Alison White, RN, MHA, Central Vermont Medical Center’s Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Quality sat for two national board exams this summer.
Alison earned her Nurse Executive, Advanced-Board Certified (NEA-BC) administered through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. “A nurse needs several years of experience as a senior nurse executive in order to qualify to take the exam and the test content is vast,” said Alison
“Nurse Executive, Advanced-Board Certified is considered the gold standard for nursing certifications,” added CVMC President and CEO Judy Tartaglia. “This is a significant achievement and we are extremely proud of Alison. The fact that so many of our employees continue their education while working is one of the factors that helps CVMC maintain a high quality of patient care.”
The mission of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is to promote excellence in nursing and health care globally through credentialing programs. ANCC's internationally renowned credentialing programs certify and recognize individual nurses in specialty practice areas.
Alison also sat for the national exam testing her expertise in patient safety. She is now a certified professional in patient safety (CPPS). This exam is administered through the American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety (ASPPS) at the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). This is the first and only individual membership program for the patient safety field. ASPPS was established to advance patient safety as a distinct and vital health care discipline, and to build an engaged, focused community of individuals committed to accelerating the delivery of safe patient care.