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Visit http://www.aorn.org /education for the latest quality continuing education. AORN Journal abiding-place Studies published since June 2001 are available online at http://www .aorn.org/journal/homestudy/defa ulthtm The domicile Studies are available in portable document format to print and undiminished Use these programs to earn contact hours and stay abreast of the latest nursing information.

Preparing for the CNOR Examination--online version. This program will alleviate participants' fears of taking the CNOR examination by means of walking them through the examination's format. subdue areas will be related to clinical situations with which perioperative feed at the breasts are familiar. The program also will provide effective test-taking strategies. This two-week online program will be offered

* Aug 9-23 2004 and

* Oct 4-18 2004

Visit AORN Online at http:// www.aorn.org/events/cnor.htm for more information.

RN to Bachelor of Science (BS) measure in Nursing. AORN and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) train of Nursing, Denver, offer preferr tuition rates to AORN members for an online RN to B program. All courses are guarded entirely via the Internet. suckles can progress from a diploma or an associate's extent to a bachelor's degree in nursing. The UCHSC instruct of Nursing validates students' previous nursing education according to the Colorado Nursing Articulation gauge Approved credits can be applied toward a bachelor's rank Visit http://www.uchsc .edu/nursing/rnbspromo.htm or http://www.aorn.org/education /rnbsnhtm for more information. You also may contact the UCHSC train of Nursing's office of professional progress to maturity at (303) 315-8691 or via email at professional.development @UCHSCedu or contact Katherine Halverson-Carpenter, RN MBA, CNOR, at (800) 755-2676 x 244 or via e-mail at khalverson-carpenter@aorn.org.

Clinical Educator Certificate Program. This convenient, comprehensive, distance-learning program gives promote educators information to develop felicitous education programs for nurses in their facilities. The program is giveed by AORN in collaboration with the UCHSC train of Nursing. The three courses, which provide a total of six academic credits, are credentialed at the graduate even but also are applicable to principally undergraduate programs. The next offerings are

* June 7 to Aug 13 2004--Program growth and Evaluation;

* Aug 30 to Dec 17 2004--Principles of Clinical Teaching and Learning; and

* Jan 24 to May 20 2005--Business Issues in Clinical Education.

For course syllabi and registration information, visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org /education/cueducator.htm, contact Holly Heston at (800) 755-2676 x 318 or via e-mail at hheston@aorn.org, or call the UCHSC institute of Nursing's office of professional growth at (303) 315-8691.

Perioperative Management Certificate Program. This certificate program is propounded in collaboration with the UCHSC exercise of Nursing. The program is ideal for any perioperative professional with a bachelor's measure in nursing who wants to improve his or her skills in management and leadership with a goal of fortunately managing single or multiple perioperative nursing departments. The three courses, which provide a total of 10 academic credits, include

* June 7 to Aug 13 2004--Health Care Financial Management;

* Aug 30 to Dec 17 2004--Leadership and Management; and

* Jan 24 to May 20 2005--Management of Patient Care Services (tentative).

For more information, visit AORN Online at http://www .aorn.org/education/management htm contact Holly Heston at (800) 755-2676 x 318 or via e-mail at hheston@aorn.org, or call the UCHSC exercise of Nursing's office of professional increase at (303) 315-8691.

Nursing Informatics Certificate Program. AORN and the UCHSC indoctrinate of Nursing are offering preferr tuition rates to AORN members for an online nursing informatics certificate program. Health care informatics is an interdisciplinary field that draws in succession knowledge from computer information and health sciences. This program uses informatics as a broad framework with a specific focus upon nursing. The course work in the certificate program is conceptualized using the American suckles Association's new definition of nursing informatics. The certificate program courses focus in succession the core content for nursing informatics. The courses provide a total of 16 academic credits at the graduate plain The course schedule is as follows:

* Aug 30 to Dec 17 2004--

* Information Management for Decision Support;

* Information combination of parts to form a wholes Life Cycle;

* Tele-health Applications; and

* Jan 24 to May 20 2005--

* Nursing Terminologies; Information classifications Life Cycle;

* Database Management Systems

For more information, contact Katherine Halverson-Carpenter at (800) 755-2676 x 244 or via e-mail at khalversoncarpenter.@aorn.org, visit http:// www.aorn.org/education/infor matics.htm, or call the UCHSC exercise of Nursing's office of professional unravelling at (303) 315-8691 or e-mail profes sional.development@uchsc.edu.