|
 ABNS
is a not-for-profit organization with two arms - a Membership Assembly
and an Accreditation Council. Each is governed by elected
representatives. ABNS is an advocate for consumer protection by
establishing specialty nursing certification. Member organizations
of ABNS represent over a half million certified registered nurses around
the world.
Supported by funding from
the Macy Foundation, ABNS was incorporated in 1991 after three years of
dialogue within the nursing community to create uniformity in nursing
certification and to increase public awareness of the value of quality
certification to health care.
Certification, as defined by
the American Board of Nursing Specialties, is the formal recognition of
the specialized knowledge, skills, and experience demonstrated by the
achievement of standards identified by a nursing specialty to promote
optimal health outcomes.
The ABNS Board of Directors
and members welcome you to this website!
Now Available - An up-to-date, comprehensive bibliography
on nursing certification - not available anywhere
else! This document includes bibliographic
sources on
- General
Information on Nursing Certification
- Specialty
Certification
- Value
of Certification
- Role
Delineation/Exam Development
- Advanced
Practice Certification
- Descriptive
Studies
- Patient
Outcome Studies
- Certification
and Recertification Methods
- Continuing
Competency
- General
Interest
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