title: The perceived value of certification by Magnet® and non-Magnet nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to compare the barriers to certification and the perceived value of certification by nurses in a Magnet®-recognized and a non-Magnet-recognized organization.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Magnet recognition promotes certification as a component of professional practice. It is not known if nurses in Magnet and non-Magnet organizations hold different values toward certification.
  
  
  METHODS
  An electronic survey obtained perceptions of certification values and barriers of nurses practicing at a Magnet-recognized facility (n = 202) and a non-Magnet-recognized facility (n = 103).
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no difference between nurses from a Magnet-recognized facility and nurses from a non-Magnet-recognized facility on intrinsic or extrinsic certification value perceptions. However, as a group, certified nurses reported higher intrinsic value perceptions than noncertified nurses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses' intrinsic and extrinsic perceived values of certification do not differ by the Magnet recognition status of the facility. Strategies to improve certification rates should focus on targeting the extrinsic values of certification.
authors: Author Affiliations: Director of Magnet, Nursing Quality, and Professional Practice (Ms McLaughlin); Director of Research (Dr Fetzer), Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua.
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: McLaughlin
authors: Susan Jane
authors: SJ
authors: Fetzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002568:Certification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013044:Specialty Boards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires