Re: Med-Surg Certification
It's not true that hospitals get a kickback.
I'm Med Surg Certified through the ACCN and you only take the exam once, renew every five years with a certain number of med-surg CEUs. I'm not sure how much it costs to renew, but you don't have to take the test over again. I'm sorry I can't remember the exact number of CEUs because I went back for my BSN I'm more than covered and haven't looked.
Once I let it lapse because I moved twice and never got a renewal notice and forgot. I had to take the exam over again.
The hospitals might be pushing it because it does make them look good to certification agencies to have certified nurses caring for their patients.
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