BOARD OF NURSING
STATE OF HAWAII
PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
CONTINUING COMPETENCY
GUIDANCE and INFORMATION
BOOKLET
For
NURSES, EMPLOYERS AND FACILITIES
Prepared for the Hawaii State Board of Nursing
April 2017
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BOARD OF NURSING
STATE OF HAWAII
Preamble and Acknowledgement
April 2017
To: All Hawaii Licensed Nurses
From: The Hawaii State Board of Nursing
As you may know by now, Act 127, SLH 2015, was signed into law on June 19,
2015 by Governor Ige. Act 127 entitled Relating to Nurses would require continuing
competency requirements for the renewal of a Hawaii nurse license.
The Legislature found that the requirement of all candidates for an initial nurse
license to pass a national examination has resulted in the consistent practice of quality
health care services administered to the public. This examination safeguards the
quality of health care practices by ensuring that each candidate possesses the minimum
competencies necessary for a newly licensed, entry-level registered or practical nurse
to perform work safely and effectively.
Despite the clear benefits of this safeguard, continuing competency requirements
are not currently instituted for nurse licensure renewal applications in the State.
The Legislature also found that in today’s health care environment, knowledge of
the latest developments in the profession is a crucial means by which nursing duties are
safely and effectively fulfilled. New health care systems are emerging and redoubling
the challenge of licensure boards to assure consumers that licensed nurses shall
remain competent for the duration of their practice.
Consequently, the Legislature found that the most efficient means to ensure
patient safety is to require nurses to complete continuing competency requirements.
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Accordingly, the purpose of Act 127 is to require all non-exempt licensed
registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to complete continuing competency
requirements prior to the submission of an application for license renewal, restoration,
reactivation or reinstatement beginning on July 1, 2017.
Upon the passage of this legislation, the Hawaii State Board of Nursing (“Board”)
anticipated the various questions from nurses. With the research of information by Ms.
Joanna Smith, DNP-C, the Board is pleased to present this Guidance Document to
inform the nurses of the new requirement and to provide as much information as
possible so that nurses are able to satisfy the continuing competency requirement for
the 2019 renewal.
The Board would like to give a big MAHALO to Ms. Smith for her contribution of
hours of research and development of the information contained in this document.
Hawaii State Board of Nursing
Loraine Fleming, Chair
Glenda Tali, Vice Chair
Katharyn Daub, Hawaii Island Member
Jomel Duldulao, Public Member
Thomas Joslyn, Member
Olivia Kim, Member
Judy Kodama, Maui Member
Tammie Napoleon, Kauai Member
Iris Okawa, Public Member
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Table of Contents
Subject Page(s)____
Preamble and Acknowledgement…………………………………………........ 1-2
Table of Contents………………………………………………………………… 3
Definitions………………………………………………………………………… 4-6
Important Facts You Should Know About the Continuing Competency
Requirement……………………………………………………………………… 7
Exemptions……………………………………………………………………….. 8-16
Extensions for Compliance with the Continuing Competency
Requirement……………………………………………………………………… 17
Learning Activity Options…………………………………………………………18
Continuing Education……………………………………………………. 19-21
Refresher Course………………………………………………………… 22
Two Semester Credits of Post-licensure Nursing Education………... 23
120 Hours as a Preceptor………………………………………………. 24
Research Projects……………………………………………………….. 25
Authoring a Peer Reviewed Published Nursing or Health-Related
Article, Book or Book Chapter………………………………………….. 26
Developing and Conducting a Nursing Education Presentation……. 27
Nurse Residency Program……………………………………………… 28
Other Learning Activity Options Recognized by the Board…………. 29
Recordkeeping Requirements and Audit by the Board……………………… 30
FAQs………………………………………………………………………………. 31-38
Hawaii State Center for Nursing Workforce Survey………………………….. 39
Renewal “Factoids”………………………………………………………………. 40
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Definitions
The following terms are referred to throughout this Guidance Document. The
definition for these terms are provided for your information.
"Accredited" means certification by the appropriate board of nursing that the
nursing program meets established nursing education standards. (Definition of
“Accredited” in HAR 16-89-2)
"Approved provider" means a local, state or national agency, institution,
organization, or agency responsible for the development, implementation, evaluation,
financing, record-keeping, and maintenance of a continuing education offering program
or a total continuing education curriculum which may be delivered in a variety of
formats, including electronic, journal, and lecture/seminar, as recognized by the board. .
(Definition of “Approved provider” in HAR 16-89-2)
"Certification" means a form of specialized credentialing, under sponsorship of a
recognized national certifying body that has verified an applicant's advanced
knowledge, skills, and abilities in defined areas of nurse practice specialties as listed in
section 16-89-85. (Definition of “Certification” in HAR 16-89-2)
"Competency" means the ability of a nurse to integrate knowledge, skills,
judgment and personal attributes to practice safely and ethically in the professional
nursing position and in accordance with the scope of nationally recognized nursing
practices. (Definition of “Competency” in HRS 457-2)
"Contact hour" means a minimum of sixty minutes of actual organized instruction.
Academic credit will be converted to contact hours as follows:
(1) One quarter academic credit equals 12.5 contact hours; and
(2) One semester academic credit equals 15 contact hours.
