ANCC ANNOUNCES NEW COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH ALLIANCE OF NURSING INFORMATICS

On February 11, 2006, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Certification voted to approve the formal establishment of a collaborative relationship with the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI). The purpose of the partnership between the organizations is to jointly promote the development of informatics nursing through the provision of national certification opportunities for nurses in the field of informatics. This new collaboration coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Informatics Certification; both ANI and ANCC will jointly celebrate this event to honor the contribution of America's informatics nurses to the advancement of the healthcare field.

ANA AND ANCC TO PROVIDE A REVIEW COURSE FOR NURSING INFORMATICS CERTIFICATION

The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) will host a 2-day Nursing Informatics Review Seminar. The review seminar will be held on June 8 and 9 at the ANCC offices in Silver Springs, MD.

The seminar presenter will be Kathleen Hunter, PhD, RN. The seminar will provide 17 contact hours. Nurses may attend to prepare for the Nursing Informatics Certification Exam or to obtain CEUs. ANCC anticipates the review seminar being converted into a Nursing Informatics Review course, with the content being available in CD-ROM format after June 15. Registration details for the 2-day course are posted on the ANCC Web site at http://www.nursecredentialing.org/cert/revseminars.html.