Especialidades de Enfermería y ejercicio profesional: situación actual y perspectivas de futuro / Nursing Specialities and professional practice: current situation and future perspectives

La instauración de las especialidades de Enfermería iniciada en 1953 ha contribuido de forma decisiva en la calidad de la atención sanitaria proporcionada en el Sistema Nacional de Salud. En la actualidad, un elevado número de enfermeras poseen un título oficial de especialista obtenido a través de las distintas modalidades de acceso que establece el Real Decreto sobre especialidades de Enfermería. Por otra parte, los programas formativos tienen que seguir desarrollándose para culminar el catálogo establecido en la mencionada normativa. Cabe destacar que muchos especialistas tienen dificultad para llevar a cabo un ejercicio profesional acorde a su formación y capacitación, debido a la escasa descripción de puestos de trabajo e identificación de competencias en los procesos de selección y acceso a los puestos de trabajo, necesarias para un buen desempeño profesional. Por ello, resulta imprescindible elaborar un catálogo de puestos de trabajo específico de cada una de las especialidades, para dar respuesta a las expectativas de las enfermeras y fortalecer el avance en la calidad de la atención de cuidados

The establishment of nursing specialties that started in 1953 has contributed decisively to the quality of the medical care provided by the National Health System. Nowadays, a large number of nurses have an official specialist qualification achieved through different means of access established by Royal Decree on nursing specialties. Furthermore, the training programmes must continue to develop in order to complete the catalogue established under the aforementioned regulation. It should be pointed out that many specialists face difficulties in carrying out professional practice according to their education and training, due to the lack of job descriptions and identification of competences during recruitment processes and access to job positions, needed for appropriate professional performance. Therefore, it is essential to create a catalogue for specific job positions for each of the specialties to meet the expectations of professional nursing and enhance progress in quality patient care

Nursing Specialities and professional practice: current situation and future perspectives. / Especialidades de Enfermería y ejercicio profesional: situación actual y perspectivas de futuro.

The establishment of nursing specialties that started in 1953 has contributed decisively to the quality of the medical care provided by the National Health System. Nowadays, a large number of nurses have an official specialist qualification achieved through different means of access established by Royal Decree on nursing specialties. Furthermore, the training programmes must continue to develop in order to complete the catalogue established under the aforementioned regulation. It should be pointed out that many specialists face difficulties in carrying out professional practice according to their education and training, due to the lack of job descriptions and identification of competences during recruitment processes and access to job positions, needed for appropriate professional performance. Therefore, it is essential to create a catalogue for specific job positions for each of the specialties to meet the expectations of professional nursing and enhance progress in quality patient care.

Aim high, shoot often.

: The first nurse practitioner serving in the North Carolina legislature reflects on decades of advocacy that helped prepare her for election.

[Emergency nurse, a speciality whose name says it all?] / Infirmier urgentiste, une spécialité qui dit déjà son nom ?

Proposal no. 10 in French Senate information report no. 685, drawn up by the Social Affairs Commission on hospital emergency departments, opens the debate regarding the creation of an emergency nursing speciality. Does this represent progress for the profession or an inadapted measure? The complex situation of emergency departments raises the need for methodological thinking on this subject.

[A senate report in favour of an emergency nursing speciality]. / Un rapport sénatorial en faveur d'une spécialité d'infirmier urgentiste.

In July 2017, an information report written by three senators highlighted the difficulties encountered by emergency departments in France and attempted to pinpoint the causes. In addition, the recommendations of this report suggest reinforcing the nursing contribution within the multi-disciplinary emergency department team, by creating an emergency nurse speciality.

Certifiably excellent.

The purpose of this article is to provide a road map for individuals and chapters to use in beginning a certification program. The Heart of the Piedmont Chapter used the mission, vision, and values of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to create an environment of safety and expert care for patients and their families. The journey began when our chapter realized that there were only a few certified nurses in our chapter and hospital. As a chapter, we decided to use a survey to determine interest in certification. We invited all interested nurses to attend a certification meeting. Eighty nurses attended. Collaborating with nursing administration, we held study groups, brought in a national speaker, and assisted with payment of the certification examination. This article describes how 1 chapter can make a positive difference in the lives of nurses and patients. Although our chapter's journey is ongoing, we hope to share our strategies for success with others.

Best practices in creating a culture of certification.

Certification is the criterion standard of professional practice, distinguishing excellence in nursing care, mastery of knowledge, skills, and abilities beyond the scope of professional licensure. It is the validation of an individual nurse's qualifications for practice in a defined area. Becoming certified is a personal and professional commitment that demonstrates the value that the individual nurse places on higher standards of practice and lifelong learning. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Beacon Award for Excellence, Magnet Recognition Program, and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award all recognize certification as a key component of nursing excellence in specialty practice. Both the general public and nurse professionals increasingly recognize the need for practice on the basis of evidence to provide safe, quality patient care. In today's rapidly changing and complex health care delivery system, certification is becoming the standard by which bedside practice and the impact of nursing care on patient outcomes are measured. This article will provide a review of current best practices in creating a culture of certification, including the journey of 3 hospitals selected as the 2010 Best Practice Roundtable presentations at the AACN National Teaching Institute.

Let's get certified: best practices for nurse leaders to create a culture of certification.

Certification benefits nurses, patients and their families, and hospitals. Nurses become certified for various reasons: personal challenge; self-improvement; advancement of knowledge and education; demonstration of mastery of skills, knowledge, and abilities; and commitment to lifelong learning and career growth. However, there are also barriers to certification. Fear of test taking or failure and lack of resources or organization recognition are reasons many nurses cite for not becoming certified. Nurse leaders play a pivotal role in supporting nurses to obtain and maintain specialty nursing certification. Nurse leaders may promote certification, support nurses who are on their certification journey, and reward and recognize those staff that become certified. This article will share practices to increase the number of specialty certified nurses in your unit or organization.

The value of certification.

Certification is defined in the nursing literature in several ways; no one consistent definition of certification exists. Nursing specialty certification programs are intended for consumer protection. Certification protects the public by enabling consumers to identify competent people more readily. However, benefits for stakeholders other than patients and families are also described in the literature. This article describes the value of specialty certification from the perspective of the patient and family, nurse, and employer.