Contact hour equivalencies shall be as follows: 1 continuing education
unit = 10 contact hours; 1 continuing medical education credit = 60 minutes; 1 American
Medical Association credit = 60 minutes. (Definition of “Contact hour” in HAR §16-89-2)
"Continuing competency" means the long-term educational and professional
process by which an individual undertakes and documents with verifiable evidence a
personal learning plan that encompasses a periodic self-assessment of personal
strengths and weaknesses as present in the individuals practice as a nurse as well as a
commitment to furthering the individual's professional knowledge relating to the nursing
field. (Definition of “Continuing competency” in HRS 457-2)
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“Learning activity options” for continuing competency:
National certification of recertification related to the nurse’s practice role;
Thirty contact hours of continuing education activities;
Completion of a board approved refresher course;
Completion of a minimum of two semester credits of post-licensure
academic education related to nursing practice from an accredited nursing
program;
Participation as a preceptor, for at least one nursing student or employee
transitioning into new clinical practice areas for at least one hundred
twenty hours, in a one-to-one relationship as part of an organized
preceptorship program; provided that the licensee may precept more than
one student or employee during the one hundred twenty hours and shall
be evidenced by documentation of hours completed and objectives of the
preceptorship by the institution supervising the student;
Completion as principal or co-principal investigator of a nursing research
project that is an institution review board project or evidence-based
practice project that has been preapproved by the board;
Authoring or coauthoring a peer reviewed published nursing or health-
related article, book, or book chapter;
Developing and conducting a nursing education presentation or
presentations totaling a minimum of five contact hours of actual organized
instruction that qualifies as continuing education;
Completion of a board-recognized nurse residency program; or
A similar type of learning activity option; provided that the type of activity
shall be recognized by the Board. (Language pertaining to learning activity
options in 457-9.3)
“National Council” means the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. or
NCSBN. (Definition of “National Council” in HAR §16-89-2)
“Recognized national certifying body” means nurse credentialing agencies
accredited National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) or the American Board
of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) and recognized by the Board which include, but is not
limited to:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center;
The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board;
The National Certification Corporation for Obstetric;
The Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties;
The Council on Certification of the American College of Nurse Midwives;
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners;
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The Council on Certification of the American Association of Nurse
Anesthetists;
Or any new national certifying body or a national certifying body which is a
successor to any body accredited by the NCCA or ABNS and recognized
by the Board. Any modifications by the national certifying bodies, the
NCCA, or the ABNS shall apply unless otherwise provided in the Board’s
policy and Board’s rules. (Definition of “Recognized national certifying
body” in HAR §16-89-2)
“Refresher course” a refresher course shall consist of at least sixty (60) hours of
didactic and sixty (60) hours of clinical practice by an approved provider and designed
for the practical nurse or registered nurse who is returning to practice after more than
five years of absence from nursing practice. (Language pertaining to refresher course
requirements in HAR §16-89-132(b)(3))
“Semester credit” means a minimum of fifteen hours of classroom instruction or a
minimum of thirty hours of laboratory or clinical instruction, or equivalent quarter hours
which means a minimum of ten hours of classroom instruction or a minimum of twenty
hours of laboratory or clinical instruction. (Definition of “Semester credit” in HAR §16-89-
2)
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IMPORTANT FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CONTINUING
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT…
1. Any learning activity option taken prior to July 1, 2017, will not count!
2. By June 30, 2019, you must have completed at least one (1) of the following
learning activities.
3. Continuing education approved by another State Board of Nursing is not
acceptable.
4. You may NOT complete a combination of more than one (1) learning activity,
(i.e. if you choose the continuing education learning activity, you must complete
at least thirty (30) hours of continuing education) and not 15 hours of continuing
education and 15 hours of another learning activity.
5. ONLY learning activities completed within the prior biennium will be accepted
(i.e. if you start taking continuing education before July 1, 2017, those courses
will not be counted towards the continuing education learning activity for the 2019
renewal).
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EXEMPTIONS
The following nurses shall be exempt from the continuing competency requirements:
APRNs: Registered nurses licensed in this State who also maintain active
advanced practice registered nurse licenses in accordance with this
chapter and have a current national certification approved by the board;
National Registered nurses and practical nurses licensed in this State who also
Certification:maintain current national certification (see list of national certifying
organizations and certifications below), approved by the board, in their
practice role; or
Nursing A licensee who graduated or completed pre-licensure requirements from
Students/ an accredited nursing program recognized by the board within twelve
Recent months prior to the renewal date of the licensee's first license renewal
Graduates: period.
If a licensee graduated or completed pre-licensure requirements from an
accredited nursing program more than twelve months but less than two years prior to
the renewal date, the registered nurse or practical nurse licensee shall be required to
obtain or complete one of the following prior to the first renewal period:
• Fifteen contact hours of continuing education;
• One semester credit of post-licensure academic education related to
nursing practice from an accredited nursing program;
• Completion of a board-recognized nurse residency program; or
• Other learning activity options from an approved provider recognized by
the board.
List of National Certifying Organizations and Certifications
At the time your renew your nurse license, if you currently hold a national certification
from one of the certifying organizations listed below in one of the certification programs,
you may use your national certification as an exemption from completing one of the
learning activity options.
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Disclaimer: Though every effort has been made to compile complete and accurate information for
this directory, neither the Hawaii Board of Nursing (Board) nor its employees or members, will be
responsible for errors or omissions. The information contained herein lists individual certification programs
that have been endorsed and/or accredited by the either AANPCB, ABSNC, ANCC, ICE, NCCA, or
NCSBN but should not be construed as an endorsement of the program, entire parent organization,
individuals, or the products/services they provide. Furthermore, the Board recognizes that certifications
may be retired by the associated agency. In addition, agencies may allow their accreditation status to
lapse or expire at any time. Thus, it is ultimately the responsibility of the learner to ensure that the
selected activity meets the most current criteria for State of Hawaii (State) continuing competency
requirements*****
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Name of Certifying Organization
Accredited
Certification
Program(s)
Accreditation
Expiration Date
AACN (American Association of Critical
-
Care Nurses)
https://www.aacn.org/about
-
aacn/contact
-us
Email:
certcorp@AACN.org
Phone:
(800) 809-CARE (2273)
Toll free:
(800) 899-AACN (226)
CCRN® (Adult)
CCRN® (Pediatric)
CCRN® (Neonatal)
CCRN
-ETM (Adult)
PCCN®
CMC®
CSC®
ACCNS
-AG®
ACCNS
-P®
ACCNS
-N®
ACNPC-AG®
3/31/2020
3/31/2020
3/31/2020
3/31/2020
3/31/2020
8/31/2017
8/31/2017
3/31/2020
3/31/2020
3/31/2020
3/31/2020
AADE (American Association of
Diabetes Educators)
Email:
info@ncbde.org
Phone: (800) 338
-3633
Fax: (847) 228-8469
BC
-ADM — Board
Certified
-Advanced
Diabetes
Management
No expiration date
provided
AAHFN (
American Association of Heart
Failure Nurses
)
Email:
information@aahfn.org
Phone: 1
-888-45-AAHFN
(1
-888-452-2436)
Fax: (856) 439
-0525
CHFN
— Certified Heart
Failure Nurse
CHFN
-K
—
Non-Clinical
Certified Heart
Failure Nurse
No expiration date
provided
AANPCB
(American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners Certification Board)
Email:
Certification@aanpcert.org
Phone: (512) 637
-0500
Toll free:
(855) 822-6727
Fax: (512) 637-0540
ANP – Adult Nurse
Practitioner
FNP
– Family Nurse
Practitioner
A
-GNP – Adult-Gero
Primary Nurse
Practitioner
October 2017
October 2017
December 2018
ABCGN
(American Board for Certification of
Gastroenterology Nurses)
Email:
info@abcgn.org
Phone: (855) 252
-2246
Fax: (312) 673-6723
CGRN
February 2018
ABMCN (American Board of Managed
Care Nursing)
P
hone: (804) 747-1905
Fax: (804) 747-5316
CMCN —
Certification in
Managed Care
Nursing
No expiration date
provided
ABNN
(American Board of Neuroscience
Nursing)
Email:
info@abnncertification.org
Phone: 1
-888-557-2266
Fax: (847) 375-6430
CNRN®
SCRN®
July 2017
July 2019
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American Board of Neuroscience
Nursing
Email:
info@abnncertification.org
Phone: (888) 557
-2266 or (847) 375-
4733
Fax: (847) 375-6430
CGRN
No expiration date
provided
American Board for Occupational Health
Nurses
Email:
info@abohn.org
Phone: (630) 789
-5799
Toll free: (888) 842
-2646
Fax: (630) 789-8901
COHN
COHN
-Sl
CM
8/31/2018
8/31/2018
8/31/2018
ABPANC, Inc.
