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Update on FCN Recognition by Portfolio Process
November 3, 2009 -
HMA and IPNRC are announcing the joint decision to suspend the work with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) on the Recognition by Portfolio process. Recent conversations with ANCC revealed that it is better for the long term future of our professional specialty of faith community nursing that we take some time to reorganize our resources to meet the needs of ANCC and our respective organizations.
HMA and IPNRC are committed to working collaboratively as affiliated organizations to serve the professional specialty of faith community nursing. HMA and IPNRC recognize that we are at an important crossroad as a professional nursing specialty. Issues that need to be addressed include:
- Adherence to the professional requirements of both general nursing and the scope and standards of faith community nursing, and
- Competence within the specialty of faith community nursing
ANCC recently advised us of some new expectations for the certification/recognition of any nursing specialty. These expectations involve our minimum association membership size and the financial resources necessary for ongoing involvement with ANCC. Both HMA and IPNRC are committed to working jointly to meet ANCC expectations and have every confidence that we will do so.
HMA and IPNRC will provide you in the future with additional updates on our strategies to strengthen our specialty and affiliated organizations.