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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).
1. PLANNING
COMMITTEE
Must have at least two
members, one with BSN.
See Instructions p. 4
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2. PRESENTER/AUTHOR
See Instructions p. 7
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Path to Nursing CE Contact Hour Approval
Hint: Include ANCC
planning expertise
Hint: Presenter employed by
industry may present certain,
unrelated topics only.
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www.aorn.org/Education/CEApprovalProcess/ 3. PURPOSE/GOAL
STATEMENT
See Instructions p. 10
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4. 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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5. CONTENT
Must be directly related to the objective and
written as a topic outline or list of the
material to be presented to support the
intended outcome and to justify allotted
timeframe. Please don’t just restate your
objective. See Instructions p. 13
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
Hint: Keep it
concise. Please don’t
resate objectives.
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.
Hint: Examples of
commonly used measurable
behavioral verbs include:
classify, compare, contrast,
demonstrate, describe,
develop, differentiate,
discuss, explain, identify,
list, and name.
Note: Continuing Education: Augment
knowledge, skills, and attitudes, enriching
nurses’ contributions to quality health care.
6. TEACHING STRATEGIES
Lecture, discussion,
PowerPoint slides, question &
answer, demonstration, etc.
See Instructions p. 16
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.
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7. COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
Keep education separate from
promotional activities and
disclose all commercial support
of educational activities. See
Instructions p. 10
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WHAT DESIGNATES A COMMERCIAL INTEREST?
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: Industry contributions
used to pay all or part of the
costs of CE activity.
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
If you are receiving commercial support, you must submit a
Written Agreement for Commercial Support (see
application).
8. MARKETING MATERIAL
ANCC accreditation
statement must be on all
promotional material
BEFORE approval can be
granted. See Instructions
p. 18
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13. POST ACTIVITY
Submit Post reports
online 30 days after
presentation or
monthly for repeated
programs.
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Copyright AORN, Inc. 2009
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.
10. 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
11. 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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NOTE: Review Notification sent via email. Be sure to
include your correct email address in your
application
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9. SUBMIT YOUR
APPLICATION Credit card payment
required. See Fee
Schedule.
Hint: ANCC considers its
accreditation statement
its BRAND statement.
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
12. 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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Hint: All of your programs
are stored in the
My Applications area at
/www.aorn.org/applications/CEA
C/index
Hint: All of your programs
are stored in the
My Applications area at
/www.aorn.org/applications/CEA
C/index
