Job Aid Makeover -- Ellen Reeder

Path to Nursing CE Contact Hour Approval The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc. is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

www.aorn.org/Education/CEApprovalProcess/

1 1. CREATE NEW APPLICATION Level I: AORN Constituents Level II: Non-profits and Health Care Providers Level III: Entrepreneurs or National/Specialty Nursing Associations; and certain industries.

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2. PLANNING COMMITTEE Must have at least two members, one with BSN. See Instructions p. 4

Hint: Include ANCC planning expertise

3. PRESENTER/ AUTHOR See Instructions p. 7

4. COMMERCIAL SUPPORT Hint: Industry Keep education separate from contributions promotional activities and used to pay all or part disclose all commercial support of the costs of CE of educational activities. See activity. Instructions p. 10

WHAT DESIGNATES A COMMERCIAL INTEREST?

Hint: Presenter employed by industry may present certain, unrelated topics only.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST All planners and presenters must declare whether or not they have a conflict of interest. A “conflict of interest” exists when an individual with a financial relationship to a commercial interest can influence nursing CE content. A presenter with a conflict of interest must specify what that conflict is and how it was resolved. A verbal announcement must be made at the beginning of the event or a written notification distributed to each participant prior to the beginning of the program. See Instructions p. 8.

A Commercial Interest : 1. Produces, markets, sells or distributes health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients; 2. Is owned or operated, in whole or in part, by any entity that produces, markets, sells or distributes health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients. 3. Is not a non-profit 503(c) organization, government, or a non-healthcare entity

Hint: Copy available for download in the application.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT WRITTEN AGREEMENT If you are receiving commercial support, you must submit a Written Agreement for Commercial Support.

Hint: Keep it concise. Please don’t resate objectives.

CORRECT SAMPLE INCORRECT SAMPLE NOTE: Activity topics which do not support the definition of continuing nursing education are not permitted, including programs on financial planning and retirement, as identified by ANCC.

8. TEACHING STRATEGIES Lecture, discussion, PowerPoint slides, question & answer, demonstration, etc. See Instructions p. 16

Objective 1. Describe the symptoms a person who requires a total hip replacement may exhibit.

2. Discuss the possible complications following total hip replacement.

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NOTE: Continuing Education: Augment knowledge, skills, and attitudes, enriching nurses’ contributions to quality health care.

Content a. Arthritis – restricted movement hip b. Pain not relieved by non-steriodal antiinflammatory medications c. Pain not relieved by physical therapy d. Impact on ADL

Objective 1. Describing the symptoms and risk for a candidate for a total hip replacement.

Content The major symptoms for a candidate for total hip replacement

a. Nerve damage b. Infection c. Failure of prosthetic device

7. CONTENT Must support outcome and be directly related to the objective. A topic outline of material to be presented. Write enough content to justify allotted timeframe. Not a restatement of your objective. See Instructions p. 13

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5. PURPOSE/GOAL STATEMENT See Instructions p. 10

NOTE: One Contact Hour (CH) = 60 min. ANCC doesn’t recognize CEUs.

Hint: Examples of commonly used measurable behavioral verbs include: classify, compare, contrast, demonstrate, describe, develop, differentiate, discuss, explain, identify, list, and name.

6. OBJECTIVES Describe expected learneroriented outcomes in measurable terms (using measurable verbs). Specify a single action or outcome per objective, See Instructions pp. 11-12

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9. PROGRAM EVALUATION Methods of evaluation; learner feed back: Question & Answer; posttest results; follow-up communication

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Hint: An automatically generated Evaluation Form can be printed after approval.

10. PARTICIPATION Identify methods of evaluation; learner feed back: Question & Answer; post-test results; followup communication

ANCC STATEMENT This activity has been submitted to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc. for approval to award contact hours. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc. is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Activities that are approved by AORN are recognized as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply that AORN or the ANCC Commission on Accreditation approves or endorses any product included in the presentation.

Hint: ANCC considers its accreditation statement its BRAND statement.

11. MARKETING MATERIAL ANCC accreditation statement must be on all promotional material BEFORE approval can be granted. See Instructions p. 18

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NOTE: Only AORN chapters may use the AORN logo; to appear only on chapter letterhead, chapter websites, educational certificates and chapter newsletters.

12 12. SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION Credit card payment required. See Fee Schedule.

Hint: Records for each approved educational activity are stored for six (6) years online in the secure My Applications area under your login information.

16. POST ACTIVITY Submit Post reports online 30 days after presentation or monthly for repeated programs.

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ANCC STATEMENT ON CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

13. PROGRAM REVIEW The Continuing Education Approval Committee (CEAC) members review applications according to specific ANCC criteria; • Review time – 3-4 weeks. • Rush reviews –less than 3 weeks

Hint: All correspondence is sent via email to the Key Contact listed in your application.

AORN recognized this activity as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition did not imply that AORN or the ANCC Commission on Accreditation approved or endorsed any product included in the presentation.

Hint: All of your programs are stored in the My Applications area at /www.aorn.org/applications/CE AC/index

15. PRINT CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE AND EVALUATION FORMS Once your application has been approved, you may print out the Certificates of Attendance and Evaluation forms. Access your application by clicking on “Submit your application” button as you did before. Click on

“Eval/COA Forms” button.

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REVIEW STATUS CATEGORIES Approved: Program approved Approved pending changes: Most applications are sent back for changes that meet ANCC criteria. Please make changes and resubmit for final approval. Denied: Program denied approval

14. PROGRAM APPROVAL All programs are approved for two (2) years from approval date. Records for each approved educational activity will be kept for six (6) years online.

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