This has been a busy year for the Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) task force. The team met with Center for Nursing Education and Training early this year in Atlanta, GA. They worked hard to develop the Test Specification or blueprint for the examination. This will be a huge financial undertaking, so the task force is also contacting a list of potential grantors to help fund this project. The task force met at the annual convention in New Orleans to identify the item writers and hopes to have a pilot test ready for the Annual Aesthetic Symposium in New York City, April 12-14, 2013.
The CANS examination is designed to ensure the safety of individuals undergoing nonsurgical aesthetic procedures and increase the nurses' knowledge and ability to:
1. Plan and administer nonsurgical aesthetic procedures, which include aesthetic injectable, laser, light, and energy-based therapies and clinical skin care.
2. Assess and monitor the physical and psychological state of patients before, during, and after procedures.
3. Select appropriate strategies to meet the education, health promotion, and psychosociocultural needs of patients.
4. Coordinate care to ensure safe, efficient delivery of high-quality care, in collaboration with other health care providers.
Many thanks to the Dermal Filler Taskforce for committing countless hours to develop the Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist examination.
DERMAL FILLER TASKFORCE
Jill Jones
Dawn Sagrillo
Connie Brennan
Marcia Spear
Jacquie Frazee
Christine Brajkovich
Rene Hinojosa
Barby Weber
Sheri Blevin
Joann Garofalo
Stephanie Holden
Susan Wells
Hermine Walker
ASPSN is pleased to offer three resources to help prepare you for the Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse examination. You may read the Core Curriculum, sit in on the review examination with Marcia Spear or purchase the 4 disc series DVD, and study in the comfort of your home at your own pace. Visit http://www.psncb.org for more information.
Having the Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse designation demonstrates dedication to plastic surgical nursing, accountability and promotes consumer confidence.
You already have a wealth of knowledge from your experience; why not validate your expertise. Research shows that nurses who earn certification have a stronger confidence level in their ability to perform.