What statement about specialty certification in nursing is true?
1. Specialty certification guarantees increase in salary for the nurse.
2. Healthcare agencies rarely recognize certifications by nursing specialty groups.
3. The nurse who works in hospital practice must hold at least one specialty certification.
4. The nurse must demonstrate extensive experience and continuing education in the specialty area.
Correct Answer: 4
To be eligible to take the certification exam, the nurse must demonstrate extensive experience and continuing education in the specialty area. Although there is no guarantee that the nurse's salary will be increased, healthcare agencies do recognize these certifications. There is no requirement that the nurse hold a specialty certification to work in a hospital; however, work in specialty areas, such as the emergency department, critical care areas, or surgery, may require certification.
You might also like to view...
Upon further questioning, an elderly man who expressed apprehension about his upcoming coronary artery bypass surgery admitted that he had a friend who had coronary artery bypass surgery a few years ago and had many complications postoperatively
Which of the responses by a nurse would be the best? A) "You will feel better immediately.". B) "This surgery is always successful at our hospital.". C) "Bypass surgery has improved over the past 20 years.". D) "You can recover as easily as a young person can.".
A client has liver cancer. Which statement by the client about treatment options demonstrates an accurate understanding?
a. "I guess it's a good thing that surgery is usually so successful." b. "I choose hepatic arterial infusion of chemo to limit side effects." c. "Because I have only local metastases, I am thinking about transplant." d. "This disease is so rare, no wonder no good treatments are available."
To increase quality and years of healthy life, Healthy People 2020 focuses on four areas. One of those areas is
a. Allowing people to continue current behaviors to reduce the stress of change. b. Focusing only on individual health changes that will lead to better communities. c. Creating social and physical environments that promote good health. d. Focusing on illness treatment to provide fast recuperation.
A nurse is leading a group session on sexual health promotion for victims of sexual violence. One of the clients makes the comment, "After what we have been through, this is the least of our concerns." The nurse knows that:
A) Clients will learn to identify potential abusers. B) Once the issues are addressed in the session, the survivors will be able to function normally again. C) Sexual healing is important for many survivors. D) Clients will realize that everyone has problems.