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New ICNM report reveals the critical policies to retain nurses “The need to provide greater support and a safer, more positive working environment that encourages individuals to join the profession is imperative.” – Franklin A. Shaffer, President and CEO, CGFNS International, Inc. Full Report Can Be Read Here Geneva, Switzerland;…

CGFNS International, Inc., the world’s largest credentials analysis organization, has seeded a Digital Innovation Lab with an initial $3 million investment to test and deploy digital solutions to better serve migrating healthcare professionals. Through the Innovation Lab, CGFNS and its strategic partners will evaluate digital solutions including cloud computing, badging…

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and CGFNS International, Inc.announced today a strategic partnership for the purpose of maintaining rigorous program standards for eligibility while advancing its global reach and scope. ANCC will collaborate with CGFNS International to verify and evaluate the baccalaureate degree eligibility and licensure requirements for nurses…

CGFNS International, Inc., the world’s leading credential evaluation organization for the nursing and allied healthcare community, is proud to welcome Peter Preziosi, PhD, RN, CAE, as its Chief Innovation and Business Development Officer. “Dr. Preziosi is a valuable addition to our team. His breadth and depth of experiences and extensive…

CGFNS International, Inc. is proud to announce that renowned nurse ethicist, Leah Curtin, DSc(h), RN, FAAN, has joined CGFNS International as a consultant serving in the role of Senior Advisor for Communications. “I am pleased to welcome Leah to the CGFNS team, and wish her much success in her new…

A public webinar was held on Friday, December 4, 2015 for the release of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report, Assessing Progress on the Institute of Medicine Report The Future of Nursing. The webinar included statements by the committee chair highlighting key findings, conclusions, and recommendations of…

In the following podcast CEO Dr. Franklin Shaffer and Director of Global Learning, Research and Development Dr. Catherine Davis from CGFNS International are interviewed for their article “The Future of Nursing: Domestic Agenda, Global Implications”. The article was published in the October 2014 issue of Journal of Transcultural Nursing with…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 8, 2014 Job Integration Factors As Predictors of Travel Nurse Job Performance, A Mixed-Methods Study Philadelphia, PA- Carol A. Tuttas, PhD, RN authored a study published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality titled, “Job Integration Factors As Predictors of Travel Nurse Job Performance, A Mixed-Methods…

June 2014 Issue of Nurse Leader titled, “Leader to Honor” spotlights Franklin Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN, FFNMRCSI and Chief Executive Officer of CGFNS International. Dr. Franklin Shaffer responds to questions about his influences and career experiences which gives us a better understanding of what drives his passion for nursing. The…

CGFNS International Well Represented at Fifth Triad in Geneva, Switzerland Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, Chief Nurse Officer, U.S. Public Health Service, Madam Xiuhua Li, President of The Chinese Nurses Association with Franklin Shaffer, CEO of CGFNS International at the Fifth Triad (consisting of the World Health Organization International Confederation of…

2014 National Nurses Week Leaders of national nursing organizations met with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN and RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN and Chief Nurse Officer, U.S. Public Health Service on May 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. CGFNS International Inc.’s CEO, Dr. Franklin Shaffer,…

ISPN Collaborative Network Advancing Nursing Education in the People’s Republic of China CGFNS International, Inc. today applauded the 88 government-approved nursing colleges, medical universities with a nursing specialty, and other institutions that are members of the CGFNS International Standards for Professional Nurses® (ISPN) Collaborative Network in the People’s Republic of…

First CGFNS International Certified P-ISPN Instructor Seeks to Improve Nursing Education in The People’s Republic of China CGFNS International, Inc., congratulated Ling Liu, a nursing instructor at the Huaiyin Advanced Vocational and Technical School of Health in Jiangsu Province, for her success in becoming the first certified instructor for the…