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Certified Nurses Day

Certified Nurses Day
Certified Nurses Day™ is an annual day of recognition for and by healthcare leaders dedicated to nursing professionalism, excellence, recognition, and service. Every March 19, employers, certification boards, education facilities, and healthcare providers celebrate and publicly acknowledge nurses who earn and maintain the highest credentials in their specialty. Certified Nurses Day™ honors nurses worldwide who contribute to better patient outcomes through national board certification in their specialty.
Certification Exam Resources
The PAH Library is stocked with up to date nursing certification review materials.
Common Nursing Certifications
Froms Nurse.org

Access APN
AccessAPN is a comprehensive online resource dedicated to the education of advanced practice nurses and nursing leaders. It was created in partnership with Sigma Theta Tau.
American Nurses Association Book Collection (OVID)
ANA publishes books on a wide range of nursing topics and core issues that underpin all of nursing practice. These include nursing scope and standards of practice, patient safety, ethics, care coordination, leadership, and nursing career resources that will help your guide your nursing specialty and career advancement.

Certified Nurses: The Importance of Becoming Certified (March 19, 2017)
Interview with Karen S. Kesten, DNP, RN, APRN, CCRN-K, CCNS, CNE, associate professor at George Washington University School of Nursing in Washington, DC, as well as the chair of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation
Certification Benefits Patients, Employers, and Nurses
From the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Why You Should Become A Certified Nurse by Anna Alder (2018)
From the Burnout Book, dedicated to supporting nurses and providing resources to decrease and prevent burnout and help them become resilient in their professional practice.

Styles M. (1985). Accountable to whom? International Nursing Review, 32(3), 73–75.

Styles M. (1987). How can we encourage nursing’s voyagers to soar? American Nurse, 19(3), 5.

Affara F, & Styles M. (1990). Nursing regulation moves ahead. International Nursing Review, 37(4), 307–311.

Styles M, Allen S, Armstrong S, Matsuura M, Stannard D, & Ordway JS. (1991). Entry: a new approach. Nursing Outlook, 39(5), 200–203

Print copies of these journal issues available in the PAH Library.