Preparing for the CNOR Exam

Preparing for the CNOR Exam

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• Ellice Mellinger MS, BSN, RN, CNOR

– AORN Perioperative Education Specialist

– [email protected]

• Holly Heston MA

– AORN Instructional Designer

– [email protected]

Preparing for the CNOR® Exam

• You should be proud of yourself for listening to this webinar!

• Give yourself a round of applause!

• You have taken a first step to be successful in your journey to become CNOR® !

Congratulations!

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• The Importance of the CNOR® designation

• Eligibility to sit for the CNOR® exam

• Steps and strategies for success

• AORN resources

• Questions from perioperative RNs

Let’s Discuss

Certified nurses are:

• recognized worldwide

• contribute to better patient outcomes through national board certification in their specialty

The RN license permit RNs to practice.

A nursing certification affirms advanced knowledge, skills, and practices.

Did you know there is an annual National Certified Nurses’ Day?

http://www.certifiednursesday.org/

Nursing Certification

http://www.certifiednursesday.org/


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Facts about the CNOR® examination

• It is nationally available and based on a periodic job analysis. • Recertification interval is defined. • The exam tests a professional body of knowledge (perioperative nursing). • No specific classes are required to be eligible to sit for the examination.

Is the CNOR® Credential a Professional Certification?

YES!

Program Accreditation

Is the CNOR® program accredited by – the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)

and/or – the American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS)?

YES!

The program is accredited by both NCCA and ABNS

http://www.nursecredentialing.org/FunctionalCategory/FAQs/DEO-FAQ.aspx


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• For your patients and their loved ones!

• Professional achievement in perioperative nursing

• Professional recognition

• Personal achievement

• Recognition of your advanced knowledge, nursing skills, and nursing practices in the perioperative setting

Why achieve CNOR® Certification?

Competency and Credentialing Institute

www.cc-institute.org

• CCI administers the CNOR® exam

• CCI confirms your eligibility

• CCI confirms CNOR® status

Who administers the CNOR® Exam?

http://www.cc-institute.org/




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• Are you currently a licensed RN (with no restrictions)?

• Are you working in perioperative nursing in clinical practice, education, administration, or research?

• Have you been working for 2 years or 2400 hours in perioperative nursing?

– 50% (1200 hours in the intraoperative setting)

*Please Check All Eligibility Criteria with CCI

Are You Eligible to sit for the CNOR® Exam?

Steps for Success


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Make the

Decision

to become CNOR® !

Gather information from CCI and

Apply for the Exam

Access Current

Perioperative Resources and References

Study

• Prepare and Plan to Study

• Does a one day/two day review course really help you retain the information?

Study Over Time


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• How often?

• How many hours per week?

• Do you have a “Study Buddy” or two?

• Schedule your study time to fit your busy schedule

• Plan from 12-20 weeks to fully prepare yourself for success

• Add your study time to your cell phone calendar, wall calendar, tablet …post it on the refrigerator!

Study Over Time: Make a Plan

• Current Year AORN Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices

– Available as a textbook, CD, or e-subscription

• Perioperative Nursing

– AORN Journal articles

– Live and previously recorded AORN Webinars

– Perioperative Textbooks/Online References

Access Current Perioperative

References and Resources


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• Current Evidence-Based Literature

• Regulatory

• Accreditation

• Continuing education

Current Resources and References

AORN


Online Course

AORN Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices

(current year)

E-subscription/CD/Print Format

AORN Independent Study Guide based on the (current year) Perioperative Standards and

Recommended Practices

AORN Congress

AORN eCongress AORN Webinars

AORN Videos

Specialty Modules

CBL Program Modules

AORN

Evidence-Based Educational Resources

www.aorn.org

http://www.aorn.org/


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AORN Preparing for the CNOR®

Exam

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Study and learn at your

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4 month access to all of the materials

30 Contact Hours


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organization! AORN

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Guarantee!


own pace


30

Contact Hours


Exam

Online Course

Provided by Your

organization! AORN



own pace


30 Contact Hours


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AORN

Preparing for the CNOR®

Exam

Online Course

Provided by Your

organization! AORN


Study and learn at your own

pace

4 month access to all course

materials

30 Contact Hours


Exam

Online Course

Provided by Your

organization! AORN



own pace


30 Contact Hours


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• Prepares you to sit for and pass the CNOR® Exam

• Helps strengthen your Perioperative Nursing Knowledge

• Defines key components of the Nursing Process related to Perioperative Nursing

• Promotes critical thinking concepts related to perioperative nursing

Program Features AORN


• Provides questions/answers

– knowledge-based

– scenario-based

– evidence-based

• Self-paced, online program

• Easy to go back and forth through each module




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• Gives you opportunity to review materials several times

• Helps identify your areas of strength and weakness

• Provides and applies successful test taking strategies.

• Pre-test, questions in the modules, practice exam.



• Computer specs for the course

– We recommend that a PC be used for this course.

• Additional monthly questions

– posted on AORN’s ORNurselink

– learners currently enrolled in the course




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When performing the preoperative skin preparation on an abdominal case, the perioperative RN should start at the:

a. Nipples and proceed towards the pubis. b. Site of incision working in concentric circles and moving

towards the periphery. c. Incision site and proceed upward to nipples. d. Umbilicus and proceed in circles around it.

AORN Preparing for the CNOR® Exam

Sample Question 1

When performing the preoperative skin preparation on an abdominal case, the perioperative RN should start at the:

a. Nipples and proceed towards the pubis. b. Site of incision working in concentric circles and

moving towards the periphery. c. Incision site and proceed upward to nipples. d. Umbilicus and proceed in circles around it.

Sample Question 1 Answer


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The purpose of safe patient positioning is to ensure:

a. Prevention of nerve damage and avoidance of circulatory, respiratory, or integumentary compromise.

b. Adequate respiratory excursion, absence of skin breakdown and convenient access to the surgical site.

c. Optimal circulatory and respiratory function and prevention of nerve injury.

d. Maintenance of circulatory function, avoidance of nerve and integumentary system injury and access to the surgical site.

Sample Question 2

The purpose of safe patient positioning is to ensure:

a. Prevention of nerve damage and avoidance of circulatory, respiratory, or integumentary compromise.

b. Adequate respiratory excursion, absence of skin breakdown and convenient access to the surgical site.

c. Optimal circulatory and respiratory function and prevention of nerve injury.

d. Maintenance of circulatory function, avoidance of nerve and integumentary system injury and access to the surgical site.

Sample Question 2 Answer


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• “Prep for CNOR” group

• Questions posted monthly

• Encourage Critical Thinking

• Interact with other perioperative RNs

• Questions provided to all participants currently in the program

• Focus on current issues in the perioperative literature

ORNurselink

September 2012

• List three ways to protect your surgical patient from an inadvertent injury from a laser beam during an operative/invasive procedure.

• Explain why a pair of prescription glasses will not protect a staff member or a patient from an inadvertent eye injury during a laser procedure.

• What nursing actions can decrease a surgical patient’s exposure to latex during an operative/invasive procedure?

• Describe the procedure for terminally cleaning an operating room.

• In the context of using “must” or “should” in a recommended practice, describe the difference in terminology.

ORNurselink Questions


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• The study guide is updated every year.

– Questions are based on the current AORN standards and recommended Practices.

– 250 questions format

– Contact hours for successful completion

– Feedback is provided for incorrect answers

– Textbook format for 2012 and 2013

AORN Independent Study Guide based on the current

Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices

AORN


Online Course

Set Yourself up to be Successful!

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http://www.aorn.org/

Preparing for the CNOR Exam

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