November 10, 2015
Greetings!
Recertification Help - Step 3
Category A vs B and entering CE into Learning Builder
Here is our third communication to help guide you through the recertification process. You
will learn about categorizing your CE activity and entering the activities into LearningBuilder.
You will need to have already created your account in LearningBuilder to do this.
Do you like visuals? Watch the short video on entering your CE into LearningBuilder.
Category A vs. Category B
1. Take a look at all of the CE you have completed by printing out the certificates for each
activity. This will help you organize and assess the current status of earning the
required contact hours for recertification:
ONC® - 100 contact hours of education (minimum 70 hours in clinical
orthopaedics, up to 30 hours in general nursing)
ONP-C® and OCNS-C® (advanced practice credential) - 125 contact hours of
education (minimum 100 hours in clinical orthopaedics, up to 25 hours in general
nursing)
2. Category A activities are SPECIFIC TO ORTHOPAEDICS. Click here for topics that
are considered Category A content.
3. Category B - GENERAL NURSING CONTENT that is RELEVANT to
ORTHOPAEDICS AND OTHER NURSING SPECIALTIES, too. This includes any
content not suitable as Category A.
4. Activities that are GRAY AREAS include, trauma, spinal cord injury and rehabilitation.
Click here for an explanation on how to appropriately categorize these types of
activities.
**Not sure if an activity is Category A or B? Ask us! Click here to submit a CE activity
categorization request.
**Do your best when categorizing and entering your CE into the Category A and
Category B sections of LearningBuilder. When you submit your learning plan for
recertification, we will adjust any content for you and explain the rationale in doing so.
Step by step instructions for entering your CE activities in
LearningBuilder
1. Open your learning plan and navigate to either "My Category A Continuing Education:
Clinical Orthopaedics" or "My Category B Continuing Education: General Nursing"
depending on the topic of the activity you wish to add.
2. Click on the blue button to the right that says, "Add CE Activity"
3. Determine the activity type using the list provided. Scroll down for more options.
Choose "Home Study" for online articles from the NAON Journal and other CE
vendors. Click the orange "Select" button next to that activity type.
4. A dialogue box will pop up to record the activity type you selected. Enter the full title of
the activity as noted on the CE certificate, the date YOU COMPLETED the activity, the
program sponsor, the city and state of the activity (where conference was held OTHERWISE TYPE IN YOUR CITY AND STATE IF HOME STUDY ACTIVITY, and
number of contact hours awarded.
5. IF YOU WISH TO UPLOAD YOUR CERTIFICATE FOR THIS ACTIVITY
(OPTIONAL) click on "Upload docs now (optional)"
6. IF YOU WISH TO UPLOAD YOUR CERTIFICATE AT A LATER TIME, click on "Save
and finish later"
7. IF YOU WISH TO SUBMIT THE ACTIVITY WITHOUT UPLOADING YOUR
CERTIFICATE, click on "Submit activity"
8. **Uploading your certificates to LearningBuilder is OPTIONAL. You will be
required to submit your certificates ONLY if your application is selected for
random audit.
9. Repeat steps 2-7 for entering each additional activity. Please note that lists of CE from
online vendors are NOT accepted in lieu of entering each CE activity completed
individually.
EXCEPTION: Only the total Category A and B hours need to be entered for
attendance at conferences, such as NAON Congress, which is designated on the
certificate of attendance. Individual sessions attended during conferences do not
need to be entered into LearningBuilder individually.
Up next...how to edit or delete activities from your learning plan in
LearningBuilder
Our next communication in 2 weeks will cover how to edit or delete activities entered into
your learning plan for recertification. Want a preview? Watch this short video.
Please do not hesitate to contact us by email or phone (888-561-6622) if you have any
questions.
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