CNOR Recertification: Maintaining Your Credential
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Maintaining Your Credential
CNOR
Recertification
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+HOUSEKEEPING DETAILS
Submit questions via the Chat feature found
at the lower right hand corner of your
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Questions will be answered after the
webinar.
If you need additional information or
support, please call us at 888-257-2667. Our
office is open 8-4, MST
+YOUR HOSTS FOR TONIGHT’S
PRESENTATION
Julie Mower, MSN, RN, CNS, CNS-CP, CNOR
and
Dawn Whiteside, MSN, RN, CNOR, RNFA
Nurse Managers,
Credentialing and Education Development
+OBJECTIVES
Review eligibility requirements for recertification
Describe the methods of recertification
Discuss additional options for managing your CNOR credential
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+CNOR RECERTIFICATION
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Hold current CNOR certification
Hold current, unrestricted RN license
Currently employed full-time, part-time, or per diem in perioperative nursing in one of the following areas:
Nursing education
Administration
Research
Clinical Practice
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+ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(cont.).
Have worked a minimum of 500 hours in perioperative nursing in the past 5 year recertification cycle
At least 250 of the 500 hours must be in one of the following areas and have an impact on patient care during the intraoperative period
Nursing education
Administration
Research
Clinical Practice
+OPTIONS FOR MAINTAINING YOUR
CNOR CREDENTIAL
At the end of your 5-year cycle, you must apply for recertification by one of the following methods:
Contact hours (125)
Points (300)
Exam
OR
File for an extension year
Retire your credential
+ACCRUAL PERIOD FOR CONTACT
HOURS/POINTS
CNOR
Credential
Valid
Accrual Period
for
Recertification
Activities
Discounted
Application Fee
Final Date to
Recertify
2012 – 2017 1/1/12 – 12/31/16 7/1/17 12/31/2017
+RECERTIFICATION BY CONTACT
HOURS
125 hours required
75 of the 125 hours must be related to
perioperative nursing
All contact hours must be earned through
an accepted provider
On-line application process
+RECERTIFICATION BY POINTS
On-line application
300 points
7 eligible activities
Continuing education
Academic study
Teaching in an academic setting
Publishing
Presentations
Service on a board or committee
Precepting/mentoring
+APPLICATION PROCESS
+RECERTIFICATION BY EXAM
Application is completed on-line.
Application must be submitted by Nov. 30
and exam passed by Dec. 31, 2017 in order
to maintain credential.
+TESTING WINDOWS FOR RECERT
BY EXAM
+FEES
+EXTENSION YEAR Option for those certificants who do not meet
eligibility requirements for recertification.
Provides an additional year to earn CHs or points.
Cannot recertify by exam.
Available once every 2 recert cycles/10 years.
Must apply in year due to recertify (2017).
Fee: $195+recertification fee.
Contact our Customer Service team at 1-888-257-
2667 for more information.
+EMERITUS STATUS
Option to retire the credential for those no
longer working in perioperative nursing.
One-time on-line application/fee.
May use CNOR(E) in correspondence.
Must apply while credential is active.
Only way to reactivate credential is by
exam.
Fee: $125
+HELPFUL TIPS
Review your professional accomplishments to
determine the best way for you to recertify.
Submit your application before your certification
lapses on December 31st, 2017.
Questions? Call our Customer Service team at 1-
888-257-2667 M-F, 0800-1600MT or send e-mail to
+RECORDINGS
Recorded sessions will be available via our YouTube Channel at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8qq9R2GcQls7-
KAytxqtJA (link at the top right hand side of our website) and
on our website at http://bit.ly/CCIWebinars
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+UPCOMING CCI WEBINARS: 2017
All webinars are held live at 1700 Mountain Time. Register on our
website at http://www.cc-institute.org/more/webinar
Feb. 2: CSSM Certification: The Next Step for Surgical
Services Managers
Feb. 8: CNOR Certification: Pathway to Excellence
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Please know that CCI staff is here to
help you achieve your goal of
CNOR certification.
Julie Mower
Dawn Whiteside
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