title: Building a medical-surgical certification review course: a blueprint for success.
abstract: Many nurses desire to become certified but may have difficulty finding the time and resources to prepare for the certification examination. A free, on-site, medical-surgical certification review course was developed to meet the education and support needs for nurses to earn certification. This article describes a blueprint for course development and implementation of a certification review course at an institution.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical Center and Clinical Faculty, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. colleenk@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Colleen A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Karvonen
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sayre
authors.forename: Sheryl E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Wyant
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development; D013192:Staff Development / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014861:Washington