Becoming a Certified Dialysis Nurse Yes/No?

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I know dialysis nurses with an Associates degree and 2000 clinical hours can test for their CDN and nurse with a bachelors degree and 3000clinical hours can test for their CNN.

Does anyone know the pros to getting certified with DaVita? I know they pay for it if I pass. Will I get a merit increase or just another pin to put......wherever I put my other pins ? 

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Honestly do not think it will help salary. Specially at DaVita. When you go to acute care it may hold some weight.

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It  makes very little difference in pay, but the satisfaction of having become certified can be priceless for some. Good luck.

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Don't know about DaVita, but for Fresenius, it's a requirement for CAP 3 and above, which does garner a raise. They are still revamping the CAP program, not sure what the requirements will be.

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On 11/19/2020 at 3:54 PM, NJCee said:

I know dialysis nurses with an Associates degree and 2000 clinical hours can test for their CDN and nurse with a bachelors degree and 3000clinical hours can test for their CNN.

Does anyone know the pros to getting certified with DaVita? I know they pay for it if I pass. Will I get a merit increase or just another pin to put......wherever I put my other pins ? 

DaVita doesn't pay extra for certification (CDN, CNN). I never heard that they will pay for the exam maybe they do now. It's nice to have for personal pride. If you're thinking about getting this to become a CC or FA, you don't need it -- if they're desperate and you have the qualifications, they'll grab you.

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On 12/25/2020 at 9:14 PM, Hoosier_RN said:

Don't know about DaVita, but for Fresenius, it's a requirement for CAP 3 and above, which does garner a raise. They are still revamping the CAP program, not sure what the requirements will be.

ETA: Fresenius CAP program changed, now required for level 4

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Hoosier_RN said:

Don't know about DaVita, but for Fresenius, it's a requirement for CAP 3 and above, which does garner a raise. They are still revamping the CAP program, not sure what the requirements will be.

It is now a requirement for CAP4

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NJCee said:

nurse with a bachelors degree and 3000clinical hours can test for their CNN.

I was going to do CNN, as I meet those requirements. Unfortunately, for CNN, you now must have 'x' amount of hours in more than 1 setting along with those requirements 

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