Dear NOVA Members,

Certified Nurses Day is celebrated annually on March 19th. It is a national day to recognize the important achievements of Certified Nurses; a perfect opportunity to thank them for their commitment, accomplishments, and conviction to improving patient outcomes. The date was chosen because it is the birthdate of Dr. Margretta “Gretta” Madden Styles, RN, EdD, FAAN, a pioneer in nursing certification. 

In honor of National Certified Nurses Day, NOVA offered a webinar entitled: “Let’s Get Down to the Nitty Gritty Related to Specialty Certification” that I presented to both members and non-members on Thursday, March 18th. All who attended and completed the evaluation for this webinar earned 1 CE. If you missed this webinar, don’t worry, the full recording of the presentation is available on-demand on the NOVA website. Click here.

Are you planning to get certified? Certainly, it is not decision you need to make today, and hopefully, I have given you something to think about. Professional development is a lifelong journey. Florence Nightingale said it best, “Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses…we must be learning all of our lives.”

If you decide to take your nursing career to the next level and pursue specialty certification, take advantage of the NOVA certification discounts available to members. Check out the numerous discounts: certification exams, educational resources and certification renewal too.

Happy Certified Nurses Day to all our certified NOVA nurses!

With appreciation, 

Kelly D. Skinner, DNP, APRN, NP-C, GNP-BC, CRRN, WCC, CFCN