Newswise — AACN Certification Corporation – the credentialing arm of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) – announces its board of directors for fiscal year 2025, with terms effective July 1, 2024. AACN Certification Corporation drives patient health and safety through comprehensive credentialing of acute and critical care nurses, advancing practice consistent with standards of excellence. To carry out its mission, the organization offers 10 specialty, subspecialty and advanced practice nursing certification programs and has granted more than 140,000 certifications.
Myra Ellis , MSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, begins the first year of a two-year term as chair of the AACN Certification Corporation board of directors. She is a clinical nurse IV at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. She has worked in critical care throughout her 46-year nursing career, with the last 35 years focused on the care of cardiothoracic surgical patients.
“As a voluntary process, certification points to nurses’ commitment to career development and dedication to patient care, particularly as healthcare becomes increasingly complex and challenging,” Ellis said. “Certification provides patients and their families with validation that the nurse caring for them has demonstrated a level of expertise and a focus on quality and safety. It demonstrates to employers and colleagues their commitment to using the best evidence to provide care for patients and families.
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