Discussion Questions
Now that each one of you is very close to completing this major accomplishment in your nursing career, please share your professional development plans to keep up to date in your chosen specialty and nursing in general.
- In what professional nursing organizations do you currently participate?
- What organizations might you think about participating in for the future?
- What nursing certifications are you considering?
- How might consideration of continuing your education to pursue a graduate degree fit into your future plans?
Directions
- Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
- Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
- Integrate outside scholarly sources when required
- Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
- Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
- Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
Answer
I have been a member of both the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses, ASPAN, and the Perianesthesia Nurses Association of California, PANAC, during the most of my career in perianesthesia nursing. Almost every area of nursing practice will have a professional nursing specialty organization that will help nurses working in that field. I believe that joining a professional nursing specialty group in one’s practice area is incredibly significant, valuable, and advantageous. Joining ASPAN and PANAC was one of the best moves I’ve ever made in my professional nursing career. As a member of ASPAN and PANAC, I have access to and significant discounts on educational offerings specifically designed to support perianesthesia nursing practice on a state and national level, scholarships to help me pursue my advanced degree in nursing.
Nursing Certifications
- Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR): This certification is for RNs who specialize in perioperative nursing, which involves caring for patients before, during, and after surgical procedures. To be eligible for the CNOR exam, RNs must have a current, unrestricted RN license and have at least two years of perioperative nursing experience, or at least 2,400 hours of perioperative nursing experience within the past five years. The exam covers topics such as patient care management, preoperative assessment, intraoperative nursing care, and postoperative nursing care.
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN): This certification is for RNs who specialize in emergency nursing, which involves caring for patients with acute illnesses and injuries in emergency departments, trauma centers, and other urgent care settings. To be eligible for the CEN exam, RNs must have a current, unrestricted RN license and have at least two years of emergency nursing experience, or at least 2,000 hours of emergency nursing experience within the past three years. The exam covers topics such as triage, patient assessment, patient care management, and disaster preparedness.
- Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN): This certification is for RNs who specialize in pediatric nursing, which involves caring for children from infancy to adolescence in a variety of healthcare settings. To be eligible for the CPN exam, RNs must have a current, unrestricted RN license and have at least 1,800 hours of pediatric nursing experience within the past two years, or at least five years of pediatric nursing experience within the past eight years. The exam covers topics such as growth and development, pediatric illnesses and injuries, and pediatric pharmacology.
- Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN): This certification is for RNs who specialize in rehabilitation nursing, which involves caring for patients with disabilities and chronic illnesses in rehabilitation facilities, long-term care facilities, and home care settings. To be eligible for the CRRN exam, RNs must have a current, unrestricted RN license and have at least two years of rehabilitation nursing experience, or at least 1,000 hours of rehabilitation nursing experience within the past year. The exam covers topics such as rehabilitation assessment, patient care management, and rehabilitation team coordination.
- Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN): This certification is for RNs who specialize in medical-surgical nursing, which involves caring for adult patients with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions in a variety of healthcare settings. To be eligible for the CMSRN exam, RNs must have a current, unrestricted RN license and have at least two years of medical-surgical nursing experience, or at least 2,000 hours of medical-surgical nursing experience within the past three years. The exam covers topics such as patient assessment, patient care management, and professional practice.
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