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Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination Development: From Reflecting Clinical Practice to Ensuring Lifelong
Tara Myers1, Kathy Chappell2, Cherith Godwin3
1Tara Myers, PhD, ICE-CCP, SHRM-SCP, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
|April 4, 2024
Summary
Psychiatric-mental health nursing certifications ensure safe practice and public protection through rigorous examination development. Involvement in creating these exams benefits practitioners and the field.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Professional Certification
- Healthcare Quality
Background:
- Psychiatric-mental health nursing certifications are crucial for ensuring safe practice and protecting the public.
- The development of certification examinations must adhere to rigorous national education, practice, and accreditation standards.
- Certification represents a commitment to lifelong learning and advancing the field of psychiatric-mental health nursing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline the role of nurses in developing certification examinations.
- To describe the comprehensive process of creating effective certification examinations.
- To raise awareness about the importance of practitioner involvement in certification development.
Main Methods:
- Describing the process of developing certification examinations, including standards, accrediting bodies, and content experts.
- Detailing the steps: task analysis, knowledge/skill determination, practitioner surveys, question writing, and content analysis.
- Using the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (across the lifespan) Certification (PMHNP-BC) as a case study.
Main Results:
- Certification exams are developed based on established education, practice, and accreditation standards.
- Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) can validate the quality of their care through certification rigor.
- Volunteering in the examination process enhances examination integrity and promotes professional development.
Conclusions:
- Certification demonstrates the high quality of care provided by PMHNPs.
- Active participation in the examination development process by PMHNPs ensures its continued rigor.
- Engagement in certification development offers significant career advancement opportunities for PMHNPs.
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