CCI

The makeup of the American nursing workforce is rapidly changing as our health care system transitions to value-based reimbursement. I am proud to say that CCI plays a small but significant role in this transition as we develop programs to assist perioperative nurses in their Continuous Professional Development (CPD) journey throughout a career.

What credentialing and certification will look like in the near future is a topic of much discussion at CCI and this issue was recently the focus of our strategic planning efforts.

In October of 2019 the Competency and Credentialing Institute (CCI) published a position paper titled, “The BSN-Educated Nursing Workforce.”

By Kellie Anderson and Benjamin Dennis Attaining your CNOR certification is a prestigious professional accomplishment. Keep your credential active by recertifying on time. Kellie Anderson and Benjamin Dennis of the CCI Credentialing Team answer FAQs about...

By James X. Stobinski, Ph.D., RN, CNOR, CSSM (e) Brandon Bennett, in a recent editorial in this publication, raised the issue of the orientation of nurse managers and leaders entering the OR. I agree with Bennett’s thoughts regarding perioperative nurse leaders, but I...

By Brandon G. Bennett Surgical services management is perhaps the most complex nursing leadership specialty. The tasks performed by surgical services nurse leaders and the knowledge needed to perform those tasks have been delineated in job analysis findings. The job...