research

Promoting Excellence in Nursing Certification

ABNS promotes research activities that advance knowledge regarding specialty nursing certification. The Research Committee is charged with implementing tactics and projects that support our strategic goals related to research including:

  • Establishing a national nursing certification research agenda.
  • Encouraging and facilitating the conduct and dissemination of research on nursing certification and continued competency.

The ABNS Strategies for Research Support: To Support the Conduct of Research and Promote the ABNS Research Agenda document offers a brief background on the creation of our Research Agenda, and identifies a variety of methods or models to structure and support research projects as funding becomes available. The potential models are explored to determine their feasibility in terms of required infrastructure and resources. Click here to review the ABNS Research Strategies Document

Click here to read about the ABNS Value of Certification Study

Click here to access information regarding the outcomes of the Nursing Certification and Competency Summit, held in October 2009.

Research Committee
The purpose of the Research Committee is to support the conduct, dissemination, and use of research in specialty nursing certification.

The Research Committee will:

1. Develop and/or revise committee goals and objectives.
2. Seek and respond to research initiatives as appropriate.
3. Develop and carry out research plans consistent with the ABNS strategic plan and the objectives and budget of the committee.