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Nurse appointed to National Cardiac-Vascular Nurse Content Expert Panel
Published: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) recently appointed Renee James, MSN, RN-BC, to the Cardiac-Vascular Nurse Content Expert Panel (CEP). James, the nurse manager for the Vascular Surgery/Transplant Unit at The University of Tennessee Medical Center, will assist ANCC staff in the development of ANCC examinations and program content, as well as the promotion of certification examinations at national conferences.
“It is an honor to be selected to serve on this panel and to represent UT Medical Center nursing at a national level,” James said. “It is my hope that I can bring back knowledge and experience that will serve us well along our magnet journey.”
A subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the ANCC is the largest and foremost nurse credentialing organization. ANCC certification confirms nurses’ professional competency and knowledge.
Selection to this prestigious panel requires ANCC certification, current practice within the specialty area and other specific eligibility criteria. CEP members are expected to serve a four-year term and are required to attend meetings each year. James’ term is from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2014.
“We encourage our nurses at UT Medical Center to obtain certification in their specialty area,” said Janell Cecil, senior vice president and chief nursing officer. “Achieving certification is an act of commitment to professional practice. Renee has taken certification to another level by engaging in the certification of future nurses. I am proud of Renee and congratulate her on this appointment to serve on the expert panel.”
James has worked at UT Medical Center for more than six years. She received her masters of nursing from The University of Tennessee College of Nursing in 2003 and earned her undergraduate degree from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA in 2000.
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