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- Title
The Perceived Value of Certification in Nonsurgical Pain Management.
- Authors
Ward, Robyn C.; Krogh, Mary Anne
- Abstract
Chronic pain is a growing epidemic in America. Challenges in patients' access to care, and in reimbursement to Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) who provide pain services, have resulted in a voluntary subspecialty certification in nonsurgical pain management (NSPM) for CRNAs. An evaluation was conducted of perceptions of CRNAs toward the value of certification in NSPM. An invitation to complete the Perceived Value of Certification Tool (PVCT) was sent to 474 CRNAs who identified the subspecialty practice of NSPM upon application for recertification to the NBCRNA. Data were collected on 18 factors related to the perceived value of certification in the NSPM subspecialty. Exploratory factor analysis using principal components analysis with varimax rotation was conducted to assess the latent structure of the PVCT and to identify potential constructs of CRNAs' perceptions. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach _ coefficients. Of 64 CRNAs who provided data, a 3-factor solution emerged that explained 72.25% of the overall variance: personal satisfaction, professional recognition, and competence, each with excellent to good reliability (F1: _ = 0.95, F2: _ = 0.94, F3: = 0.88). Identification of the 3 constructs in this study will assist with future efforts of examination validation for the subspecialty of NSPM certification for CRNAs.
- Subjects
CHI-squared test; FACTOR analysis; RESEARCH methodology; OCCUPATIONAL achievement; NURSES; NURSES' attitudes; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL sampling; SATISFACTION; PAIN management; CERTIFICATION; JOB performance; DATA analysis software; NURSE anesthetists; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
AANA Journal, 2019, Vol 87, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
0094-6354
- Publication type
Article