Preparing for the CNOR Exam

This presentation is from an AORN webinar about CNOR certification and how the Prep for CNOR online course can help you prepare for the CNOR exam. Topics include:
• The Importance of the CNOR® designation
• Eligibility to sit for the CNOR® exam
• Steps and strategies for success
• AORN study resources
Listen to the webinar at https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/playback/Playback.do?id=fd95y9.

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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

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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

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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?

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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
Preparing for the CNOR® Exam
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

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AORN
Preparing for the
CNOR® Exam
Online Course
AORN
Preparing for
the CNOR®
Exam
Online Course
Provided by
Your
organization!
AORN
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Guarantee!
Study and
learn at your
own pace
4 month
access to all of
the materials
30 Contact
Hours

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the CNOR®
Exam
Online Course
Provided by
Your
organization!
AORN
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Back
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Study and
learn at your
own pace
4 month
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Contact Hours
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Preparing for
the CNOR®
Exam
Online Course
Provided by
Your
organization!
AORN
Money Back
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Study and
learn at your
own pace
4 month
access to all of
the materials
30 Contact
Hours

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AORN
Preparing for
the CNOR®
Exam
Online Course
Provided by
Your
organization!
AORN
Money Back
Guarantee!
Study and learn
at your own
pace
4 month access
to all course
materials
30 Contact
Hours
AORN
Preparing for
the CNOR®
Exam
Online Course
Provided by
Your
organization!
AORN
Money Back
Guarantee!
Study and
learn at your
own pace
4 month
access to all of
the materials
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
Preparing for the CNOR
®
Exam

•Provides questions/answers
–knowledge-based
–scenario-based
–evidence-based
•Self-paced, online program
•Easy to go back and forth through each
module

Program Features
AORN
Preparing for the CNOR
®
Exam

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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.

Program Features
AORN
Preparing for the CNOR
®
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
Program Features
AORN
Preparing for the CNOR
®
Exam

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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
Preparing for the CNOR® Exam
Online Course

Set Yourself up to be Successful!



www.aorn.org