A nurse has been working as a case manager for the past 6 months and w

A nurse has been working as a case manager for the past 6 months and would like to become certified. Which of the following organizations should the nurse pursue certification through?

a. Case Management Society of America (CMSA)
b. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
c. American Nurses’ Association (ANA)
d. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)

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ANS: A
The only organization that offers a certification that this nurse is qualified to obtain is the Certified Case Manager (CCM) through the CMSA. The ANCC certification requires that the nurse has completed a minimum of 2000 clinical practice hours in case management nursing within the past year. Having worked only 6 months as a case manager, the nurse would not meet this minimum criterion. The ANA and CMS do not offer certification for case managers.