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Karen Plaus - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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developing the continued Professional Certification program for nurse anesthetists
Journal of Nursing Regulation, 2017Co-Authors: Steve Wooden, Mary Anne Krogh, Ed Waters, Karen PlausAbstract:ReCertification assures the public that a certificant remains competent throughout his or her career and has knowledge and skills beyond those needed at entry into the profession. Health professions address the concept of reCertification using many different approaches. In 2008, the National Board of Certification and ReCertification for Nurse Anesthetists, or NBCRNA, initiated a reCertification redesign, and, in 2016, it launched the continued Professional Certification program. The initiative included a benchmarking study of the reCertification programs of other health and medical Professionals and an analysis of the literature to identify credentialing best practices and trends. Surveys and other communications in coordination with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists solicited input of nurse anesthetists. This article reviews the key findings, trends, and influences for the continued Professional Certification program and the process the NBCRNA used to create and implement a reCertification redesign to support lifelong learning and the expanding role of nurse anesthetists.
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Professional Practice Analysis: Validity Evidence for the Continued Professional Certification Examination for Nurse Anesthetists
Journal of Nursing Regulation, 2016Co-Authors: Timothy J. Muckle, Karen Plaus, Steve WoodenAbstract:Introduction This article presents the results of the 2015 Professional practice analysis (PPA) conducted by the National Board of Certification and ReCertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). The goal of the PPA was to establish and validate a content outline and test specifications for NBCRNA's examination for the continued Professional Certification (CPC) program. In Professional Certification test development, a PPA establishes the content validity of an examination and serves as the key evidentiary link between the test and clinical practice. Methods The PPA used survey and rating scale methodologies to collect data on the relative emphasis of various aspects of the nurse anesthesia knowledge domain and competencies. Overall, 726 survey responses were analyzed by a panel with expertise in clinical anesthesia and testing methodology, using conventional statistics and the Rasch rating scale model. Descriptions of how the survey results were used to develop test specifications are also provided. Results The results of the analysis provided strong validity evidence for the content outline and test specifications. Conclusion To a great extent, the responses of the PPA survey exhibited a high-degree endorsement for the knowledge statements included on the outline and thus serve as a basis of content validation for the CPC examination.
Bruce F Duke - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Professional Certification in public management a status report and proposal
Public Administration Review, 1996Co-Authors: Steven W Hays, Bruce F DukeAbstract:Certification of public managers is a logical, albeit controversial, byproduct of public administration's (PA) evolution toward "the Professional state" (Mosher, 1968; 99). Although it has not commanded nearly as much attention as other concerns relating to the Professionalization of the field (e.g., the propagation and enforcement of ethical guidelines), Certification is viewed by many as a necessary stage in PA's maturation into a recognized profession (Finkle, 1985; Swan, 1985). It has progressed in some of public management's subfields, such as in the budgeting area, but has not been widely discussed in regard to generalist administrators. Serious discussions of Certification first occurred during the mid-1970s. Precipitating events included the creation of the Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program in the State of Georgia, followed closely by the spread of similar programs in New Jersey, Arizona, Florida, and other states. These initiatives were usually spurred by the involvement of reform-oriented governors whose agenda included the improvement of public services through enhanced employee performance (Henning and Wilson, 1982). Meanwhile, the advent of MPA program accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) prompted further interest in Professional Certification (Daniels and Johansen, 1985). Accreditation fostered the impression that the practice of public management could be boiled down into a generic core of knowledge; if so, this "essence" could be imparted through education and assessed through examination. Because these are preconditions of a Certification process, accreditation's arrival stimulated predictions that some form of licensure or Certification would soon become an accepted fact within the public management community (Jones, 1985). It has now been nearly two decades since the first CPM program was created, and one decade since the issuance of optimistic forecasts concerning the inevitability of Professional Certification (Finkle, 1985; Jones, 1985). This article provides a status report on generalist Certification within public management, especially insofar as it relates to the efforts and activities of CPM programs. After an overview of the debate surrounding the Certification question, the growth and development of CPM programs is chronicled. The success of these programs in attracting, retaining, and certifying public managers is summarized, and we provide suggestions on how the Certification movement might be invigorated. Specifically, we suggest a means by which public management might he further Professionalized through a marriage of CPM and MPA programs. Professionalization and Certification: Underlying Tensions Efforts to promote Certification within public management are inseparable from the broader questions surrounding Professionalization. An expert civil service is, on the one hand, regarded as an important asset that sets our government apart from those in less-advanced societies. This, coupled with out long-standing affection for technical proficiency, translates into an abiding belief in the inherent value of a Professional orientation. Insofar as the civil service is concerned, however, Professionalization has never been regarded as an unqualified virtue. The American political system has long wrestled with the most basic conundrum in managing a civil service within a democracy: how to strike a proper balance between the goals of expertise and accountability. To the extent that public employees adhere to a Professional orientation, it is feared that they will be less accountable to the people and less responsive to their political superiors. In addition to this fundamental dichotomy, a diverse array of arguments has arisen both for and against the continued growth of a Professional public service. On the negative side, Professionalism is accused of encouraging an introverted perspective that serves the public poorly (what Waldo [1968] calls "inward-facing selfishness"). …
Steve Wooden - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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developing the continued Professional Certification program for nurse anesthetists
Journal of Nursing Regulation, 2017Co-Authors: Steve Wooden, Mary Anne Krogh, Ed Waters, Karen PlausAbstract:ReCertification assures the public that a certificant remains competent throughout his or her career and has knowledge and skills beyond those needed at entry into the profession. Health professions address the concept of reCertification using many different approaches. In 2008, the National Board of Certification and ReCertification for Nurse Anesthetists, or NBCRNA, initiated a reCertification redesign, and, in 2016, it launched the continued Professional Certification program. The initiative included a benchmarking study of the reCertification programs of other health and medical Professionals and an analysis of the literature to identify credentialing best practices and trends. Surveys and other communications in coordination with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists solicited input of nurse anesthetists. This article reviews the key findings, trends, and influences for the continued Professional Certification program and the process the NBCRNA used to create and implement a reCertification redesign to support lifelong learning and the expanding role of nurse anesthetists.
