Health and medicine Certification of nursing specialty and patient outcomes of nursing-sensitive operations within intensive care division Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Certification of nursing specialty and patient outcomes of nursing-sensitive operations within intensive care division Introduction Certification of specialty nursing has over time been looked upon as equal to expert nursing practice which is professional, competent, and high quality in nature. It is looked upon as voluntary undertaking which offers authorized acknowledgment of experience regarding clinical practice, skills and specialized knowledge which goes past minimal licensure regulatory requirements and requisite mandatory (Polit, Beck, 2009).