Everything you need to know about the Individual Learning Needs
Assessment
Originally presented by Cyndi Miller Murphy MSN, RN, CAE
Executive DirectorONCC
INDI
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ALRequirements for recertification are individualized
LEAR
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EEDSBased on
learning needs related to current knowledge AS
SESS
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TIdentified through the certification examination or the assessment
VALIDATE• Comprehensive
specialty knowledge
FOCUS• Specific individual
learning needs
REWARD• Nurses who
maintain broad, current competencies
Pass Certification Examination
Review Identified Learning
Needs
Earn Targeted Professional Development
Track through Individual
LearningBuilder Plan
Renew Certification
Take Online Assessment
Review Identified Learning
Needs
Earn Targeted Professional
Development
Track through Individual
LearningBuilder Plan
Renews using ONCPRO 2014
Due to renew in 2018
Takes the assessment
after renewal complete and
before 12/31/17
Earns points after assessment taken, based on results
Documents points in Learning
Plan
Submits recertification
application and Learning Plan
between 1/1/18 and 9/15/18
An Example
ILNA: based on a five- step model recommended by the Citizen Advocacy Center to “enable clinicians to practice safe quality care and to support their efforts as life-long learners.” Routine
periodic third-party
assessment
Develop a personal plan
Implement a personal plan
Documentation
Demonstrate and evaluate competence
Citizen Advocacy Center. (2004). Maintaining and Improving Health Professional Competence: The Citizen Advocacy Center Road Map to Continuing Competency Assurance. Washington D.C.: Author
ILNA is healthy!
• Administratively feasibleA• Publicly credibleP• Professionally acceptableP• Legally defensibleL• Economically affordableE
Who should take the Assessment?
• Nurses who renew by professional development in 2012 and beyond– Assessments not available to nurses
who hold AOCN® and CPON® Certification
• These nurses continue to use ONC-PRO
Process of Taking the Assessment
Nurse recertifies
ONCC provides
access to the assessment via Pearson
VUE
Nurse registers to
take the assessment
No fee
Nurse takes assessment within 24 hours of
registration
Nurse receives immediate
results which direct
professional development
Where and When to take the Assessment
A quiet place with access to a
Computer (not a mobile device) and the internet
With at least two hours of
uninterrupted time
What is the Assessment Like?
Survey• Self assessment• Rate knowledge
based on test blueprints
Tutorial• Practice using
features of the assessment
• Mark for review• Return to items
Assessment items• Based on test
blueprints• 100 items• Multiple choice • Matching• Drag-drop
Assessments are Secure and Protected
Secure login provided by ONCC
•Only those with profile and login can access the assessment•Must be completed within 24 hours of registration
Timed•Must be completed within two hours•No exit or re-entry
Intellectual Property of ONCC
•Printing, copying disabled•Sharing of information in any format (including verbal) is strictly prohibited•Irregularities investigated, action taken
ILNA Results
No pass/fail-ILNA is not a test
Results based on the major content areas of the test blueprintBenchmarks for each
content area-Meet benchmark- no points required
-Do not meet benchmark –points required, based on
weighting of content in the test blueprint
ILNA Results
Maximum possible points required = 100
Minimum required = 25
• Those who need fewer than 25 may earn the additional points in any blueprint content category they choose
OCN® Test Blueprint
I. Health Promotion, Screening, and Early Detection – 6% of test content A. Health promotion B. Epidemiology (e.g., at-risk populations, occupations, age) C. Prevention (e.g., high-risk behaviors, preventive health practices) D. Screening and early detection
II. Scientific Basis for Practice – 9% of test content A. Carcinogenesis B. Immunology C. Genetic risk factors D. Research protocols E. Clinical trials F. Regarding specific cancer types:
1. pathophysiology 2. common metastatic sites 3. diagnostic measures 4. prognosis 5. classification 6. staging 7. histologic grading
III. Treatment Modalities – 16% of test content A. Surgery B. Blood and marrow transplant C. Radiation therapy D. Chemotherapy E. Targeted therapies F. Biotherapy
IV. Symptom Management – 22% of test content A. Etiology and patterns of symptoms (acute, chronic, late) B. Toxicity and grading scales C. Anatomical and surgical alterations D. Pharmacologic interventions E. Complementary and integrative modalities (e.g., massage, acupuncture, herbal
supplements) F. Alterations in:
1. hematologic function 2. immune function 3. gastrointestinal function 4. genitourinary function 5. integumentary function 6. respiratory function 7. cardiovascular function
How to Use ResultsREVI
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RESULTS
Report of required pointsBased on benchmark in each content area
TEST BLUEPRI
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Review for content areas and sub-content areas
www.oncc.org
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ONS and APHON offerings coded based on blueprint content areas
Ways to Earn Points
Continuing Nursing
Education
Continuing Medical
Education
Academic Education
Professional Publications
Professional Presentations
Individualized for each certified nurse
• Results of exam or assessment imported
Tracks points and progress
• Points entered as earned• Shows progress toward meeting requirements
Submit to ONCC when due
• Paperless submission• Required documents can be uploaded
A New Way to Track and
Submit Points for Recertification:LEARNINGBUILDER
LEARNINGBUILDER 1-2-3• Imports test or assessment results to
individual plan• Provides access to plan1.ONCC• Attains professional development• Enters points into plan-uploads
documents• Submits plan between January 1 and
September 15 of year of certification is due for renewal
2.Nurse• Reviews completed plan• Approves certification renewal3.ONCC
Other Important Things to Know
ILNA replaces ONCPRO as an option
• Any recertification due in 2016 and thereafter
Retaking and passing the certification examination will remain an option
Those who do not take the assessment or retake the certification examination will need to earn 100 points in proportion to the test blueprint to renew
More- Important Things to Know
Must register online to take the assessment
• No fee
Must take the assessment within 24 hours of registration
• Two hours of uninterrupted time is required• Do not register until you have time to take the assessment• There is no exit and re-entry to the assessment
Assessment is timed and must be completed within two hours-when time is up the results will be final
More- Important Things to Know
The assessment cannot be taken on a mobile device
More- Important Things to Know
ONS and APHON have begun to code all educational offerings according to the test blueprints
• To assist nurses in selecting offerings to meet their identified learning needs
Contact the ONCC staff with questions about the process or whether educational offerings will fit the required content categories
• Toll free 877-769-6622• [email protected]• www.oncc.org
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS