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HOT
NEWS
We invite all current NCSN’s to join us
for the NBCSN reception taking place during the NASN conference.
The reception will take place on Sunday
June 29, 2008
from
4:00 pm
to
5:00 pm
in the Picuris/Sandia/Santa Ana rooms located on the lower level of the
Convention Center.
For those of you interested in
becoming certified with NBCSN, please stop by our table and speak to a
Board Member for more information. |
School Nursing Certification
Professional Certification
provides an ongoing, quality credentialing process for eligible school
nurses. Certification assures a national standard of
preparation, knowledge, and practice.
The National Board for Certification
of School Nurses (NBCSN) endorses the concept of
voluntary certification by examination for all school nurses.
Professional certification in school nursing provides an ongoing,
quality credentialing process for eligible school nurses.
Certification represents a national standard of preparation, knowledge,
and practice. To assist with this recognition, the NBCSN provides
the opportunity for school nurses to set the standards for their
specialty area through voluntary professional certification.
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Mission
The Mission of the National Board for
Certification of School Nurses, Inc. (NBCSN) is to promote the delivery of safe and
effective care in school nursing practice through the certification of
qualified school nurses.
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Purpose
The NBCSN is organized to
operate for the purpose to:
- Develop, administer and evaluate a
certification process for school nurses;
- Develop and evaluate additional
mechanisms for professional competency assessment in school nursing;
- Assist in the enhancement and
communication of knowledge concerning professional testing and
competency assessment of school nurses; and
- Perform such other functions as may
be deemed consistent with the foregoing
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