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[Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![2026 Term (1)](https://blog.cc-institute.org/hubfs/Blog%20Images/2026%20Term%20(1).svg) [Read More](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-certification-coach) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-certification-coach#comments-listing) ## [5 Ways You Can Make Recertification Less Scary](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/5-ways-you-can-make-recertification-less-scary) Posted by [Hana Sigman](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/author/hana-sigman) on Oct 29, 2025, 6:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)  ![Halloween Blog 2025 (1)](https://blog.cc-institute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Halloween%20Blog%202025%20(1).png?width=823&height=463&name=Halloween%20Blog%202025%20(1).png) [Read More](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/5-ways-you-can-make-recertification-less-scary) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/5-ways-you-can-make-recertification-less-scary#comments-listing) Topics: [Recertification](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/topic/recertification) ## [Go Back to School With CCI](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/go-back-to-school-with-cci) Posted by [Hana Sigman](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/author/hana-sigman) on Aug 27, 2025, 5:45:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)  ![Back to School Blog August 2025](https://blog.cc-institute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Back%20to%20School%20Blog%20August%202025.png?width=823&height=463&name=Back%20to%20School%20Blog%20August%202025.png) [Read More](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/go-back-to-school-with-cci) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/go-back-to-school-with-cci#comments-listing) ## [Shop Our New Merch Store!](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/shop-our-new-merch-store) Posted by [Hana Sigman](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/author/hana-sigman) on Jul 30, 2025, 1:21:27 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)  ![Printify Merch Banners (2500 x 1000 px) (2)](https://blog.cc-institute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Printify%20Merch%20Banners%20(2500%20x%201000%20px)%20(2).png?width=831&height=332&name=Printify%20Merch%20Banners%20(2500%20x%201000%20px)%20(2).png) We are excited to announce the highly anticipated launch of the CCI online merch store, a project inspired by years of enthusiastic requests from our perioperative community! Our new store offers a range of apparel and accessories to celebrate your periop pride and dedication to patient care. [Start exploring our store NOW!](https://cci-merchandise-store.printify.me/) [Read More](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/shop-our-new-merch-store) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/shop-our-new-merch-store#comments-listing) ## [All Things DAISY](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/all-things-daisy) Posted by [Hana Sigman](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/author/hana-sigman) on Jun 27, 2025, 7:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)  ![logo (4)](https://blog.cc-institute.org/hubfs/Blog%20Images/logo%20(4).svg) Our partner, [the DAISY Foundation](https://www.daisyfoundation.org/), is an exceptional organization dedicated to upholding and promoting the highest standards of patient care. In collaboration with DAISY, we have established additional programs to represent the community of perioperative nurses in pursuit of professional development. [Read More](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/all-things-daisy) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/all-things-daisy#comments-listing) ## [What's Changing About the TrueNorth Award Program](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/whats-changing-about-the-truenorth-award-program) Posted by [Hana Sigman](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/author/hana-sigman) on May 30, 2025, 7:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![2018-03-08 14\_39\_38-CCI\_TrueNorth.pdf - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (2)](https://blog.cc-institute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/2018-03-08%2014_39_38-CCI_TrueNorth.pdf%20-%20Adobe%20Acrobat%20Reader%20DC%20(2).webp?width=471&height=230&name=2018-03-08%2014_39_38-CCI_TrueNorth.pdf%20-%20Adobe%20Acrobat%20Reader%20DC%20(2).webp) [Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)](https://www.cc-institute.org/) developed the [TrueNorth Award](https://info.cc-institute.org/truenorth)in 2013 to recognize facilities that use certification as a “true north” to guide their perioperative nurses to be lifelong learners, models of competent practice, and advocates for excellence and patient safety. We are excited to announce that the TrueNorth Award program is undergoing an exciting transformation in 2025, with plans to relaunch at the start of June! [Read More](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/whats-changing-about-the-truenorth-award-program) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/whats-changing-about-the-truenorth-award-program#comments-listing) ## [A Recap of AORN’s 2025 Surgical Conference & Expo](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/a-recap-of-aorns-2025-surgical-conference-expo) Posted by [Hana Sigman](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/author/hana-sigman) on Apr 23, 2025, 12:01:47 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![AORN Expo Blog images (3)](https://blog.cc-institute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/AORN%20Expo%20Blog%20images%20(3).png?width=823&height=463&name=AORN%20Expo%20Blog%20images%20(3).png) Earlier this month, we took a trip to Boston for [AORN’s](https://www.aorn.org/surgical-expo) 2025 Surgical Conference & Expo. Here’s a highlight reel of all our Expo festivities and a HUGE thank you to all the members of our CCI Family– our nurses, [partners](https://www.cc-institute.org/partners/), [volunteers](https://info.cc-institute.org/volunteers), [Board of Directors](https://www.cc-institute.org/governance/), and employees, for making this trip one for the books! 🎉 [Read More](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/a-recap-of-aorns-2025-surgical-conference-expo) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/a-recap-of-aorns-2025-surgical-conference-expo#comments-listing) ## [Now On-Demand: CCI’s Certificate of Mastery Programs](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/certificates-of-mastery-on-demand) Posted by [Hana Sigman](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/author/hana-sigman) on Mar 28, 2025, 6:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![March Blog 2025 COMs-1](https://blog.cc-institute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/March%20Blog%202025%20COMs-1.png?width=823&height=375&name=March%20Blog%202025%20COMs-1.png) Our [Certificate of Mastery Programs](https://www.cc-institute.org/certificates-of-mastery/) are great opportunities for educators, preceptors, and leaders within our perioperative community to advance their knowledge, skills, and abilities in their roles all while earning points toward recertification. Now on-demand, you have the opportunity to complete these programs at your own pace in an asynchronous course format. [Read More](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/certificates-of-mastery-on-demand) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/certificates-of-mastery-on-demand#comments-listing) ## [Save on Recertification With Our Early Bird Promotion](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/early-bird-recert-promo) Posted by [Hana Sigman](https://blog.cc-institute.org/blog/author/hana-sigman) on Feb 26, 2025, 6:30:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Feb. 2025 Blog Images](https://blog.cc-institute.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Feb.%202025%20Blog%20Images.png?width=823&height=463&name=Feb.%202025%20Blog%20Images.png) At the start of every year, we offer an early-bird discount to encourage our nurses to recertify their credentials. 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