Franklin A. Shaffer
Chief Executive Officer CGFNS International USA
Title: Global Nurse Mobility: Current Evolution and Future Implications symptoms, self-stigma, and perceived dignity in schizophrenia patients
Biography
Biography: Franklin A. Shaffer
Abstract
Certification in any field is a mark of professionalism. It establishes the specialty area as a practice field. It further enables those who are certified to demonstrate their expertise and to be recognized for their excellence in knowledge, skills, abilities and practice. Nursing as a profession has more than 200 specialty areas of practice. The degree to which certification serves this important purpose varies across countries. While there is no global standard for each specialty area at the present time, there is general acknowledgement of the need to define the core competence specific to each specialty area. Certification can play a key role in facilitating this dialogue and establishing this identity for each nursing specialty.rnThe author is proposing a workshop to enable participants to achieve the following objectives:rn1. Explore the feasibility, desirability, implications, and/or impact for a national approach to certification to recognize excellence in a nursing specialty area. rn2. Evaluate the factors involved in making a decision to offer certification programs on a global scale.rn3. Assess the challenges involved for certification programs to go international.rn4. Identify appropriate solutions for certification programs seeking to move from a national platform to a global one. rnThe author will lead a panel presentation to be followed by an interactive workshop in which participants will gain first-hand experience in achieving the aforementioned objectives with the aid of a toolkit designed specifically for this purpose. Time will be set aside for general discussions and for responding to specific questions.rn