CLEVELAND OH – Nurses certified in critical care say they are more satisfied with their jobs and careers, and feel more empowered, than their non-certified peers, according to the results of a national study announced Monday (May 3, 2010).

The study, based on an online survey of more than 6,500 members of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), reports that certified critical care nurses express a high sense of empowerment, intend to stay in their profession, and are less likely to leave their positions. Nurses at Pennsylvania hospitals in Pottstown, Phoenixville, Norristown and Reading are AACN members.

The study, titled “Certification, Empowerment, and Intent to Leave Current Position and the Profession Among Critical Care Nurses,” appears in the May issue of American Journal of Critical Care. Response to the web-based survey, which was funded by the AACN Certification Corporation, represented 15 percent of 44,143 AACN members asked via e-mail to participate.

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