodological limitations in the field; promising developments in research methodologies, health metrics, and data infrastructures to better evaluate the impact of nursing credentialing; and short- and long-term strategies to encourage continued activity in nursing credentialing research. Future Directions of Credentialing Research in Nursing is a record of the presentations, discussion, and break-out sessions of this event. |
| Funding |
This project was supported by the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program; American Association of Colleges of Nursing; American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation; American Association of Nurse Practitioners; American Board of Nursing Specialties; American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.; American Nurses Credentialing Center; Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing; Center for Nursing Education and Testing; Competency & Credentialing Institute; Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation; Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board; National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses; National Board for Certification of School Nurses; National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists; National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecological and Neonatal Specialties; Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission; Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation; Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board, and Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. The views presented in this publication are those of the editors and attributing authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A new framework for credentialing research in nursing -- Strengthening data and health informatics for credentialing research -- Challenges and opportunities in credentialing research methodologies -- Assessing core competencies in nursing credentialing -- Nursing credentialing within a complex health care landscape -- Taking the temperature: stakeholder reactions and suggestions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Licensure, Nursing. |
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Credentialing. |
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Research. |
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Quality of Health Care. |
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United States. |
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Nursing -- Standards -- United States -- Congresses.
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Nursing -- Standards. |
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United States. |
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Congress.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Weisfeld, Victoria D., rapporteur.
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy, issuing body.
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Future Directions of Credentialing Research in Nursing (Workshop) (2014 : Washington, D.C.)
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| Other Form: |
Also available in print: Future Directions of Credentialing Research in Nursing (Workshop) (2014 : Washington, D.C.) Future directions of credentialing research in nursing. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2015 9780309316347 |
| ISBN |
9780309316347 |
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0309316340 |
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9780309316354 |
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0309316359 |
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