The ABNS Research Team, led by Dr. Kevin Letz, with funding from the Margretta Madden Styles Credentialing Research Grant, is launching a national survey of specialty nurses to investigate the motivators and barriers to certification. ABNS needs your help to distribute the survey with as many specialty nurses (certified and non-certified) as possible.

Please find linked below resources that you can use for distribution of the survey link via email, website, and social media.

Direct link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ABNS_VOSNC

ABNS Survey Distribution Blank Email Template

ABNS Survey Distribution Social Media Template

ABNS Survey Distribution Blank Templates

We appreciate your partnership in sharing this survey with as many specialty nurses as possible.

The survey will be live on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 and will close on Monday, May 18, 2026. If your organization would like to request a survey extension, please contact Dr. Pamela Ing at ping@aanpcert.org.