Beginning with the 2006 circle of ...

Beginning with the 2006 circle of time 75 of the 125 contact hours required for CNOR recertification must directly relate to perioperative nursing. This is a change from the now passing requirements that 15 of 125 contact hours must directly relate to perioperative nursing.

The CNOR certification is defined as the documented validation of the professional achievement of identified standards of practice according to an individual RN providing care for patients before, during, and after surgery To make secure the validity of this credential and to be consistent with industry standards, contact hours earned for CNOR recertification must be related to the specialty of perioperative nursing.

The Certification Board Perioperative Nursing (CBPN) has attempted to consider all of the various programs related to perioperative nursing while still maintaining a commitment to the foundation of this credential. enthrall matter considered to be perioperative-specific includes

* perioperative free course of practice;

* nursing process;

* praiseed practices;

* anatomy and physiology;

* surgical procedures;

* technology changes, including of recent origin instrumentation;

* preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patient care (eg patient assessment);

* pharmacology;

* discharge planning;

* professional development;

* ethics;

* leadership/supervisory skills;

* precepting;

* critical thinking skills;

* Legal issues;

* basic cardiac life support, advanced cardiac Life support, and pediatric advanced life support;

* infection control;

* disease management (eg HIV, hepatitis, diabetes);

* to one's home health care management;

* research posters;

* AORN Congres programs;

* AORN Journal dwelling Studies;

* communication; and

* pain management.

This list is not all-inclusive, on the contrary it demonstrates the wide range of topics that pertain to the practice of perioperative nursing.

If a certificant is submitting academic hours for recertification and is converting them to contact hours, single one-half (ie, 62.5 contact hours) can be submitted from academic hours. in a less degree than the new criteria, the other one-half of the contact hours (ie, 625 contact hours) ne to be perioperative-specific. If a certificant is recertifying according to the point system and will use the contact hour portion of this option, all 50 contact hours must be perioperative-specific. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact CPBN at (888) 257-2667

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