Obtaining Certifications

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Hello! I am trying to get as many certifications as I can to make myself competitive for a job at our new home when we move (can't move from where we are in the Winter). I have a few different places I've worked and am working on getting my hours to do those certs but what about other certifications that are just general? 

Here's a little more info to help: I want to work in ER or a CCU. I have 5 months of previous ER experience, about a year in perioperative and same for behavioral health. I currently work in a cardiac clinic doing the nuclear testing. I love to learn but hate actual school so I am hoping certs are a good way to go. I am not interested in NP right now as I want more floor experience and actually do enjoy bedside nursing. 

I've looked into the BCEN website and have found some I can get from there but are there any others or any advice that may be a better fit for me? Thank you!

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Specializes in Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). I held ANCC certification in psychiatric and mental health nursing, but I didn't renew it when the time came. In my experience, it was more something for the hospital to brag about than anything that benefited me directly. I got no extra pay for it, and the certification was entirely out of pocket.

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On 11/17/2021 at 7:18 PM, Orca said:

...to brag about than anything that benefited me directly. I got no extra pay for it, and the certification was entirely out of pocket.

Same reason I didn't renew my CNE when I was teaching

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