(American Board of Perianesthesia
Nursing Certification, Inc.
Email:
abpanc@proexam.org
Phone: (800) 6ABPANC
Fax: (212) 367-4256
CPAN®
CAPA®
April 2019
American Hospital Association
Phone: (800) 424
-4301
Email:
http://www.aha.org/certifcenter/contact
-
us.shtml
CPHRM
– Certified
Professional in
Healthcare Risk
Management
No expiration date
provided
AHNCC
(American Holistic Nurses Credentialing
Center)
Email:
ahncc@ptcny.com
Phone: (212) 356-0660
HNB-BC
AHN
-BC
APHN
-BC
NC
-BC
HN-BC
October 2019
ALNCCB
(American Legal Nurse Consultant
Certification Board)
Email:
info@lnccertified.org
Phone: (877) 402
-2562
Fax: (312) 673-6655
LNCC®
August 2019
ANCC
(American Nurses Credentialing Center)
Email:
aprnvalidation@ana.org
Phone: 1
-800-284-2378
ANP-BC Adult Nurse
Practitioner
FNP
-BC Family
Nurse Practitioner
PNP
-BC Pediatric
Nurse Practitioner
ACNP
-BC Acute
Care Nurse
Practitioner
GNP
– BC
Gerontological
Nurse Practitioner
PMHNP
-BC Adult
Psychiatric and
Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner
PMHNP
-BC Family
Psychiatric and
January 2017
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Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner
AGPCNP-BC Adult-
Gerontological
Primary Care Nurse
Practitioner
June 2019
AGACNP-BC Adult-
Gerontological Acute
Care Nurse
Practitioner
March 2019
PMHCNS-BC
Psychiatric
-Adult
CNS
PMHCNS
-BC
Child/Adolescent
Psychiatric Ment
al
Health CNS
ACNS
-BC Adult
Health
PCNS
-BC Pediatric
CNS
November 2017
RN-BC:
Nursing Case
Management
Ambulatory Care
Nurse
Pain Management
December 2018
RN-BC:
Medical
-Surgical
Nurse
Pediatric Nurse
Gerontological
Nurse
Psychiatric Mental
Health Nurse
Cardiac/Vascular
Nurse
January 2019
RN-BC – Informatics
Nurse
NE
-BC – Nurse
Executive
NEA
-BC – Nurse
Executive, Advanced
RN
-BC Nursing
Professional
Development
April 2019
American Organization of Nurse
Executives
Email:
mmeadows@aha.org
Phone: (312) 422
-2807
CENP – Certified in
Executive Nursing
Practice
CNML
– Certified
Nurse Manager and
Leader
3/31/2021
3/31/2021
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Association of Clinical Research
Professionals
Email:
certifcertification@acrpnet.org
Phone: (703) 253
-6275
Fax: (703) 254
-8101
CCRC — Certified
Clinical Research
Coordinator
CCRA
— Certified
Clinical Research
Associate
No expiration date
provided
BCEN
(Board of Certification for Emergency
Nursing)
Email:
bcen@bcencertifications.org
Phone: (877)
302-BCEN
Fax: (630) 596-8250
CEN®
CFRN®
CPEN®
February 2022
September 2017
May 2020
Certification Board of Infection Control
and Epidemiology, Inc.
Email:
info@cbic.org
Phone: (414) 918
-9796
Fax: (414) 276-3349
CIC
— Certified in
Infection Control
No expiration date
provided
Certification Board for Urologic Nurses
and Associates
Phone: (856) 256
-2351
Email:
cbuna@ajj.com
CUNP – Certified
Urologic Nurse
Practitioner
CURN
– Certified
Urologic Registered
Nurse
CUA
– Urologic
Associate
No expiration date
provided
CCI
(Competency & Credentialing Institute)
Email:
info@cc-institute.org
Phone: (303) 369
-9566 or (888) 257-
2667
Fax: (303) 695-8464
CNOR®
CRNFA®
CNS
-CP®
March 2021
Commission on Nurse Certification
Email:
info@aacn.nche.edu
Phone: (202) 463
-6930
Fax: (202) 785-8320
CNL
–
Clinical Nurse
Leader
1/31/2019
Dermatology Nursing Certification Board
Email:
dna@dnanurse.org
Phone: (800) 454
-4362
Fax: (910) 246
-2361
DNC – Dermatology
Nurse Certified
DCNP
–
Dermatology
Certified Nurse
Practitioner
No expiration date
provided
ENA (Emergency Nurse
s Association)
Course Operations
Email:
courseops@ena.org
Phone:
800.942.0011
Certified Transport
Registered Nurse
(CTRN®)
Trauma Certified
Registered Nurse
(TCRN™)
No expiration date
provided
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HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board
Phone: (800) 260
-6780
Fax: (330) 670
-0109
ACRN – HIV/AIDS
Certified Registered
Nurse
AACRN
– Advanced
HIV/AIDS Certified
Registered Nurse
No expiration date
provided
HPCC
(Hospice and Palliative Credentialing
Center)
Email:
nbchpn@nbchpn.org
Phone: (412) 787
-1057
Fax: (412) 787-9305
CHPN®
ACHPN®
CHPPN®
CHPLN®
CHPCA®
February 2017
February 2017
INCC
(Infusion Nurses Certification
Corporation)
Email:
Phone: (800) 434
-4622
Fax: (781) 440-9409
CRNI®
October 2021
International Association of Forensic
Nurses
Email:
info@forensicnurses.org
Phone:(410) 626
-7805
Fax:(410) 626
-7804
SANE-A — Sexual
Assault Nurse
Examiner
-
Adult/Adolescent
SANE
-P — Sexual
Assault Nurse
Examiner
-Pediatric
AF
N-BC —
Advanced Forensic
Nursing
No expiration date
provided
MSNCB
(Medical Surgical Nursing Certification
Board)
Email:
https://msncb.org/contact
Phone: (866) 877
-2676
Fax: (856) 589-7463
CMSRN®
CCCTM
®
January 2019
National Asthma Education Certification
Board
Phone: (800) 408
-0072
Email: info@naecb.org
AE
-C – Certified
Asthma Educator
No expiration date
provided
National Association for Healthcare
Quality
Phone: (800) 966
-9392
Email: info@cphq.org
CPHQ
– Certified
Professional in
Healthcare Quality
No expiration date
provided
NBCRNA
(National Board of Certification and
Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists)
Email: For certification inquiries,
certification@nbcrna.com
For recertification inquiries,
recertification@nbcrna.com
Phone: (855) 285
-4658
Fax: (708) 669-7636
CRNA
July 2017
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NBCSN
(National Board of Certification of
School Nurses)
Email:
certification@nbcsn.org
Phone: (844) 808-6276
NCSN®
May 2018
National Certification Board for Diabetes
Educators
Email:
info@ncbde.org
Phone: (847) 228
-9795
Fax: (847) 228-8469
CDE
— Certified
Diabetes Educator
3/31/2021
NCC
