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Future Directions of
Credentialing Research in Nursing

Workshop Summary

Margaret A. McCoy and Victoria D. Weisfeld,
Rapporteurs

Board on Health Sciences Policy

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
              OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

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This project was supported by the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program; American Association of Colleges of Nursing; American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation; American Association of Nurse Practitioners; American Board of Nursing Specialties; American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.; American Nurses Credentialing Center; Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing; Center for Nursing Education and Testing; Competency & Credentialing Institute; Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation; Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board; National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses; National Board for Certification of School Nurses; National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists; National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecological and Neonatal Specialties; Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission; Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation; Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board, and Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. The views presented in this publication are those of the editors and attributing authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

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PLANNING COMMITTEE1

BOBBIE BERKOWITZ (Chair), Dean and Professor, Columbia University School of Nursing

LINDA BURNES BOLTON, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

ROBERT DITTUS, Director, Institute of Medicine and Public Health Vanderbilt University

KAREN DRENKARD, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Nurse, GetWellNetwork, Inc.

LYNNE GRIEF, Vice President, Trauma Services Blake Medical Center

KENNETH W. KIZER, Distinguished Professor, School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis

JACK NEEDLEMAN, Professor, Health Policy and Management, University of California, Los Angeles

ROBIN NEWHOUSE, Chair and Professor, Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing

JOANNE SPETZ, Professor, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and School of Nursing

JOAN STANLEY, Senior Director, Education Policy, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

IOM Staff

CATHARYN T. LIVERMAN, Program Director

MARGARET A. McCOY, Study Director

ASHNA KIBRIA, Associate Program Officer

R. BRIAN WOODBURY, Senior Program Assistant

ANDREW M. POPE, Director, Board on Health Sciences Policy

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1Institute of Medicine and National Research Council planning committees are solely responsible for organizing the workshop, identifying topics, and choosing speakers. The responsibility for the published workshop summary rests with the workshop rapporteurs and the institution.

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Reviewers

This workshop summary has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published summary as sound as possible and to ensure that the summary meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

KAREN ADAMS, National Quality Forum

MARILYN P. CHOW, Kaiser Permanente

KATHLEEN GALLO, North Shore–LIJ Health System

MATTHEW D. MCHUGH, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Although reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the summary before its release. The review of this workshop summary was overseen by MARTHA N. HILL, Johns Hopkins University. Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, she was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this workshop summary was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this workshop summary rests entirely with the rapporteurs and the institution.

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Acknowledgments

This publication is the product of many dedicated individuals, and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is appreciative to all of them for their commitment, patience, and professionalism in developing and executing this workshop. This workshop was made possible by the generous support of our many sponsors:

American Nurses Credentialing Center

American Board of Nursing Specialties

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.

Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing

Center for Nursing Education and Testing

Competency & Credentialing Institute

Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation

Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board

National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses

National Board for Certification of School Nurses

National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists

National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecological and Neonatal Specialties

Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission

Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

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Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

We extend special thanks to members of our planning committee for their expert guidance in developing a workshop agenda and their participation as moderators and presenters at the workshop. The IOM is also grateful to the members of the Standing Committee on Credentialing Research in Nursing for initiating dialogues and exploring topics that informed this workshop. We are also grateful to our workshop speakers and participants for sharing their diverse perspectives and experiences to enrich workshop discussions.

The workshop’s foundation developed from a set of IOM perspective papers written by the following authors, to whom we are especially grateful:

Murielle Beene, Department of Veterans Affairs

Robert S. Dittus, Vanderbilt University and VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System

Patricia Dykes, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Richard E. Hawkins, American Medical Association

Ronda Hughes, Marquette University

Paul E. Mazmanian, Virginia Commonwealth University

Matthew D. McHugh, University of Pennsylvania

Jack Needleman, University of California, Los Angeles

Robin Newhouse, University of Maryland

Patricia Pittman, George Washington University

Patrick S. Romano, University of California, Davis

Herbert L. Smith, University of Pennsylvania

Joanne Spetz, University of California, San Francisco

Several devoted staff members supported the planning and execution of the summit. Sarah Domnitz, Ashna Kibria, Cathy Liverman, Meg McCoy, and R. Brian Woodbury provided steadfast support to the planning committee and project. Andy Pope offered his guidance and leadership. Thanks go to Claire Giammaria, Monica Gonzalez, Meredith Hackmann, and Tracy Lustig for their assistance in executing the workshop; to Linda Kilroy and Lora Taylor for their expert financial and contractual advice; and to Marton Cavani, Sarah Kelley, and Jose Portillo and for their communications and technological expertise. Additional recognition goes to numerous IOM staff members, including Greta

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Gorman, who contributed to the production and dissemination of this workshop summary.

The workshop was webcast by Spark Street Digital and transcribed by Chanda Chhay.

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The nurse workforce constitutes the largest sector of health professionals in the United States and includes individuals with varying educational backgrounds and expertise. Like other health professions, nursing includes a large number of specialties and subspecialties. Nurses may seek certification, based on various standards and criteria, from a wide range of organizations. Similarly, organizations may participate in nursing credentialing programs, which typically reflect the attainment of various nursing care standards and outcome measures. It is, however, unclear how this additional training and education affects health care quality and patient health.

Future Directions of Credentialing Research in Nursing examines short- and long-term strategies to advance research on nurse certification and organizational credentialing. This report summarizes a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine in September 2014 to examine a new framework and research priorities to guide future research on the impact of nurse credentialing and certification on outcomes for nurses, organizations, and patients. Over 100 people attended the workshop, which focused on topics such as emergent priorities for research in nursing credentialing; critical knowledge gaps and methodological limitations in the field; promising developments in research methodologies, health metrics, and data infrastructures to better evaluate the impact of nursing credentialing; and short- and long-term strategies to encourage continued activity in nursing credentialing research. Future Directions of Credentialing Research in Nursing is a record of the presentations, discussion, and break-out sessions of this event.

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