Perceived Value of Certification Among Certified, Noncertified, and Administrative Perioperative Nurses

Addressing Barriers to Achieving Nursing Certification

“…Barriers to certification reported in a single organizational analysis of 500 nurses included time commitment, costly preparation, test anxiety, inadequate supervisory support, and continuing education requirements (Valente, 2010). These results are consistent with earlier studies identifying some reasons why nurses choose not to seek certification (Byrne, Valentine, & Carter, 2004;McClain, Richardson, & Wyatt, 2004;Sechrist, Valentine, & Berlin, 2006).…”

Credentialing for Public Health Nurses: Personally Valued … But Not Well Recognized

“…The Perceived Value of Certification Tool (PVCT) was the first of the two scales integrated into the survey instrument. This values scale measures the perceived value of nursing certification, using 18 positively worded statements with a four‐step, Likert‐type scale—strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree—and an additional option of “no opinion.” The copyrighted PVCT was developed by the Competency and Credentialing Institute (Gaberson, Schroeter, Killen, & Valentine, 2003; Sechrist, Valentine, & Berlin, 2006) and used with permission and without adaptation for incorporation into this research (S. S. Carter, personal communication, October 24, 2005).…”

The value of certification

“…16,17 This study showed strong agreement from both certified and noncertified nurses that certification enhances feeling of personal accomplishment and provides personal satisfaction. The results of this study can't be generalized to other nursing specialties or other pediatric institutions.…”

“…[13][14][15][16][17] The pediatric organization at the study site revised its Professional Career Advancement Program (PCAP) to incorporate nursing certification as one component of the advancement criteria on the continuum from novice to expert nurse. The highest ranked barriers were the cost of the exam, discomfort with test taking, and a lack of institutional reward.…”