Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3364 - University of Toledo › Chapter 3364-82 - CNE › Section 3364-82-03 - CNE activity planning process

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy
			 statement
Specific planning processes and
				organizational criteria must be followed when presenting an American nurses
				credentialing center "ANCC"/Ohio nurses association "ONA" continuing nursing
				education "CNE" provider unit activity as defined in the 2015 provider unit
				manual. All activities must be planned and implemented with the full knowledge
				of the UT CNE director.
(B)
								Purpose of
			 policy
To ensure ANCC/ONA criteria, rules and
				requirements are adhered to throughout the planning, program implementation and
				evaluation process.
(C)
								Procedure
(1)
									The nurse
			 planner, content expert, planning committee, speaker, and the primary nurse
			 planner decide on the topic area and type of activity is identified by the
			 assessment process. The planning committee then collaborates with the nurse
			 planner and the director of CNE (lead nurse planner).
(2)
									Learning needs of
			 the target audience are met according to educational level, professional
			 specialty area, professional affiliation, and preferred method of learning.
			 Interdisciplinary collaboration is incorporated as appropriate.
(3)
									Planning
			 committee members fulfill the required three roles: one) knowledge of CE
			 process (nurse planner); two) representative of the target audience; and three)
			 content expertise. There must be at least two people on the planning committee;
			 one person can fill one or more of these roles. If LPNs are expected in the
			 target audience, an LPN is included on the planning committee.
(4)
									Planning
			 committee mutually formulated program purpose statement which is supported by
			 the needs assessment, objectives and content.
(5)
									Objectives are
			 formulated and stated in behavioral terms that define the expected outcomes for
			 the learner. For category "A" and/or independent study handouts, power point
			 presentations are included with the documents to be submitted.
(6)
									Content is
			 reflective of the educational objectives and is individualized to the target
			 audience considers the assumptions and principles known about adult learning.
			 If the program content is intended for specialized groups of learners
			 (non-certified clinical nurse specialist-CNS; Ohio advanced practice nurses; or
			 Ohio certified dialysis technicians) a representative of these special nurse
			 groups are on the planning committee.
(7)
									Teaching and
			 learning materials, resources and delivery methods are congruent with the
			 objectives, content to be presented and time allotted for the activity based on
			 the level and amount of content and number of participants is
			 established.
(8)
									A teaching strategy is determined and outline of the
			 content is documented.
(9)
									Speakers are asked to review, agree with, and sign a
			 terms and conditions for speakers/authors.
(10)
									Contact hours
			 are calculated based on the appropriate measure of sixty-minute contact hour
			 and calculated to the hundredths. The minimum number of contact hours to be
			 awarded is thirty minutes. Contact hour calculations for independent studies
			 are determined in a logical and defensible manner consistent with the
			 objectives, content, teaching/learning strategies, and target
			 audience.
(11)
									A method for evaluating the activity and obtaining
			 learner feedback is established.
(12)
									A method for
			 verifying participation and successful completion of the program is
			 established.
(13)
									The disclosure to learners information is in written
			 form and complete with a notice of requirements for successful completion,
			 purpose/goals and objectives of the activity, conflict of interest or lack
			 thereof, commercial support or sponsorship, non-endorsement of products, off
			 label use, or complementary/therapeutic modalities when
			 applicable.
(14)
									The budget planning is sound and follows reasonable
			 guidelines.
(15)
									Physical space and additional equipment, audiovisual
			 equipment needs, and handouts are established.
(16)
									Agenda and
			 schedule is created if the program is over two hours long.
(17)
									Advertising
			 and/or directions for an independent study material announcement is created.
			 For independent studies the expiration date of the activity is
			 listed.
(18)
									When an activity is co-provided a written agreement is
			 established and signed stating the provider unit's responsibilities and
			 co-provider responsibilities. The agreement is signed by the lead nurse planner
			 and the co-provider.
(19)
									When an activity has commercial support or sponsorship
			 a guidelines and agreement for continuing nursing education and the standards
			 for disclosure and commercial support/sponsorship are clearly communicated and
			 agreed on as evidenced by a signed commercial support or sponsorship agreement
			 by appropriate representative of the entity.
(20)
									Conflict of
			 interest forms are electronically sent out to all nurse planners, committee
			 members, content specialists, and speakers/presenters.
(21)
									All nurse
			 planners, content specialist, and speakers/presenters, complete terms and
			 conditions for speakers/authors.
(22)
									Appropriate ONA
			 documentation form for approved provider units is completed by the nurse
			 planner and submitted to the provider unit director for review.