Certification Bibliography

ABPANC is often asked for a bibliography of relevant articles regarding specialty nursing certification.  A comprehensive literature review on nursing certification was conducted by the American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) of which ABPANC is a member organization.  This professional resource is the most up-to-date, comprehensive reference on nursing specialty certification currently available and provides an important source of information on nursing certification in the healthcare environment.  This bibliography includes sources on the value of certification, continued competency, advanced practice certification, and certification outcome studies.  Click here to access the bibliography.

Please note: This bibliography is not intended as a listing of references for purposes of studying for the CPAN® or CAPA® examinations.

AACN Certification Corporation.  Safeguarding th patient and the profession.  2002. American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Cary AH: Data Driven Policy:  The Case for Certification Research.  Policy, Politics &
Nursing Practice,  1:165-171, 2000.

Cary AH:  Certified Registered Nurses:  Results of the Study of the Certified Workforce.  AJN, 101: 44-52, 2001.

Collins H: Certification – Is the Payoff  Worth the Price?  RN,  50: 36-44, 1987.

Feldmeier RC:  Play It Smart – Reduce Liability Risk for Industry Standards.  Executive Update, 62-63,  June, 2001.

Glassie, JC:  Certification Programs as a Reflection of Competency.  Association Management, 17-18, June, 2003.

Guido G: Legal Issues in Nursing.  A Source Book for Practice.  Norwalk, CT, Appleton & Lange, 1998,  pp. 127-131, 157.

Interview. A Hospital CEO’s Perspective of the Importance of Certification.  Journal of Intravenous Nursing. 13: 170-174, 1992.

Lodatto D:  Too Many Initials!  RN, 60:76, 1997.

Mason DJ: RN,C: What’s in a Letter?  AJN.  101:7, 2001.

McLain N, Richardson B, Wyatt JS.  A profile of certification for pediatric nurses. Ped Nurs 2004; 30: 207-11.

Mullen CA: Strategies for Success: Preparing for the Certification Examination.  Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing,  11: 324-329, 1996.

Niebuhr BS: The Value of Certification in a Patient-Driven Healthcare System.  Journal of Intravenous Nursing, 17: 20-24, 1994.

Niebuhr BS and Muenzen P: A Study of Perianesthesia Nursing Practice:  The Foundation for the Newly Revised CPAN and CAPA Certification Examinations.  Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification,  16:163-173, 2001.

Piazza IM, Donahue M, Dykes PC, Griffin MQ, Fitzpatrick J.  Differences in the perceptions of empowerment among nationally certified and noncertified nurses. J of Nurs Admin 2006; 36: 277-83.

Redd ML and Alexander JW:  Does Certification Mean Better Performance?  Nursing Management,  28: 45-49, 1997.

Sechrist KR, Berlin LE.  Psychometric analysis of the perceived value of certification tool©, J of Prof Nurs 2006; 22: 248-52.

Sechrist KR, Valentine W, Berlin LE.  Perceived value of certification among certified, noncertified, and administrative perioperative nurses. J of Prof Nurs 2006: 22: 242-47.

Stromborg MF and Niebuhr, BS:  Specialty Certification – More Than A Title.  Nursing Management, May, 2005.

Wynd CA.  Current factors contributing to professionalism in nursing. J of Prof Nurs 2003; 19: 251-61.