title: CAPA: your practice, your certification.
abstract: Certification is a process that validates knowledge in a particular area of clinical practice. The process involved in identifying the need for ambulatory certification and the process involved in constructing and validating a new examination are described. Being certified shows your experience in a nursing specialty to your peers and the public.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fetzer-Fowler
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Putrycus
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D002568:Certification; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States