A Comparison of Certification Programs

Commission for Case Manager Certification American Nurses Credentialing Center

1. Six essential activities of case management: 1. Five domains of practice:

• assessment • nursing case management concepts

• planning • clinical practice

• implementation • data management

• coordination • monitoring

• evaluation • issues and trends

• resource management

2. Five core areas of case management: 2. Four steps to case management process:

• coordination and service delivery • assessment

• physical and psychological factors • planning/implementation

• benefit systems and cost benefit analysis • evaluation

• case management concepts • interaction

• community resources

For each core area, there are For the clinical practice, data management,

questions concerning the six resource management domains,

essential activities of case there are questions covering the four steps

management. of the case management process.