American Nurses Credentialing Center Renews Exclusive Contract with Prometric.BALTIMORE -- Prometric, the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services, today announced that the American Nurses Credentialing Center The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) provides individuals and organizations throughout the nursing profession with the tools they need on their journey to excellence. (ANCC ANCC American Nurses Credentialing Center ANCC Association Nationale des Cardiaques Congénitaux ANCC Army-Navy Country Club (Arlington, VA) ANCC Area Nine Cable Council (state mandated government body in UK) ) signed a multi-year renewal with Prometric for a combination of paper-based and computer-based test delivery services. The tests will be delivered using Prometric's robust test center network in the U.S. and Canada, as well as at a small number of international locations. Under the terms of the new contract Prometric will continue to migrate some of the ANCC's paper-based exams to computer-based delivery to maximize availability and accessibility across its candidate base. On behalf of the ANCC, Prometric delivers specialty exams to nurses and nurse practitioners nurse practitioner n. Abbr. NP A registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician. who want to demonstrate specialty knowledge in various practice areas, including: Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. Nurse Practitioner, Medical Surgical Nursing, Informatics Nurse, Diabetes Management This article is about the management of diabetes mellitus. For more on the disease itself see diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is a chronic disease with no cure as of 2007. It is associated with an impaired glucose cycle, altering metabolism. , Cardiac Vascular Nursing and others. More than 150,000 nurses throughout the U.S. and its territories carry ANCC certification in 40 specialty and advanced practice areas of nursing. "Prometric values its partnership with ANCC, and we look forward to continuing to work in collaboration on further enhancements and evolutions of its testing program," said Ray Kelly There have been a number of people named Ray Kelly:
n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. Noun 1. of this relationship and our expertise in converting tests from paper and pencil to computer is that we have unparalleled experience administering tests in multiple formats while maintaining security and reliability." Mary Smolenski, Director of Certification for ANCC, stated, "Prometric's experience with exam delivery gives us peace of mind that our tests are being handled professionally and that the content is safe. Our certification program is extensive and vigorous, and as such, we demand a testing partner that understands the complex nature of our organization and the evolution of each of our exam offerings. The level of personalized attention and responsiveness we get from our account team is exceptional." About Prometric Prometric is the recognized global leader in technology-enabled assessment services, providing paper-and-pencil, Internet and computer-based testing Computer-based testing (CBT), also called e-exam, computerized testing and computer-administered testing, is a method of administering tests in which the responses are electronically recorded, assessed, or both. solutions. It offers a fully integrated testing system that includes test development, test delivery and data management capabilities. On behalf of over 400 clients in the academic, professional, government, corporate and information technology markets, Prometric develops and/or delivers assessments through a global network of testing centers in 135 countries as well as direct to candidates via the Web. For more information, please visit www.prometric.com. About the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The American Nurses Credentialing Center's internationally renowned credentialing programs certify nurses in specialty practice areas, recognize healthcare organizations for nursing excellence through the Magnet Recognition Program[R], and accredit To give official authorization or status. To recognize as having sufficient academic standards to qualify graduates for higher education or for professional practice. In International Law: providers of continuing nursing education. In addition, ANCC offers an array of informational and educational services and products to support its core credentialing programs. ANCC is passionate about helping nurses on their journey to nursing excellence. ANCC is a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association American Nurses Association, n.pr professional organization of registered nurses created to encourage high standards in nursing care, pro-mote nursing as a profession, and lobby Congress for issues of concern to nurses. (ANA). |
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