Ohio Association of School Nurses is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91)
New Information about Nursing Continuing Professional Development
OASN no longer holds approver status for Continuing Education.
As organizational changes move forward this year there continue to be several options for securing Continuing education that meets your needs for either National Certification or Ohio License.
First, for Ohio License -Individual Applications for Contact hours can be submitted by the organization or individuals for approval. This link can be used to get information and the cost of doing that.
https://ohnurses.org/education/ The main difference in the procedures you followed by using our provider number are the cost directly paid to ONA and the need to have documents submitted 6 weeks ahead of the program to be sure contact hours can be awarded for the program.
The ONA website also offers numerous programs for nurses, not necessarily school nurse specific but otherwise can be purchased for a small fee as individuals if you are not an ONA member.
ANA- OHIO is now the recognized affiliate of ANA. ANA-OHIO is an approved provider of programming using the American Nurses Credentialing Center program (ANCC). Programs are available to non- members at a cost and at no cost to ANA-OHIO members. Check out the website for current offerings. ANA- Ohio
Second, National School Nurse Certification -These Nursing Continuing Professional Development hours need to be approved by someone who holds ANCC authority to approve programs. Individuals and organizations can submit applications as well. The process is basically the same but may vary depending on the organization chosen for approval. ANA-OHIO has not yet received status as an approver, however the programs they offer on line with a modest fee for non-members are approved for ANCC hours.
The Ohio Department of Health also provides ANCC approved programs but uses Pennsylvania to approve the programs. Many of these can be accessed on the ODH School Nurse website.
OASN will be providing ANCC approved credits at our Annual Conference as well. The Board is working to consider options for providing additional programing throughout the state in the future.
NASN also offers many programs on line for members and non- members. There are some programs that can also be offered for groups. Contact NASN through the learning center.
https://learn.nasn.org/courses#