Corps Nurse

]Glad we can agree (i mean it) on the whole, just hate to see someone feel that they are being "made" to better themselves via an additional "Nursing Certification". All learning, all education, is good and valuable... ]I just hate to see so many moving away from placing a value on "Nursing education vs Higher education" But Hey- ]I'm just saying....

]I am an employee of the #2 rehab hospital in the country, that being said no one is "making us acquire" the "CRRN" credential. Some have and others plan to. ]But does it not make sense, if that is the landscape you would be working in, that you and your employeer would want to have such a certificate. I will be getting it when my two years has passed. When I worked in Orthopedics I acquired my RNFA, " Surgical 1st assist" so I could follow our patients from 1st visit to discharge, and several other certs, casting, bracing, orthotic and prostethic fitter, gait evaluation classes, etc. My Dr's LOVE it- ]All becouse "I" wanted to show that I had an understanding of all thats envolved in my "Nursing" area of claimed specialty. Then Ortho, Now Acute Rehab.... ]That knowledge stays mine, who cares who pays for it, them, you, the Navy. You become better at what you claim to be able to do, and yes more valuable to your employer. But do what you want to do, get it, don't get it. So many Nurses are clamering to get their BSN, which gives you nothing that makes you a better Nurse or helps you secure a nich, or understand the conversation about your patient in a specialty setting. Proving by exam, like the CRRN- does... ]But hey..... I'm just saying-