ONCB Connection – July 2024
Certificant Spotlight
The Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board (ONCB) is pleased to announce that the following individuals have achieved the ONC® Certification and ONP-C® Certification in June 2024.
ONC®
- Vivian Andoh
- Mariana Arroyo
- Carrie Brandow
- Jordan Childs
- Matthew Dejesus
- Sarah Finifrock
- Savanna Garrett
- Rohaina Gomez
- Michelle Hall
- Brittany Hoffman
- Katerina Johnson
- Lani Joung
- Bethany King
- Rachel Maccall
- Janet Mcneely
- Kaitlin Nixon
- Jeanette Schackmann
- Anna Valde
- Chong-A Yi
- Laura Zamarron
There’s Still Time to Recertify
If you missed the recertification deadline of June 30, 2024, there is still time to recertify. Recertification applications will be accepted with a postmark between July 1 and September 30, 2024 with a $50 late fee. All continuing education, however, must have been earned before June 30, 2024. The late fee will be added to the required payment when submitting through LearningBuilder. Certificants using paper applications should add the $50 to the regular fee.
New ONCB Board Members
The Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board (ONCB) is pleased to announce the transition of three board members and the appointment of three new board members for 2024-2025. Read more about the board members in the ONCB news and press release.
- Amy Ketchum, DNP, RN, OCNS-C – President
- Jessica Alger, MSN-INF, RN, ONC – President-Elect
- Laura Arkin, MSN, APRN-CNS, ONC, ONC-A, CCNS, FCNS – Secretary-Treasurer
- Amanda Cullipher, ONP-C, MSN, AGNP-C – Director
- Mary Jo Holloran, DNP, ANP-C, ONP-C – Director
- Tiffany White, ONC, AGCNS-BC, CMSRN – Director
Check Out the DNV Healthcare Podcast with Special Guest Jessica Alger, MSN-INF, RN, ONC
Listen to ONCB’s President-elect, Jessica Alger, MSN-INF, RN, ONC, speak to the value of certification on DNV Healthcare’s recent podcast.
Quality RX: Your Prescription for Certification Success DNV Healthcare
With Introduction by Simile Miller, DNV TED Director and Host Renee Cecil, DNV Cardiac Service Portfolio Manager
With Special Guests: Jessica Alger, MSN-INF, RN, ONC, Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA and Sarah Schroeder, APRN. Bryan Health, Lincoln, NE
Participate in a Survey for Preoperative Patient Education for Total Joint Replacement
The purpose of this research study is to understand the role of preoperative patient education sessions (joint classes) in preparing patients for total joint replacement surgery. This is an IRB approved study at the Yale School of Medicine led by an orthopaedic surgery attending and medical students. If you choose to participate, your involvement will require less than 5 minutes spent taking the survey.
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