10/11/2019 1 Pathway to Excellence Get Certified and be Recognized for this Accomplishment! Suzan Blacher, PhD, RN, CARN Rosemary Smentkowski, MSN, RN, CARN, PMHNP-BC Virginia Coletti, PhD, RN, NPP, CARN, CS Carolyn Jewell, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP ANCB Objectives • Examine how certification examinations are constructed through use of item writing workshops for developing test questions • Review what the Role Delineation Study/Practice Analysis is and why it is important • Explore how to apply for the Carolyn Jewell Steel Magnolia Scholarship and the ANCB Members’ Scholarship Award Board members Rosemary Smentkowski, MSN, RN, CARN, PMHNP-BC President Colleen T LaBelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN Vice President Cheryl Rush, MSN, RN, ACNP, CARN Treasurer Carolyn Jewell, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP Secretary
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Pathway to Excellence Get Certified and be Recognized for this
Accomplishment!
Suzan Blacher, PhD, RN, CARN
Rosemary Smentkowski, MSN, RN, CARN, PMHNP-BC
Virginia Coletti, PhD, RN, NPP, CARN, CS
Carolyn Jewell, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
ANCB Objectives
• Examine how certification examinations are
constructed through use of item writing
workshops for developing test questions
• Review what the Role Delineation Study/Practice
Analysis is and why it is important
• Explore how to apply for the Carolyn Jewell Steel
Magnolia Scholarship and the ANCB Members’
Scholarship Award
Board members
Rosemary Smentkowski, MSN, RN, CARN,
PMHNP-BC
President
Colleen T LaBelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN
Vice President
Cheryl Rush, MSN, RN, ACNP, CARN
Treasurer
Carolyn Jewell, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Secretary
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Board members
Directors
Virginia A. Coletti, PhD, RN, NPP, CARN, CS
Elizabeth Flides, RN, EdD, CNE, CARN-AP
Elizabeth Maguire, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Jacqueline Perry, MA, RN, PMHN-BC, CARN, ALSP
Dana Siewertsen, BSN, RN, CARN, LCDCIII, RHIT
Virginia Singer, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Will Maixner, MHA, FACHE, Public Member
Historical Timeline
1989
• National Nurses Society on Addictions (NNSA)
Board formed
• December 1989 the first Certified Addictions
Registered Nurse (CARN) exam
1990’s
• The first CARN re-certification, 1993
• Job analysis 1995
Historical Timeline
• Deemed status given to IntNSA by North
Carolina Substance Abuse Professional
Certification Board.
• CARN exam extensively revised, 1998.
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Historical Timeline
2000
• First Certified Addictions Registered Nurse-
Advanced Practice (CARN-AP) exam offered
2003
• CARN-AP eligibility criteria expanded
• Retired status established
2004
• First recertification for CARN-AP
Historical Timeline
2006
• First computer-based testing
2009
• Introduced ANCB logo
• Created by Jason Demetillo & Virginia Coletti
Historical Timeline
2011-2012
• Role delineation study completed by AMP
• Exam based on new blueprint
2014
• ANCB more autonomous with own bylaws
2017-2018
• Role delineation study initiated and summary by C-NET
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ANCB is Accredited!
October 2018
• ANCB received accreditation for the CARN and
CARN-AP certification from the Accreditation
Board for Specialty Nursing Certification
(ABSNC) for 5 years.
Accreditation
• Accreditation is a peer-review mechanism that
allows (nursing) certification organizations to
obtain accreditation by demonstrating
compliance with the highest quality standards
available in the industry.
“Anyone” can write a certification test – not all
certification tests are accredited
Value of Certification
Certification, as defined by the American
Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS)
�Is the formal recognition of specialized
knowledge, skills, and experience
demonstrated by achievement of standards
identified by a nursing specialty to promote
optimal health outcomes.
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Value of Certification
� Elevates the standards of addiction nursing
practice
� Provides expanded career opportunities and
advancement
� Benefits the nurse, our profession and the public
we serve.
Value of Certification
Perceived value to self
�personal achievement,
�job satisfaction,
�validation of knowledge,
�greater earning potential,
�commitment to professionalism,
�access to a broad range of job opportunities
�validates our competence and engagement in lifelong
learning in our specialty areas of practice.
Value of Certification
To Others�Nurse managers expressed a preference for hiring
certified nurses because certified nurses have a proven
knowledge base and documented experience in a given
specialty.
�Some facilities assist in removing barriers to certification.
Example:
�Thomas Jefferson University &
�Jefferson Health in Philadelphia
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Specialized Knowledge
• According to Scope and Standards of Addiction
Nursing Practice (2004)
“Addictions Nursing Practice is a distinct specialty