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Continuing Education
Articles
Important Notice!
October JOPAN Continuing Education Articles have a
change in the number of contact hours:
1)
"Surgical Site Verification: A Through Z" is .88 contact hours.
2)
"Detection and Treatment of Perioperative Corneal Abrasions" is .68
contact hours.
Please contact Eileen Zeiger at
ezeiger@aspan.org with
any questions.
ASPAN is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education
by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Each multiple-choice examination is designed to
test your understanding of the article. Here’s how you can earn
contact hours from the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
(ASPAN) Provider Directed Learner Paced Continuing Education
Program.
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Non-Members must submit $15.00 for each
exam submitted.
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ASPAN Members must submit $12.00
for each exam
submitted
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In order to take advantage of this ASPAN member
benefit, non-members are required to pay a $10 fee to
view the articles and exams online.
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Each exam expires on a different date; be sure
to check exam expiration dates. Exams will be removed from this
page after expiration, and new exams will be added.
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Eighty percent (80%) or more of the answers must
be correct for contact hours to be awarded.
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If printing out the test, send your submission with payment by
mail
to:
ASPAN CE Articles
10 Melrose Avenue, Suite 110
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003
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Notification of contact hours (awarded or
denied) will be mailed from ASPAN within 4 to 6 weeks of exam
submission receipt.
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On-Line tests
can now be submitted on line [below] with credit card
information.
Current Available
Articles – please click on article title to read article.
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Title of Article
[Read Article
below FIRST, then return here if you wish to take the test
on-line] |
On-Line
Test |
Contact Hours* |
Date of
Publication |
Exam
Expiration Date |
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Lipid Emulsion as Rescue for Local Anesthetic Related Cardiotoxicity |
Test |
0.43 |
April 2008 |
April 30, 2010 |
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Severe Needle Phobia in the Perioperative Setting |
Test |
0.75 |
October 2007 |
October 31, 2009 |
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Central Anticholinergic Syndrome: A Case Report |
Test |
1.13 |
October 2007 |
October 31, 2009 |
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A Case of Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency in the PACU |
Test |
0.57 |
August 2007 |
August 31, 2009 |
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Orthopedic
Postoperative Pain Management |
Test |
1.2 |
June 2007 |
June 30, 2009 |
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Osteoporosis: a National Health Priority |
Test |
0.83 |
June 2007 |
June 30, 2009 |
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Nursing
Challenges in the Administration of Oral Antidepressant Medications
in Gastric Bypass Patients |
Test |
0.8 |
April 2007 |
April 30, 2009 |
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Surgical Site
Verification: A Through Z |
Test |
0.88 |
Oct 2006 |
Oct 31, 2008 |
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Detection and
Treatment of Perioperative Corneal Abrasions |
Test |
0.68 |
Oct 2006 |
Oct 31, 2008 |
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Herbal
Supplements: Facts & Myths - Talking to Your Patients About
Herbal Supplements |
Test |
1.1 |
Aug 2006 |
Aug 31, 2008 |
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