Messmer Patricia R, Hill-Rodriguez Deborah, Williams Arthur R, Ernst Mary E, Tahmooressi Jill
Miami Dade College, Miami, FL, USA.
J Contin Educ Nurs. 2011 Sep;42(9):421-32. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20110516-01. Epub 2011 May 23.
This study evaluated whether pediatric nurses who were certified valued national certifications to a greater degree than those who were not certified.
The Gaberson, Schroeter, Killen, and Valentine (2003) Perceived Value of Certification Tool (PVCT) was used to measure nurses' perceptions of certification. The PVCT includes 18 certification-related value statements, using a five-point Likert scale response ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. A principal factor analysis was performed to identify clusters of related variables.
Certified pediatric nurses valued national certifications to a greater degree than those who were not certified. More favorable views of certification were moderately associated with favorable views of the effects of certification on salary. The PVCT was found to have one factor, not two, as previously reported in the literature. Lower perceived relationships were reported between certification and salary, clinical competence, and consumer confidence compared with feelings of professionalism and personal satisfaction.
Efforts to improve the relationship between certification and its perceived value at one institution were addressed. More attention may be needed to strengthen relationships, perceived or otherwise, between certification and competency skills, public awareness, and compensation of nurses for holding national certification.
本研究评估了获得认证的儿科护士是否比未获得认证的护士更重视国家认证。
采用加伯森、施罗特、基伦和瓦伦丁（2003年）的认证工具感知价值量表（PVCT）来衡量护士对认证的看法。PVCT包括18条与认证相关的价值陈述，采用从强烈同意到强烈不同意的五点李克特量表作答。进行主因子分析以识别相关变量的聚类。
获得认证的儿科护士比未获得认证的护士更重视国家认证。对认证更积极的看法与对认证对薪资影响的积极看法呈中度相关。研究发现PVCT有一个因子，而非如先前文献报道的有两个因子。与专业精神和个人满意度相比，认证与薪资、临床能力和消费者信心之间的感知关系较低。
探讨了在一个机构中改善认证与其感知价值之间关系的努力。可能需要更多关注来加强认证与能力技能、公众认知以及持有国家认证护士薪酬之间的关系，无论这种关系是实际存在的还是人们感知到的。
