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Published on: June 21, 2010
Building an engaged and certified nursing workforce.
Dale Callicutt1, Karen Norman, Lesa Smith
1Forsyth Medical Center, 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, USA. jdcallicutt@novanthealth.org
The Nursing Clinics of North America
|February 16, 2011
Summary
Professional nursing certification benefits patients and healthcare systems, but rates are low. Strategies based on employee engagement significantly increased nurse certification rates in cardiac departments.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Organizational Psychology
Background:
- Professional nursing certification is associated with improved patient outcomes, system efficiencies, and nurse satisfaction.
- Despite known benefits, nurse certification rates remain suboptimal across many healthcare settings.
- Employee engagement theory provides a framework for understanding and influencing professional development behaviors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To implement and evaluate strategies aimed at increasing professional certification rates among nurses.
- To leverage employee engagement principles to foster a culture supportive of nursing certification.
- To assess the impact of targeted interventions on nurse certification uptake within a specific division.
Main Methods:
- Development and application of engagement-focused strategies within a nursing division.
- Focus on motivating nurses to pursue professional certification.
- Longitudinal tracking of certification rates over a one-year period.
Main Results:
- Certification rates among nurses in the cardiac departments more than doubled within one year.
- The implemented strategies demonstrated a significant positive effect on nurse certification attainment.
- The study provides evidence for the successful application of engagement theory in promoting professional development.
Conclusions:
- Targeted, engagement-based strategies can effectively increase professional nursing certification rates.
- Enhancing nurse engagement is a viable pathway to improving professional development and associated outcomes.
- The findings support the integration of employee engagement principles into nursing leadership and professional development initiatives.
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