How do the board of nursing implement CEU requirements for the first time?

How do the board of nursing implement CEU requirements for the first time?

The following is usually followed by the Board of Nursing to ensure conduction of Continuing Education Unit: Here’s an overview of how it generally works when CEU requirements are introduced for the first time:

 1. Regulation Development and Approval

 BON is also involved in the development of regulations concerning the amount of CEUs mandatory, content areas that will be considered appropriate and guidelines on approval of CEU providers.

 Ordinarily, it is the stakeholders including the nursing associations and institution of learning that offer the feedback.

 The regulations once completed go through legal procedures to become effective; they sometimes have to go through public hearings, legislative ratification for instance.

 2. Announcement and Communication

 The BON officially communicates the new CEU requirements through newsletters, posting on the official BON website, direct mailing or emailing to the licensed nurses.

 Meetings and seminars may be held in relation to the change in the requirements.

 3. Phase-In Period

 Some violations are followed by phase-in periods to allow the nurses to conform. For instance, the nurses can be expected to do their CEUs within the course of one or two renewal cycles.

 The phase-in period also helps nurses that are still within their renewal period to upgrade their understanding of the new requirements with out the fear of the repercussions.

 4. Specific CEU Requirements

 The BON gets to determine the number of CEUs required in most circumstances, which is normally within the two-year renewal period. In the first cycle, it may be possible for first timers to be allowed partial implementation of the assessment plan.

 The material that CEUs deliver may pertain to certain aspect of practice like ethics, pharmacology, or patient safety depending of course on the state’s concentration.

 5. Provider Accreditation

 The BON has the role of pointing out or approving organizations that can, in their turn, provide CEUs that have educational relevance.

 CEU courses can either be approved directly by the BON or with the help of a third party such as the ANCC.

 6. Tracking and Compliance

 It is obligatory for nurses to maintain records of their CEUs although such records can be easily compiled by submitting certificates of completion during license renewal.

 The BON may occasionally embark on random audits in order to check compliance.

 Noncompliance with the provisions is punishable with sanctions that include a delay in license renewal or additional CEUs.

 7. Ongoing Monitoring and Adjustments

 The BON also assures how the CEU requirement impacts the practice of nursing in the state and makes changes to it in terms of hours or content as may be of relevance with the current trends in healthcare and or the nursing profession.