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NAON Education NEW Product Releases:

8th Edition Core Curriculum for Orthopaedic Nursing, 8th Edition

 

Order your copy of the NAON Core Curriculum for Orthopaedic Nursing, 8th Edition

 

Don't hesitate to order your first Core Curriculum textbook or update your resource library to the Core 8th Edition.

 

Core Curriculum for Orthopaedic Nursing, 8th Edition Test. You've asked for it and we've compiled over 200 questions for certification review assessment available as a practice test product in the NAON Online Education Center. The test dashboard provides a summary page, as well as allows for the learner to Review the test multiple times. Each test attempt will provide scores with a completion date.

 

NAON's Ortho Trauma Online Course Part 1- Now available in the NAON Online Education Center, NAON's online Trauma Course offers self-guided education to the orthopaedic nurse for various trauma injuries such as blunt, blast, or crush type injuries, traumatic spine, acute complications and includes pharmacology recommendations. Check the NAON Online store for the Ortho Trauma Part 2 coming later in August.

 

NAON's Orthopaedic Nurse Navigator (ONN) Course - Look for this NEW online course now available in the NAON Online Education Center. This course provides an excellent resource for the novice Orthopaedic Navigator who is new to the role, as well as the competent navigator who is looking to improve the facility's program. This course is self-guided and the learner has the ability to navigate around the course menu.

 

Check out NAON's Certification Products

Online Orthopaedic Nursing Review Course

 

NAON's Online Orthopaedic Nursing Review Course includes new graphics, interactivity, and questions and answers. Also included is the course syllabus with additional supplemental material to enhance your learning experience. Use this course to obtain all the same information as the live Orthopaedic Nursing Review Course, but at your own pace. Earn 7.5 category A contact hours.

 

Orthopaedic Knowledge Self-Assessment

 

The NAON Orthopaedic Knowledge Self-Assessment is a compilation of over 100 on-line questions regarding nursing care of patients with musculoskeletal conditions and make an excellent study resource. The topics and questions are focused specifically to mirror the Orthopaedic Nursing Certification exam test blueprint.

 

ONP-C Knowledge Self-Assessment

 

The NAON ONP-C Knowledge Self-Assessment is a compilation of over 270 on-line questions for Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioners who provide care to patient populations with musculoskeletal conditions. The questions mirror the Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Nursing Certification exam test blueprint.

 

No Bones About It- NAON Podcast Series:

Be sure to subscribe to the No Bones About It podcast featuring current topics of conversation and leading voices in orthopaedics, hosted by former NAON NEC member, Bryan Combs, PhD CRNP, FNP-BC, CNL, ATC. Did you miss April's episode, A NAON Overview of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) in Orthopaedic? June's episode on QI Projects: Driving the Quality of Orthopaedic Care will launch Friday, June 3rd. Be sure to subscribe to No Bones About It so you don't miss an episode.

 

Check out the NAON website Podcast page for more information about the series and this must hear episode.

 

NAON Webinars:

 

* NAON offers 10 Member Benefit Webinars each year. Check out our 2022 schedule and pre-register to join the live broadcast each month. 2022 Webinar registration now available.

 

* July 7 Webinar: The role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner caring for the geriatric hip fracture patient population at risk for delirium: prevention, identification, and treatment. (Specialty webinar)

 

* How about an evening webinar? Join us on July 21 at 7:00 pm CST: Regional Anesthesia for Shoulder Surgery: Nursing Considerations (Specialty webinar)

 

* August 23 Webinar: Breaking Down the Nuts and Bolts of the Three-Legged Stool- Evidence-based Practice, Research, and Performance Improvement- How to Impact Orthopedic Patients (Member Benefit)

 

* Get ready for a three webinar series in Q3 regarding Inpatient to ASC transition. This series will be free for anyone and will provide CNE for participants who complete the post-test and an evaluation.

 

Webinar #1. Transition from hospital to Outpatient or SDS Orthopaedic Surgery - Strategies and Lessons Learned.

 

Webinar #2. Sustaining a condensed Continuum of Care for Orthopedic Surgery Patients.

 

Webinar #3. Patient Outcomes, data and metrics in the ASC or SDS Orthopaedic Surgery setting.

 

* Look for NAON's new webinar series Continued Conversations. In this series, we'll host previous presenters for more in depth discussion on their topic, with some attendee driven questions.

 

Looking for an on-demand webinar, take a moment to look over NAON's recorded library.

 

* Have you listened to a NAON and ARN jointly provided webinar recording yet? NAON members can save $15 off of the webinar list price by entering the promo code NAON30 at checkout!

 

 

ONCB LearningBuilder

 

NAON has partnered with the ONCB to upload member's education activities into LearningBuilder, the ONCB's online certification maintenance system. NAON member activities automatically upload each month to make the audit process easier. The account is linked to a certificant's specific credential and certification expiration date. In order to ensure your credits are transferred over, the email address in your NAON member account must match the one used in the ONCB LearningBuilder.

 

Nurse Navigator Networking:

NAON is committed to offering networking and educational resources to our growing orthopaedic navigator community. Check out networking events below to discover new ways to share best practices, patient education improvements, program advances, and current interests. To learn more, visit the NAON website. 2022 monthly meeting schedule is available.