MNDAKSPAN
Offers Certification Scholarships:
MNDAKSPAN is offering a
reimbursement scholarship for members that successfully pass
the CPAN or CAPA certification exams. The scholarship is for
1st time certification only, and will reimburse ½ the cost
of the actual exam. Two scholarships will be awarded for
each testing period with up to 4 annually awarded. The
scholarship will be awarded only after the testing date and
proof has been submitted of successful completion of the
exam.
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Requirements
for Certification Scholarship applications include:
- Must be a
MNDAKSPAN member for at least one year prior to the
testing date.
- Application
must include a summary in 200 words or less why you are
deserving of this scholarship and how you plan to use
the certification to benefit and enhance your practice.
- Cost of the
exam was not previously covered by another means, e.g.
your employer.
- Applications
can be obtained on the MNDAKSPAN web page or by
requesting from the Director of Certification. Take
advantage of this great offer and accept the challenge
of becoming certified in you specialty!
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CPAN/CAPA Special Test Site St.
Cloud
May 4th &
November 1st, 2008
Contact Vicki
Ruegemer for more information or to hold a space
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So you think you
want to be certified?
Here are some good resources to use as you prepare:
- Ambulatory
Surgical Nursing, Nancy Burden copy. 2000
- Perianesthesia
Nursing Core Curriculum, Donna M. DeFazio Quinn, and
Lois Schick copy 2004
- 2002 Standards
of Perianesthesia Nursing Practice if taking the exam in
April '05
- 2004 Standards
of Perianesthesia Nursing Practice if taking the exam in
Nov '05
- A Critical Care
Approach to Perianesthesia Nursing, Cecil Drain copy
2003
- Perianesthesia
Nursing Core Curriculum (2004)
- Kathy Carlson's
Certification Review book copy 1996.
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For more
information on certification connect to the
American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.
(ABPANC)
The site includes testing dates and sites, cost, further
explanation of what certification is and how the exams are
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