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Professional Practice Analysis: Validity Evidence for the Continued Professional Certification Examination for Nurse Anesthetists
Journal of Nursing Regulation, 2016Co-Authors: Timothy J. Muckle, Karen Plaus, Steve WoodenAbstract:Introduction This article presents the results of the 2015 Professional practice analysis (PPA) conducted by the National Board of Certification and ReCertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). The goal of the PPA was to establish and validate a content outline and test specifications for NBCRNA's examination for the continued Professional Certification (CPC) program. In Professional Certification test development, a PPA establishes the content validity of an examination and serves as the key evidentiary link between the test and clinical practice. Methods The PPA used survey and rating scale methodologies to collect data on the relative emphasis of various aspects of the nurse anesthesia knowledge domain and competencies. Overall, 726 survey responses were analyzed by a panel with expertise in clinical anesthesia and testing methodology, using conventional statistics and the Rasch rating scale model. Descriptions of how the survey results were used to develop test specifications are also provided. Results The results of the analysis provided strong validity evidence for the content outline and test specifications. Conclusion To a great extent, the responses of the PPA survey exhibited a high-degree endorsement for the knowledge statements included on the outline and thus serve as a basis of content validation for the CPC examination.
Daniel E Storm - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ecological engineering a rationale for standardized curriculum and Professional Certification in the united states
Ecological Engineering, 2001Co-Authors: Marty D. Matlock, Scott G Osborn, Cully W Hession, Ann L Kenimer, Daniel E StormAbstract:Abstract The demand for engineering solutions to ecosystem–level problems has increased as the impact of human activities has expanded to global proportions. While the science of restoration ecology has been developed to address many critical ecosystem management issues, the high degree of complexity and uncertainty associated with these issues demands a more quantitative approach. Ecological engineering uses science-based quantification of ecological processes to develop and apply engineering-based design criteria for sustainable systems. We suggest that in the United States ecological engineering curricula should be offered at the graduate level and should require rigorous Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology-accredited (or equivalent) undergraduate preparation in engineering fundamentals. In addition to strengthening students’ mastery of engineering theory and application, the graduate curriculum should provide core courses in ecosystem theory including quantitative ecology, systems ecology, restoration ecology, ecological engineering, ecological modeling, and ecological engineering economics. Advanced courses in limnology, environmental plant physiology, ecological economics, and specific ecosystem design should be provided to address students’ specific Professional objectives. Finally, Professional engineering Certification must be developed to insure the credibility of this new engineering specialization.
M. Yerkes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Winter Simulation Conference - Simulation standards: the simulation Professional Certification program: a status report
2002Co-Authors: R. Rogers, V. Amico, M. YerkesAbstract:Under the auspices of the National Training Systems Association, a program was developed to establish organizations and processes whereby Professional Certification for the modeling and simulation industry may be conducted in a consistent and dependable way. The Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification Commission (MSPCC) was envisioned with the mission to develop and provide the Professional Certification. The Implementation Group was formed to define and implement the MSPCC and establish the Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification Board (MSPCB), an element of the Commission. This paper provides a status report on the efforts of the Commission and the Board to establish and Certification program for modeling and simulation Professionals.
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The Simulation Professional Certification Program: a status report
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, 2002Co-Authors: R. Rogers, V. Amico, M. YerkesAbstract:Under the auspices of the National Training Systems Association, a program was developed to establish organizations and processes whereby Professional Certification for the modeling and simulation industry may be conducted in a consistent and dependable way. The Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification Commission (MSPCC) was envisioned with the mission to develop and provide the Professional Certification. The Implementation Group was formed to define and implement the MSPCC and establish the Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification Board (MSPCB), an element of the Commission. This paper provides a status report on the efforts of the Commission and the Board to establish and Certification program for modeling and simulation Professionals.
