Renewal by Synergy CERPs Based on the AACN Synergy Model for Patient
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Renewal by Synergy CERPs Based on the AACN Synergy Model for Patient
Renewal by Synergy CERPs (for CCRNs and PCCNs) Based on the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care™ Renewal by Synergy CERPs Assures: consistency between certification and renewal renewal emphasis on clinical judgment well-rounded requirements Renewal by Synergy CERPs Weighting for CERP Categories Category A – 60-80% Category B – 10-30% Category C – 10-30% Plus 20 optional CERPs - choice 100 CERPs required each renewal period Renewal by Synergy CERPs The CERP categories (A, B and C) are based on groupings of the 8 nurse characteristics of the Synergy Model Renewal by Synergy CERPs Categories: Category A = 60-80% • clinical judgment and clinical inquiry Category B = 10-30% • caring practices, response to diversity, advocacy and moral agency, facilitation of learning Category C = 10-30% • collaboration and systems thinking Examples in Category A – 60-80% of CERPs in 3 years Category A = clinical judgment and clinical inquiry Learning Topics: ECG monitoring, physical assessment, pharmacology, heart failure, CCRN/PCCN review courses, research, evidence-based practice Activities: CCRN/CCRN-E and PCCN Self Assessment Exams (SAEs), publishing and editing activities, quality improvement activities Examples in Category B – 10-30% of CERPs Category B = caring practices, response to diversity, advocacy and moral agency, facilitation of learning Learning Topics: patient safety, infection control, preventing medication errors, cultural diversity, ethics, palliative care Activities: precepting, participating on an ethics or Joint Commission preparation committee, teaching an in-service Examples in Category C – 10-30% of CERPs Category C = collaboration and systems thinking Learning Topics: crucial conversations, healthy work environments, negotiation, leadership skills, emergency planning and coordination Activities: membership in a national nursing organization, participating in a interdisciplinary committee, designing new policies, leading a case conference Reminder The Renewal Handbook online has: the latest renewal requirements and more specifics. many more examples of learning topics and activities in each renewal category. definitions of the categories to determine where a learning topic or activity best fits, if a program is not coded by AACN. Summary Where can I get more information? • website - www.certcorp.org • e-mail - [email protected] • phone - (800) 899-2226