(National Certification Corporation)
Email:
https://www.nccwebsite.org/contact.aspx
Phone: (312) 951
-0207
RNC-OB
RNC
-MNN
RNC
-LRN
RNC
-NIC
NNP
– Neonatal
Nurse Practitioner
WHCNP
– Women’s
Health Care Nurse
Practitioner
October 2021
National Certifying Board for Ophthalmic
Registered Nurses
Email:
ncborn@aao.org
Phone: (415) 561
-8513
Fax: (415) 561-8531
CRNO
—
Certification for
Registered Nurses
of Ophthalmology
No expiration date
provided
National Certifying Board of
Oto
rhinolaryngology
and Head
-Neck Nurse
Email:
info@sohnnurse.com
Phone: (386) 428
-1695
Fax: (386) 423-7566
CORLN
— Certified
Otorhinolaryngology
Nurse
No expiration date
provided
National League for Nursing
Email:
http://www.nln.org/contact-us
Phone: (800) 669-1656
CNE
— Certified
Nurse Educat
or
3/31/2019
NNCC
(Nephrology Nursing Certification
Commission)
Email:
nncc@nncc-exam.org
Phone: (888) 884-NNCC
CNN
CDN
CCHT
January 2021
January 2021
November 2021
ONCB®
Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board
Em
ail: oncb@oncb.org
Phone: (888) 561
-6622
Fax: (312) 673-6079
ONC®
ONP
-C®
OCNS
-C®
July 2018
January 2018
January 2018
Oncology Nursing Certification
Corp
oration
Email:
oncc@oncc.org
Phone: (877) 769
-ONCC
Fax number: (412) 859
-6168
AOCN — Advanced
Oncology Certified
Nurse
CPON
— Certified
Pediatric Oncology
Nurse
OCN
— Oncology
Certified Nurse
AOCNP – Advanced
4/30/2020
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Oncology Certified
Nurse Practitioner
AOCNS
– Advanced
Oncology Certified
Clinical Nurse
Specialist
CPHON
– Certified
Pediatric
Hematology
Oncology Nurse
CBCN
– Certified
Breast Care Nurse
BMTCN
– Blood &
Marrow Transplant
Certified Nurse
PNCB (
Pediatric Nursing Certification
Board
)
Email:
service@pncb.org
Phone: (888) 641
-2767
Fax: (301) 330
-1504
CPN – Certified
Pediatric Nurse
CPEN
– Certified
Pediatric Emergency
Nurse
CPNP
-PC –
Certified
Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner
-Primary
Care
CPP
-AC – Certified
Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner
-Acute
Care
PMHS
– Pediatric
Primary Care Mental
Health Specialist
1/31/2022
P
lastic Surgical Nursing Certification
Board
Email:
http://www.psncb.org/contact.cgi
Phone: (877) 337
-9315
Fax: (978) 524
-0498
CPSN — Certified
Plastic Surgical
Nurse
CANS
– Certified
Aesthetic Nurse
Specialist
No expiration date
provided
RNCB
(Radiologic Nursing Certification Board)
Email:
RNCB@internationalamc.com
Phone: (855) 871
-6681
Fax: (703) 884-2229
CRN®
July 2018
RNCB
(Rehabilitation Nursing Certific
ation
Board)
Email:
info@rehabnurse.org
Phone: (800) 229-7530
CRRN®
August 2017
Society for Clinical Research Excellence
Email:
http://www.socra.org/contact-
socra/contact
-us/
Phone: (215) 822
-8644 or (800) 762-
7292
CCRP
— Certified
Clinical Research
Professional
No expiration date
provided
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WOCNCB
Email:
info@wocncb.org
Phone: (888) 496
-2622
Fax: (414) 276
-2146
(Wound, Ostomy, Continence
Nursing
Certification Board)
CWOCN®
CWCN®
COCN®
CCCN®
CWON®
Advanced Practice
CCCN
-AP®
COCN
-AP®
CWCN
-AP®
CWOCN
-AP®
CWON-AP®
March 2021
A list of the most current certificate education programs approved by the
American Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC) is available at
the website http://www.nursingcertification.org/absnc/programs
.
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EXTENSIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTINUING COMPETENCY
REQUIREMENT
The board may extend the deadline for compliance with the continuing competency
requirements and shall consider each case on an individual basis. Prior to the
expiration of the license, a nurse licensee may submit a written request for an
extension and any documentation requested by the board to substantiate the reason for
the extension of the deadline for compliance with the continuing competency
requirements of this section, based on the following circumstances:
(1) Illness, as certified by a physician or osteopathic physician licensed under
chapter 453 or advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter
457 in the jurisdiction in which the licensee was treated; or
(2) Military service under extended active duty with the armed forces of the
United States.
All requests and documentation for an extension shall be submitted to the Board prior to
the expiration of the license. We recommend submitting your request and all
documents to the Board’s office several months prior to the expiration of your license for
the Board’s consideration at one of their monthly meetings. However, in cases where
the Board cancels a meeting or if your request is denied, make sure you have sufficient
time to complete one of the learning activity options.
If you submit your request and it is not approved by the Board, you will be required to
complete one of the learning activity options in order to renew your license.
If you do not submit your request prior to the expiration of your license and you do not
renew your license, your license will be forfeited and you will have two (2) years to
complete one of the learning activity options in order to restore your license.
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LEARNING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Prior to the renewal of your nurse license in 2019, so starting on July 1, 2017, you may
select and start one of the learning activity options to meet the continuing competency
requirement. You must complete at least one (1) of the learning activity options listed
on the following pages by June 30, 2019 in order to meet the continuing competency
requirement to renew your nurse license in 2019.
