PCCN certification - Should I expect a pay differential?

i would only expect a pay increase of the hospital says they give one. Otherwise it's still a good investment in yourself but probably not likely to get you a differential. It does make for a good bargaining chip if you are in a non-Union hospital come review and raise time.

When I got PCCN certified, I submitted a request for a one time bonus and received one.

Good question. I am going to take my test in the near future and wasn't expecting any pay increase.

If your hospital does not pay for it, here is a work around. I used to do it for my staff that got specialty certified. On their evaluations, they get a higher point percentage and a bigger raise. This way they are indirectly compensated for their certification. And I would have my I.D. badge redone to reflect certification. When patients ask, you can explain.

i got 500.00 for my med surg certification. thats one of the motivation to get it

As everyone else has said, it really comes down to the place you work. Some places pay more, some places don't pay more but they acknowledge it in your records and some places give you a pat on your back but that's as far as it goes. Utimately, you do this for your own personal growth. You do it because it helps you become a better nurse and gives you the confidence to move forward in our chosen profession.

And as we say in Brooklyn, that and $0.50, will get you a get you on the subway. In other words, is is meaningless.

There is no reason that when nurses earn specialty certifications,that there should not be any monetary reward for doing so.

It really burns my buns, when I hear nurses say that specialty certifications should not be given any monetary reward. And that more education should not be rewarded with a higher salary.

Physicians who earn specialty certifications, and become board certified, demand top dollar for this. Why shouldn't nurses be given monetary compensation for earning specialty certifications, specialty certifications that may cost lots of money to maintain, cost of the CEU'S to maintain thees certifications, etc.

Unfortunately, too many nurses are not motivated to improve themselves, and resent nurses who do. They whine about, well, we all do the same job, blah. blah, blah, (no we don't), many jobs require a more specialized, skill set, some jobs come with increased responsibility, risk to our licenses, etc. and this should come with a higher salary.

THIS is why specialty nursing needs to be paid a higher salary. I am sorry if you feelings are hurt, but that is the truth.

And no, being able to juggle 10 patients as opposed to ICU who has one or two is not the same specialty skill set. Advanced knowledge, and nursing skills should be rewarded.

Time management is not a specialty skill. Time management is learned on the job. It is not a skill that is learned from education and advanced training. Doctors charge more for their specialized skills, why not nursing?

I am not talking about a few pennies, or, "attaboys", as compensation. Go tell the neuro-surgeon, or the cardiac or renal transplant surgeon, that he/she, should charge the same as a GP , or Family Practice doctor. They would run you out of town, for even thinking that.

More education and training should equal more money.Teachers all get paid more for more education, why not nursing? Because too many nurses need to validate their self worth and self importance, by denying that more education should earn a nurse, more money.

Just my 0.02.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN (ret)

Somewhere in the PACNW

Might be worth something the next time you go job hunting.