CCI

Even with the disruption of the pandemic, surgery continues and the need for skilled perioperative nurses remains.

By James X. Stobinski, Ph.D., RN, CNOR, CSSM (E) Last month, I wrote of perioperative nursing as the first recognized nursing specialty. Isabel Robb in 1907 stated that operating room nursing required extensive training for those wishing to specialize. Beginning with...

Nursing education in this country, until the early 1900s, was essentially an apprenticeship model where student nurses served as the labor force for early hospitals. Thus, disdain for the term apprenticeship in nursing is long standing and continues yet today.

By James X. Stobinski In my recent readings I came across two articles by Ed Hardin on the necessity of talent development and management for supply chain management professionals. Hardin speaks to the difficulty of retaining and developing talent in this field which...

In March of 2020, secondary to the pandemic, all in-person certification testing was temporarily halted in the United States. Certification examinations are essential for the Competency and Credentialing Institute (CCI).

By James X. Stobinski I recently read a short online article by Jon Marcus (2020) which was posted on the Wired magazine website. His article on microcredentials is one example of how education may be changing because of the pandemic. I would like to introduce some...