Relationship Between Nurse Certification and Clinical Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review.

Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Paulo Coelho

Abstract

Certification of nurses has been identified as a strategy to improve health care quality. However, the impact nursing certification has on clinical patient outcomes remains unclear. The purpose was to examine the relationship between nursing certification and clinical outcomes. A systematic review of the literature was conducted through the search of relevant bibliographic databases (CINAHL Plus, PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane Collaboration). Nursing certification was found to have a significant inverse relationship to patient falls and health care-associated infections. Significant correlations were not established in outcomes such as pressure injuries and mortality. The validation of knowledge through nursing certification has an impact on specific outcomes such as patients falls and health care-associated infections.

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