CVMC encourages national board certification for all its nurses. Patients
are encouraged to ask if there are certified nurses on staff when they
visit a hospital or their primary care provider. There are many nursing
certification specialties, such as medical-surgical, pediatric, pain management,
cardiac vascular, oncology, hospice, case management, emergency nursing,
critical care and many others. Many nursing certification bodies exist
to serve the full range of specialized nursing care offered in the contemporary
health care system; national nurse-certifying bodies should be accredited
by either the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification
(ABSNC) or the National Organization for Competence Assurance (NOCA), or both.
Please join CVMC and the national nursing certification organizations in
honoring those hardworking, dedicated nurses for their professionalism,
and a job well done!
About Catawba Valley Medical Center
Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., is the region’s largest
not-for-profit, public healthcare system and serves the community without
direct funding from taxes. CVMC provides and promotes physical, mental,
emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving
as a center for health education, wellness services, preventive medicine
and acute care. CVMC has received three Magnet designations from the American
Nurses Credentialing Center and has been recognized with two Women’s
Choice Awards, being named one of America’s Best 100 Hospitals for
Patient Experience and a 2013 Best Hospital for Patient Experience in
Obstetrics by WomenCertified®. For more information, please visit
http://www.catawbavalleymedical.org.