Please make sure you read through all the learning activity options to see which activity
you are interested in and able to complete.
Only one (1) activity option may be completed in a biennium.
You may NOT combine any of the learning activity options.
Only learning activity options taken on or after July 1, 2017 will be credited for the 2019
renewal.
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LEARNING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Continuing Education (CE)
CE Hours: If you choose this learning activity option, you must complete at
least thirty (30) hours of continuing education courses completed
within the biennium prior to the renewal of your license (i.e. July 1,
2017 – June 30, 2019). Courses completed before July 1, 2017 will
not count for the June 2019 renewal cycle.
CE Providers: The following providers of continuing education courses are
acceptable:
a. Nationally accredited nursing schools such as those recognized by
but not limited to, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE) at:
http://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/rptAccreditedPrograms
New.asp?sort=institution
b. National certifying body
Recognized national certifying body means nurse credentialing
agencies accredited by one of the following:
1) American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification
Board (AANPCB)
2) American Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC)
3) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
4) Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE)
5) National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
6) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
c. And organizations recognized by the board which include, but
limited to:
1) Council on Certification of the National Board of Certification
and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists
2) Council on Certification of the American College of Nurse
Midwives
3) Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
4) National Certification Corporation for Obstetric
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5) Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
d. Or any new national certifying body or a national certifying body
which is a successor to any organization accredited by the NCCA
or ABSNC and recognized by the board. Any modifications by the
national certifying bodies, the NCCA, or ABSNC shall apply unless
otherwise provided in the board's policy and board's rules.
e. Local and National nursing or other professional associations
recognized by the Board that include but is not limited to:
1) Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME);
2) American Nurses Association (ANA);
3) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
4) Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE);
5) Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing
Education
TM
(IPCE) which is simultaneously endorsed and
accredited by ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC.
6) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN);
The Board recommends that facilities that offer training in-house have
the program accredited/approved by a national certifying body or a Board
recognized professional association.
Continuing education approved by another State Board of Nursing is
not acceptable.
College courses which are applied toward nursing degree completion such
content offered in basic nursing education programs, can be used to
satisfy the requirements of “contact hours.” Independent study course
work can be applied toward State competency requirements if course
work is directly related to healthcare and/or to your area of specialty.
Potential courses include but not limited to:
• Adult education or adult learning principles
• Biology, anatomy, physiology, or behavioral science
• Culturally competent care
• Disaster preparedness
• Ethics or legal aspects of nursing
• Evidence-based nursing practice
• Health care compliance
• Health care trends, issues, or policies
• Health informatics
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• Health/physical assessment
• Medical terminology for health care providers
• Nursing education or research
• Nursing management/administration
• Pathophysiology
CE Documentation: Upon completion of the CE course, please make sure you receive a
completion certificate. No credit will be given for CE courses if the
completion certificate does not indicate the name of the course,
provider, date completed and CE hours.
You are required to maintain your CE completion certificates for at
least two bienniums (four years). If you are audited, you will be
required to submit the CE documentation within sixty (60) days
upon receipt of the notice. If you moved and failed to notify us of
your current address, the Board will proceed with appropriate action
(disciplinary action) as if you received the notice but failed to
respond.
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LEARNING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Refresher Course
A refresher course shall consist of at least sixty (60) hours of didactic and sixty (60)
hours of clinical practice by an approved provider and designed for the practical nurse
or registered nurse who is returning to practice after more than five years of absence
from nursing practice.
The following may be considered an approved provider for a nurse refresher course:
a. Nationally accredited nursing schools such as those recognized by but not
limited to, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) at:
http://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/rptAccreditedProgramsNew.asp?sort=
institution;
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LEARNING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Two Semester Credits of Post-licensure Academic Education Related to Nursing
Practice
Completion of a minimum of two semester credits of post-licensure academic education
related to nursing practice from an accredited nursing program within the renewal
biennium (i.e. July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2019), will satisfy as one of the learning activity
options.
Examples:
• LPN to RN
• RN to BSN
• BSN to MSN/DNP
• RN to PhD in Nursing
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LEARING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
120 Hours as a Preceptor for One (1) Nursing Student or Employee Transitioning
into New Clinical Practice Area
During the biennium, if you act as a preceptor for at least one nursing student or
employee transitioning into new clinical practice areas for at least one hundred twenty
(120) hours, in a one-to-one relationship as part of an organized preceptorship program;
provided that the licensee may precept more than one student or employee during the
one hundred twenty hours and shall be evidenced by documentation of hours
completed and objectives of the preceptorship by the institution supervising the student
or employee, this will satisfy as one of the learning activity options.
Precepting for orientation specific to employment (i.e. computer course, documentation,
human resource policies or being oriented/precepted to a position) does NOT count.
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LEARNING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
A Nursing Research Study or Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Project
Your role must be as principal or co-principal investigator for a nursing research study
or lead or co-lead for an EBP project completed within the biennium (i.e. July 1, 2017 to
June 30, 2019). A nursing Research Study (see guidelines below) must be IRB-
approved. An EBP project must be preapproved by the Board. Submitting a structured
abstract and Executive Summary (see guidelines below) will satisfy one of the learning
activity options.
If you are considering this learning activity option, and need Board approval, you must
allow at least three (3) months from the time you submit your request to the Board.
If you are unable to complete your EBP research project within the biennium, be sure to
complete another learning option prior to the renewal of your nurse license.
Research Study Evidence-Based Practice Project
Abstract (less than 350 words) Abstract (less than 350 words)
Introduction: Background/Problem Introduction: Background/Problem
Conceptual Framework Conceptual Framework
Literature Review & Synthesis Literature Review & Synthesis
Objectives Innovation/Objectives
Methods: Design Methods: Design
Intervention Practice Change Description
Setting & Sample Setting & Sample
Data Collection Data Collection
Results: Description of Participants Results: Description of Participants
Data Analyses Data Analyses Findings
Findings Discussion: Interpretation of Results
Discussion: Interpretation of Results Implications
Implications Limitations
Limitations
Executive Summary (2-3 pages) Executive Summary (2-3 pages)
Introduction: Background/Problem Introduction: Background/Problem
Conceptual Framework Conceptual Framework
Literature Review & Synthesis Literature Review & Synthesis
Objectives Innovations/Objectives
Methods: Design Methods: Design
Intervention Practice Change Description
Setting & Sample Setting & Sample
Data Collection Data Collection
Results: Description of Participants Results: Description of Participants
Data Analysis Data Analyses Findings
Findings Discussion: Interpretation of Results
Discussion: Interpretation of Results Implications
Implications Limitations
Limitations
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LEARNING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Authoring a Peer Reviewed Published Nursing or Health-related Article, Book or
Book Chapter
Authored or coauthored a peer reviewed published nursing or health-related article,
book or book chapter that was published within the biennium (i.e. July 1, 2017 to June
30, 2019), then this will satisfy one of the learning activity options.
