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DUHS encourages nursing certification
posted March 15th, 2010Duke University Health System encourages nurses to become certified because of the value it brings to our patients, the nursing profession and our institution.
Melissa Moreda, RN on the Neuro-ICU, completed the certification process in 2005 and says that doing so has given her "courage and ambition to do more things."
"I've had the honor of climbing the clinical ladder," she said. "I've also presented nationally and locally, I've published articles, and I've actually been able to further develop my professional endevors."
Georgina Durst, RN in the Emergency Department, said preparing for her specialty certification has taught her a lot that she has already been able to relate back to her patients.
"We actually have 10 people in our unit have become certified," Moreda said. "That's the most we've had in our unit in a long time. It's very exciting."
DUHS nurses working in acute care facilities receive an initial one-time payment of $1,000 for completion of a specialty certification; and a $750 payment upon renewal of the original certification.
The DUHS Certification Council was created in 2006 to promote a work culture that values and encourages nursing certification.
Each year, the Council organizes activities to celebrate Certified Nurses Day, a special day to recognize the contribution board certified nurses make to the advancement of nursing professionalism and to higher standards and better outcomes in patient health.
For more information on how you can become a Certification Ambassador or to learn more about the certification process, go to staff.nursing.dukehealth.org/ and click on “Certification” link on left navigation bar.