Organizations and articles show that specialty nursing certification benefits nurses through improved continuing education and benefits patients in this way also. As one of the most trusted professions, certification provides a sense of stability and comfort to patients in the advanced knowledge these nurses attain. Employers also benefit from the respect and security felt by patients who are cared for by certified nurses and can feel secure themselves with highly trained staff.
These sites offer more information:
http://www.aacn.org/wd/certifications/content/benefitstoptempnrs.pcms?menu=certification
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/717805
The Medscape article claims that a 2006 survey showed certified nurses made $7300/year more for said specialty certification.
http://www.nursingcertification.org/pdf/white_paper_final_12_12_06.pdf (2006 survey)
This survey shows that close to 2500 surveyed offer NO Incentives. It also cites lack of institutional incentive and support as barriers to certification. May be a CLUE... or do they just need the board game.
Do you know where?
I plan to look, because many places in my state don't seem to offer such incentives. Yet they seem to think the certification which often requires many more CEU's to renew is okay to expect and/or mandate that you do. Incentives and salary differentials seem like a better plan. I suspect one day such certification may be mandatory in some workplaces, as well as higher levels of education, which few facilities reward. This is especially true for experienced nurses who have reached the cap of the payroll limit for their years of service (Yet again, another topic for another day). Here is the CLUE, for all of the places who find incentives beneath them. Make it....WORTHWHILE, it costs time and money, continuously.
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