If you are unable to complete (publish) this learning activity option with the biennium, be
sure to complete another learning option prior to the renewal of your nurse license.
Doing research for your book does NOT count towards the learning activity. Your work
must be published within the biennium for which you are seeking credit for.
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LEARING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Developing and Conducting a Nursing Education Presentation or Presentations
Totaling a Minimum of Five (5) Contact Hours of Actual Instruction that Qualifies
as Continuing Education
If you develop and conduct (present) a nursing education presentation or presentations
totaling a minimum of five contact hours of actual organized instruction that qualifies as
continuing education within the biennium (i.e. July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2019), then this
will satisfy one of the learning activity options.
You must be the primary presenter of a first-time presentation.
The presentations must total at least five contact hours of actual organized instruction.
The presentations are delivered in a structured teaching/learning framework to nurses,
other healthcare providers, or the public as part of conferences, grand rounds, in-
services, seminars, CD-ROM content, internet-based or other e-learning formats,
teleconferences, patient/family teaching, or public education.
Repeat presentations of the same material or modifications of the same material,
presentations or lectures that were a required part of your job, or presentations for
which you served as a panel moderator will not be accepted
If you are audited, you will be required to submit supporting documents such as a copy
of the presentation outline, abstract, letter accepting your abstract, or letter inviting you
to speak as well as evidence that you actually presented the topic (e.g., a thank-you
letter on official letterhead).
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LEARNING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Nurse Residency Program
Completion of a board-recognized nurse residency program.
This includes completion of a “New Grad Residency Academy Evidence-Based Project
(EBP)” through a nationally accredited nursing program, employer, or professional
organization.
“New Grad Residency Academy Evidence-Based Projects (EBP)” are programs which
are typically 5 to 6 months in length plus an EBP project requirement in addition to a 1
year residency. At present, the Hawaii Pacific Health organizations offers 10
academies which include:
1. New Grad Residency (1 year)
2. Pediatric/PICU Resource Academy (1 year)
3. PICU/ED Resource Academy (1 year)
4. ED Academy (5 months plus EBP)
5. Perinatal Academy (5 months plus EBP)
6. Critical Care Academy (5 months plus EBP)
7. Perioperative Academy (6 months plus EBP)
8. NICU Academy (5 months plus EBP)
9. PICU Academy (5 months plus EBP)
10. Pediatric Academy (5 months plus EBP)
Nationally accredited nurse residency programs (NRPs) are required to meet curriculum
standards framed by the Vizient Model and is identified in the American Association of
Colleges of Nurses (AACN) guidelines. A complete list of AACN approved NRP
participants since May 2016 is available at:
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-
resources/NRP-Participants-by-State.pdf.
As other organizations not included in the AACNs approved list of NRP participants
develop new residency programs, we recommend that you check with the organization
prior to your participation in said residency program to assure that your learning activity
will meet the NRP standards of AANC as well as the Hawaii Board of Nursing
continuing competency criteria for nurse licensure. Current NRP curriculum standards
can be found at: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-resources/curriculum-standards
.
Completion of the residency program within the biennium (i.e. July 1, 2017 to June 30,
2019), will satisfy one of the learning activity options.
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LEARNING ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Similar Type of Learning Activity Option Recognized by the Board
The Board recommends preapproval for any learning activity option that does not fall
under any of the previously mentioned activities. Please provide information on the
provider, instructor, course content, objectives, etc. Insufficient information will delay the
review process.
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RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS AND AUDIT BY THE BOARD
You are required to maintain your continuing competency records for at least four (4)
years (or two (2) bienniums).
The Board of Nursing will start conducting audits after the June 30, 2019 renewal
period. Should you be selected, you will be notified in writing (You must ensure that
your current mailing address is on file with the Board. If you are selected and
have moved and you do not receive the notice, the Board will proceed with the
appropriate action as if you received the notice but failed to respond.)
Upon receipt of the notification, you will have sixty (60) days to submit proof of
completion (appropriate documentation) of one of the learning activity options.
Failure to comply or provide sufficient documentation to show compliance with the
continuing competency requirements by completing one of the learning activity options
or providing proof of exemption, will result in disciplinary action being taken against
your nurse license.
Hawaii Revised Statutes, section 457-12 states in part, “In addition to any other actions
authorized by law, the board shall have the power to deny, revoke, limit, or suspend any
license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse applied
for or issued by the board, in accordance with this chapter, and to fine or to otherwise
discipline a licensee for any cause authorized by law, including but not limited to the
following:
(11) Submitting to or filing with the board any notice, statement, or other document
required under this chapter, which is false or untrue or contains any material
misstatement of fact, including a false attestation of compliance with continuing
competency requirements;”
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
1. What is continuing competency?
“Continuing competency” means the long-term educational and professional
process by which an individual undertakes and documents with verifiable
evidence a personal learning plan that encompasses a periodic self-assessment
of personal strengths and weaknesses as present in the individual’s practice as a
nurse as well as a commitment to furthering the individual’s professional
knowledge relating to the nursing field.
2. Who is required to complete the continuing competency requirements?
Unless you fall under one of the exemptions, all LPNs and RNs will be required
to complete one of the learning activity options.
3. Who is exempt from completing the continuing competency requirements?
See “Exemptions from the Continuing Competency Requirements:” discussed
previously.
4. What if I need an extension to complete the continuing competency
requirement?
The Board may extend the deadline for compliance with the continuing
competency requirements (completion of a learning activity option) on a case-by-
case basis. Prior to the expiration of the license, a nurse licensee may submit a
written request for an extension and any documentation to substantiate the
reason(s) for the extension based on the following:
a) Illness, as certified by a physician or osteopathic physician licensed
under chapter 453 or advanced practice registered nurse licensed
under chapter 457 in the jurisdiction in which the licensee was
treated; or
b) Military service under extended active duty with the armed
forces of the United States.
5. When do I have to start taking one of the learning activities? In other
words, when does this take effect?
Starting on July 1, 2017, all LPNs and RNs may start completing one of the
learning activity options in order to renew his/her license by June 30, 2019. You
will have 2 years to complete the learning activity you choose.
6. What are the learning activity options I am able to choose from?
See “Learning Activity Options” previously discussed.
7. Can I take more than one type of learning activity option? Can I
combine the learning activity options as long as it totals 30 hours?
