Download the Direct Care Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis template under Templat

1. Download the Direct Care Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis template under Templates below.
2. Please address the following areas on the provided template:
   1. State the clinical certification and target population including setting (Certified emergency nurse specialization.This type of certification focuses on nurses who work in the emergency room and possess all the necessary skills to succeed in this hectic environment. In order to do so, these nurses must be able to think critically and multitask while advocating for patient safety.)
   2. Thorough discussion of why this certification was selected in relationship to the selected setting
   3. Describe the criteria for selected clinical certification
      1. Process to obtain clinical certification
      2. Cost of application and testing
      3. Requirements prior to certification
      4. Examination description
      5. Renewal time and process
      6. Required items for renewal
   4. Provide APA reference for one peer-reviewed scholarly professional nursing journal article connecting patient outcomes, certification, and leadership skills
      1. 1. CINAHL or ProQuest
         2. Note: Do not use CINAHL Guides or Evidence-Based Care Sheets
      2. Full Text only
      3. No more than 5 years old
      4. In English
      5. Peer-reviewed
      6. 1. Include the permalink
      7. Reference must be use APA format including author(s), year, article title, journal name, volume number, issue number, page numbers, italics, parentheses, punctuation, double line spacing, and hanging indent. Include DOI if available.
   5. Summarize findings of article
      1. Summarize the key points of the selected peer-reviewed scholarly professional nursing journal article in one or two paragraphs.
      2. Be clear and concise.
   6. Discuss how patient outcomes in the selected setting could be improved by certified nurses.
   7. Discuss how certification can impact leadership skills in the selected setting.
3. Identify a problem (diagnosis) based on your assessment
4. Write the problem diagnosis (See template)

some references:

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. (n.d.). Certification overview. https://www.aacn.org/certification?tab=First-Time%…

American Board of Nursing Specialties. (2016). About us. http://www.nursingcertification.org/about

American Nurses Credentialing Center. (n.d.). Our certifications. https://www.nursingworld.org/our-certifications

American Society for Quality. (2020). What is six sigma? https://asq.org/quality-resources/six-sigma

Blozen, B. B. (2018). Making the case for nursing specialty certification: Promote the profession, advance your career, and improve patient care. American Nurse Today, 13(12), 60-61.

Boyle, D. K. (2017). Nursing specialty certification and patient outcomes: What we know in acute care hospitals and future directions. Journal of the Association for Vascular Access, 22(3), 137-142.

Boyle, D. K., Cramer, E., Potter, C., Gatua, M. W., & Stobinski, J. X. (2014). The relationship between direct-care RN specialty certification and surgical patient outcomes. AORN Journal, 100(5), 511-528.

Finkelman, A. (2018). Quality improvement: A guide for integration in nursing. Jones & Bartlett.

Groenwald, S. L. (Ed.). (2018). Designing a culture of care for students and faculty: The Chamberlain University College of Nursing Model. Sponsored by the National League for Nursing. Wolters Kluwer.

Hickey, P. A. (2019). A vision for excellence by design. American Journal of Critical Care, 28(4), 247-254.

Hood, L. J. (2018). Leddy & Pepper’s professional nursing (9th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

Huston, C. J. (2020). Professional issues in nursing: Challenges and opportunities (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (n.d.). How to improve. http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/HowtoImprove/de…

Wakim, N., & Cheong, S. (2017). The importance of certification: Cost as one barrier to certification. MEDSURG Matters, 26(6), 8-9.