Your CNA certification credential indicates to patients, employers, the public and professional licensing bodies that you are qualified, competent and current in a nursing specialty/area of nursing practice. Preparing for the rigorous certification exam ensures your specialized knowledge and skills are current and comprehensive; renewing your certification through continuous learning ensures you stay that way. Having a trademarked certification credential after your name validates your competency in your area of nursing practice. It’s a tangible distinction, confirming your knowledge and skill levels in your specialty.
Other benefits of certification can include:
Greater job opportunities, as some employers list certification as a preferred qualification
Career advancement and increased responsibilities
Potential for salary differentials and reimbursement of certification exam costs
Formal recognition in the workplace
University credit toward obtaining a nursing degree
Opportunity to participate in exam development activities and act as a certification mentor to share your knowledge with the next generation of certified nurses
CSPI urges mandatory calorie and sodium information on menus
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Influenza is a serious illness that disproportionately affects certain populations who have a higher risk of complications. Influenza immunization, as the most effective method of preventing the flu, allows health-care workers to protect themselves, their families and those in their care.
Have You Thought About the Social Determinants of Health?
The health of Canadians is not shaped primarily by the medical treatments they receive or the lifestyle choices they make but by the living conditions they experience. These conditions have come to be known as the social determinants of health.
This module seeks to build on the timely information provided in earlier CNA documents and to explore why it is increasingly critical that nurses be aware and concerned about environmental issues.
The resources within this section are offered to inform your cultural awareness, competency, and safety so as to enhance your capabilities to work with your clients in addressing their health and wellness needs
CNA's Learning Modules: Bringing the Code of Ethics to Life
Provides a convenient way to become familiar with the values and responsibilities at the heart of ethical nursing practice and to see how they are applied in everyday working scenarios.
CNA
gives a health-care facility the Employer Recognition Award for showing
exemplary, sustained support of the certification program and CNA-certified
registered nurses (RNs)…
Pause before you post! Exploring the Ethics of Social Media
This webinar will explore the impact that new technologies can have on patient privacy and confidentiality, patient care, professional boundaries and the reputations of nurses and the organizations in which they work.
Guidelines provide a framework for the implementation of evidence-based care, and this learning exercise helps you learn more about guidelines and how they can benefit patients.
Evidence-informed decision-making: Health care's crème de la crème
Evidence comes in many forms: individual research studies, systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, results of quality improvement studies, and more.
What is certification?