No, you can only complete one type of learning activity option per biennium. You
cannot combine hours of more than one type of learning activity option.
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8. Can courses such as BLS, ACLS, PALS, NALS or instructor certifications
in the aforementioned learning activities be applied toward my continuing
competency education credits?
No. These types of certifications are a requirement for some practice areas and
do not necessarily lead to the enhancement of your practice or improve
workforce development.
9. Are there other specific activities or topics that are NOT eligible for
continuing competency credit?
Yes. Activities not eligible for credit includes but is not limited to:
• Clinical practice related to the policies/procedures of the facility where
you are providing nursing care.
• Orientation specific to employment i.e. computer course, documentation,
human resource policies.
• Orienting an employee or student.
• Being oriented to a position.
• Attendance at business and/or professional meeting unless the activity
enhances nursing knowledge, judgment, and skills.
• Duplicate activities reviewed within a reporting period (i.e. annual
competencies and retraining).
• Courses which focus upon self-improvement such as changes in attitude,
self-therapy, self-awareness, weight loss, and yoga.
• Economic courses for personal financial gain (e.g., investments,
retirement, preparing resumes, and techniques for job interviews, etc.).
• Courses designed for lay people.
• Liberal arts courses in music, art, philosophy, and others when unrelated
to patient/client care.
• Courses which focus on personal appearance in nursing.
• Certification courses or programs not accredited by those noted in 1b of
the described learning activities and/or which are not specific to the role
of nursing:
o Examples: Certifications which have been endorsed or accredited
by the Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and
Information Management (CCHIIM) and is offered through an
organization like American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA) are not specific to the role of nursing. AHIMA
provides educational programs geared toward certification in
health information management (HIM) subject matter. Non-
nursing professionals are eligible to earn HIM related certifications.
Certifications such as Registered Health Information Administrator
(RHIA
®
), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT
®
),
Certified Coding Associate (CCA
®
), Certified Coding Specialist
(CCS
®
), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based (CCS-P
®
),
Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP
®
),
Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA
®
), Certified in Healthcare
Privacy and Security (CHPS
®
), or Health Information Technology
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Professional (HIT-Pro) which are aimed at the development of HIM
skills and knowledge are accredited by the NCCA but are NOT
nursing specific. Therefore, these types of certifications are not
eligible for automatic exemption for continuing competency credit.
However, if the non-nursing certification is accredited by a
nationally recognized accrediting body such as those identified on
page 20 under “Learning Activity Options – Continuing Education”
“b” (i.e. ICE, NCCA, or Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional
Continuing Education
TM
etc.), then the individual course work
leading up to the certification can be applied toward credit-for-
credit CE or converted into contact hours as defined on page 4
under definition of “Contact hour” (Definition of “Contact hour” in
HAR §16-89-2) of the learning activity options to be applied toward
state competency requirements.
10. If I have an LPN and RN license, do I have to complete 2 learning activities,
one for each license?
At its November 5, 2015 meeting the Board of Nursing determined that if an
individual maintains more than one nurse license, (i.e. LPN and RN, RN and
APRN [no national certification]), then the individual must complete one learning
activity at the higher license level, (i.e. LPN and RN), individual must complete
learning activity for RN level, RN and APRN (no national certification), individual
must complete one learning activity for APRN level.
11. Once I complete my learning activity option what do I need to submit to the
Board?
Upon completion of one of the learning activity options, you must maintain your
own copies. The Board may conduct an audit to determine compliance with one
of the learning activity options. After the renewal period (June 30, 2019), the
Board will be sending out letters to those individuals who were randomly
selected. If you are selected, you will be required to submit documentation
verifying completion of one of the learning activity options within 60 days of
notification by the Board. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action being
taken against your nurse license(s).
12. What if I’m not selected, do I have to keep my records to show compliance?
Yes, you must maintain your records for at least 4 years or 2 previous bienniums
as the Board may request your records anytime during this period.
13. What if I don’t complete one of the learning activity options and did not
request an extension, can I still renew my nurse license?
When you renew your nurse license in June 2019, you will be asked if you
completed the continuing competency requirements in order to renew your nurse
license. If you did not complete one of the learning activity options, you may not
be able to renew your nurse license or you may have to renew “inactive”.
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Submitting a false statement (swearing that you completed the continuing
competency requirements when you did not) when you renew is grounds for
disciplinary action against your nurse license.
14. Can I still practice nursing with an “inactive” license until I complete the
continuing competency requirements?
No, you may not practice nursing with an “inactive” license. You will have to
reactivate your license by submitting a reactivation application, applicable fees
and documents verifying your completion of one of the learning activity options.
15. Is my employer obligated to pay or give me time off to complete the
continuing competency requirements?
No, this was not addressed in the original bill. The reason for continuing
competency is to ensure that in today’s health care environment, knowledge of
the latest developments in the profession is a crucial means by which nursing
duties are safely and effectively fulfilled. New health care systems are emerging
and redoubling the challenges of Boards to assure consumers that licensed
nurses shall remain competent for the duration of their practice. This is a benefit
for the individual nurse as well as the nurse’s employer.
16. If I am interested in taking a course that is not offered by one of the
formally accepted certification programs listed under the “Learning Activity
Options,” how can I be sure that the learning activity will be eligible as a
learning activity that will meet the state requirements?
Many health care professionals receive educational opportunities by mail, find
brochures through different networks, find offers in various journals or
magazines. Be sure to check the “Accreditation Statement” to find which
accreditation body has provided the credit designation. See examples:
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17. How can I become a CE provider or approver?
Visit the ANCC website and learn how you or your organization can become a
provider of CE or approver of CE by downloading the provider manual at:
http://www.nursecredentialing.org/2015-ProviderManual
or the approver manual
at: http://www.nursecredentialing.org/2015-ApproverManual
You can find an ANCC accredited provider in your state by checking the ANCC
website at:
http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Accreditation/AccreditedOrganizations
At present (as of February 2017), Hawaii Pacific Health Continuing Education
Department is the only ANCC accredited organization in Hawaii.
18. Are resources for free or low-cost educational opportunities available?
Yes. There are numerous resources for continuing education credits which may
be free or low-cost. Here are some tips:
a) First, see if your organization offers an accredited (i.e. AANPBC, ACCN,
ACCME, or ACPE certified) employer-based education program or
provides education through an accredited vendor such as Elsevier,
Healthstream, or Lippincott.
b) Watch for flyers and brochures for free CME seminars offered by your
organizations. Many speakers provide these presentations at no cost to
employees or association members.
c) Check health profession journals and publications for qualified directed
reading credits.
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d) Advance Practice Nurses who subscribe to UpToDate earn CMEs simply
by using the application during day-to-day practice.
