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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
COMMITTEE
Must have at least two members,
one with BSN.
See Instructions p. 4
1 3. PROVIDE PRESENTER/
AUTHOR INFORMATION
See 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 APPLICATION
Level I: AORN Constituents
Level II: Non-profits and
Health Care Providers
Level III: Entrepreneurs or
National/Specialty Nursing
Associations; and certain
industries.
www.aorn.org/Education/CEAp
provalProcess/
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
we will work with you to help you complete your journey to approval. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at 800-755-2676, x254 or 456.
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 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
8. INCLUDE TEACHING STRATEGIES
Lecture, 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
Content
1. 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
Content
1. 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 ADL
2. Discuss the possible
complications following
total hip replacement.
a. Nerve damage
b. Infection
c. Failure of prosthetic
device
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: Examples of
commonly used measurable
behavioral verbs include: classify,
compare, contrast, demonstrate,
describe, develop, differentiate,
discuss, explain, identify,
list, and name.
10. SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION Credit card payment required. See Fee Schedule.
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9. UPLOAD MARKETING
MATERIAL
ANCC 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
s
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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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Copyright AORN, Inc. 2009
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 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
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 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.
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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