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.

2. FORM YOUR PLANNING COMMITTEEMust have at least two members, one with BSN. See Instructions p. 4

1 3. PROVIDE PRESENTER/AUTHOR INFORMATIONSee Instructions p. 7

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Hint: Include ANCC planning

expertise

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

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5. STATE PURPOSE/GOAL See Instructions p. 10

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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.

4. DISCLOSE COMMERCIAL SUPPORT Keep education separate from promotional activities and disclose all commercial support of educational activities. See Instructions p. 10

WHAT DESIGNATES A COMMERCIAL INTEREST?Industry contributions used to pay all or part of the costs of CE activity.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

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT WRITTEN AGREEMENT

If you are receiving commercial support, you must submit a Written Agreement for Commercial Support. Copy available for download in the application.

1. CREATE NEW APPLICATIONLevel I: AORN Constituents Level II: Non-profits and Health Care ProvidersLevel III: Entrepreneurs or National/Specialty Nursing Associations; and certain industries. www.aorn.org/Education/CEApprovalProcess/

Hint: Keep it concise. Please

don’t restate objectives.

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14 Steps to Nursing CE Contact Hour Approval

The journey to create meaningful education programs for nursing contact hours can sometimes seem like an obstacle course. In reality, the steps are logical, and once mastered, can be completed easily. Always keep in mind that AORN supports your intention to create nursing continuing education, and

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

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7. DEVELOP CONTENTMust 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

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

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

INCORRECT SAMPLE

Objective Content1. Describing the symptoms and risk for a candidate for a total hip replacement.

The major symptoms for a candidate for total hip replacement

CORRECT SAMPLE

Objective Content1. Describe the symptoms a person who requires a total hip replacement may exhibit.

a. Arthritis – restricted movement hip

b. Pain not relieved by non-steriodal anti-inflammatory medications

c. Pain not relieved by physical therapy

d. Impact on ADL2. Discuss the possible complications following total hip replacement.

a. Nerve damageb. Infectionc. Failure of prosthetic

device

ANCC STATEMENTThis 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: Examples of commonly used measurable

behavioral verbs include: classify, compare, contrast, demonstrate, describe, develop, differentiate,

discuss, explain, identify, list, and name.

10. SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATIONCredit card payment required. See Fee Schedule.

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9. UPLOAD MARKETING MATERIALANCC accreditation statement must be on all promotional material BEFORE approval can be granted. See Instructions p. 18

Hint: ANCC considers its accreditation statement its

BRAND

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

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11. WAIT FOR 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 12. RECEIVE 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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REVIEW STATUS CATEGORIESApproved: Program approvedApproved 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

13. 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.

Hint: All correspondence is sent

via email to the Key Contact listed in your

application.

ANCC STATEMENT ON CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCEThis 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.

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: Records for each

approved educational activity are stored for six

(6) years online in the secure My Applications area under your login

information.

All of your programs are stored in the My Applications area at /www.aorn.org/applications/CEAC/index

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).

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