(See Accreditation Statement for UpToDate)
e) Check with your local union chapters (Hawaii Nurses Association [HNA]),
nursing associations (Hawaii Association for Professional Nurses [HAPN])
at: http://www.hapn-nurses.org/
, or honor societies like Sigma Theta Tau
for learning activities.
f) Watch for vendor provided learning opportunities such as those given by
health technology companies or pharmaceutical representatives.
g) Learning activities are also available through the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) training and continuing education online at:
https://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/
h) Medscape offers free CMEs for nurses who register at:
http://www.medscape.org/nurses
i) The Lippincott Nursing Center offers free CEs as well at:
http://www.nursingcenter.com/ceconnection
j) The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) also gives you
access to a significant amount of free CEs at:
https://www.ncsbn.org/courses.htm
k) If you are a member of a formal nursing organization, your membership
may afford you free CE activities. At present, there are almost 100
organizations nationwide who offer accredited learning opportunities in
various specialties. Organizations include but not limited to:
1) Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
2) Academy of Neonatal Nursing
3) Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association
4) American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
5) Academy of Nurse Practitioners
6) Assembly for Men in Nursing
7) American Assisted Living Nurses Association
8) American Association of College of Nurses
9) American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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10) American Association of Diabetes Educator
11) American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
12) American Association of the History of Nurses
13) American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
14) American Association of Managed Care Nurses
15) American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
16) American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
17) American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators
18) American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners
19) The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
20) American College of Cardiovascular Nurses
21) American College of Nurse-Midwives
22) American College of Nurse Practitioners
23) American Holistic Nurses’ Association
24) American Nepherology Nurses’ Association
25) American Nurses Association
26) American Nursing Informactics
27) Army Nurse Corps Association
28) Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association
29) Association of Camp Nurses
30) Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses
31) Association of Child Neurology Nurses
32) American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
33) Association Community Health Nurse Educators
34) Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
35) Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
36) Association of perioperative Registered Nurses
37) Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
38) Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
39) Case Management Society of America
40) Dermatology Nurses’ Association
41) Federal Nurses Association
42) Home Health Nurses Association
43) Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
44) Infusion Nurses Society
45) International Association of Forensic Nurses
46) National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association
47) National Association of Bariatric Nurses
48) National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration/Long
Term Care
49) National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
50) National Association of Hispanic Nurses
51) National Association of Indian Nurses of America
52) American Organization of Nurse Executives
53) American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association
54) American Psychiatric Nurses Association
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55) American Society of Opthalmic Registered Nurses
56) American Society for Pain Management Nursing
57) American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
58) American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses
59) National Association of Neonatal Nurses
60) National Association of Nurse Massage Therapist
61) National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
62) National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
63) National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
64) National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service
65) National Association of Registered Nurse First Assistants
66) National Association of School Nurses
67) National Association of State School Nurse Consultants
68) National Black Nurses Association
69) National Federation of License Practical Nurses
70) National Gerontological Nursing Association
71) National League for Nursing
72) National Nurses in Business Association
73) National Nursing Staff Development Organization
74) National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
75) National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
76) National Private Duty Association
77) Navy Nurse Corps Association
78) Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs
79) Oncology Nursing Association
80) Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society
81) Respiratory Nursing Society
82) Rural Nurse Organization
83) Philippine Nurses Association of America
84) Sigma Theta Tau International, The Honor Society of Nursing
85) Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
86) Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-and-Neck Nurses
87) Society of Pediatric Nursing
88) Society of Trauma Nurses
89) Society of Urological Nurse and Associates
90) Society of Vascular Nursing
91) Transcultural Nursing Society
92) Visiting Nurses Association of America
93) Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
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HAWAII STATE CENTER FOR NURSING’S WORKFORCE SURVEY
Every renewal period, nurse licensees are requested to complete the Hawaii State
Center for Nursing’s workforce survey in collaboration with the Hawaii State Board of
Nursing. The survey link is located on the top and bottom of the Hawaii State Board of
Nursing’s online renewal form.
This survey asks questions about nurses’ current practice in Hawaii including island of
residence, license type, employment role, setting, and specialty and educational
pathways. Nurses’ participation in the survey improves the reliability of these survey
findings.
This information is analyzed and released in a report. This report helps nursing leaders,
schools of nursing, and government officials and individuals understand trends and
changes to the nursing workforce and support planning and programs that respond to
the current need of nurses and healthcare in the State.
Past reports and other Hawaii State Center for Nursing activity and program information
are available at hawaiicenterfornursing.org.
Laura Reichhardt, Director
Hawaii State Center for Nursing
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RENEWAL “FACTOIDS”
1. For the current renewal cycle, July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2017, you do NOT have to
complete a learning activity option for continuing competency.
2. All nurse licenses (LPN, RN, APRN) expire on June 30
th
of every odd-numbered
year.
3. To renew your nurse license in 2019 renewal, all nurses who are not exempt or
who have not been granted an extension, shall be required to have completed at
least one of the learning activity options to meet the continuing competency
requirement.
4. You may renew your nurse license online only if you did not have any
convictions, disciplinary actions or pending disciplinary actions in the past two (2)
years preceding the renewal cycle (i.e. July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2019, July 1,
2019 – June 30, 2021, etc.).
5. Filing any false attestation on your renewal application will result in disciplinary
action taken against your nurse license.
6. If you are an APRN, you must renew your RN license at the same time.
7. If you are an APRN with prescriptive authority, you are required to submit proof
of completion of at least thirty (30) hours of continuing education (8 hours in
pharmacology and 22 hours in your practice specialty) in order to “renew” your
prescriptive authority privilege. Please submit your documents before or when
you renew your APRN license. Failure to submit proof of completion of the
continuing education requirement will result in disciplinary action to revoke your
prescriptive authority.
8. If you fail to renew your nurse license prior to June 30, 2017, your nurse license
will be forfeited and you may NOT practice. Practicing under an “expired” or
“forfeited” license is considered unlicensed activity and disciplinary action can be
taken against your license even if it is “expired” or “forfeited”. You may restore
your forfeited license within two (2) years from the expiration date by submitted
the renewal application and paying an additional fee.
9. Online renewals are only available from the beginning of April to midnight June
30, 2017. After that LPNs and RNs may access the restoration application online
until March 2019. APRNs may NOT restore their license online, only hard copy
(paper) restoration will be accepted.
10. If you are currently “active” and wish to place your nurse license on “inactive”
status when you renew, you may not renew online. You will have to request a
hard copy (paper) renewal application to place your nurse license on “inactive”
status for the next biennium. You may reactivate your license by submitting a
reactivation application.
