title: Reap the benefits of certification.
authors.affiliation: Sandra D. Fights, MS, RN, CMSRN, CNE is the president of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nursing and a member of the faculty at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in St. Lafayette, Ind. She's also a member of the editorial board of Nursing 2012.
authors.forename: Sandra D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Fights
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000379:methods*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing