National Offerings
Celebrate Orthopaedic Nurses Week
Join NAON and your fellow orthopaedic nurses as we celebrate Orthopaedic Nurses Week from October 25 to October 30. Every year, we are thrilled to see all of the different ways NAON members share their passion for orthopaedics and showcase the ways you make an impact on a daily basis. Watch the Ortho Nurses Week page of the NAON website for more information.
Upcoming NAON Education Product Releases:
8th Edition Core Curriculum for Orthopaedic Nursing, 8th Edition
Take advantage of exclusive pre-order pricing for NAON's upcoming Core Curriculum for Orthopaedic Nursing, 8th Edition. Release of the exciting and updated 8th edition is planned for November 2021- reserve your copy today and be among the first to get this new textbook!
Core Curriculum for Orthopaedic Nursing, 8th Edition-Chapter Post Test. Over 200 questions for certification review assessment also launching in November 2021.
ONP-C Knowledge Self-Assessment
The NAON ONP-C Knowledge Self-Assessment is a compilation of over 270 on-line questions for Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioners who provide care to patient populations with musculoskeletal conditions. The questions mirror the Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Nursing Certification exam test blueprint.
NAON's Practice Resources
You'll find all NAON's practice resources in one location on our website. See below for our new practice additions.
* Clinical Practice Guideline Surgical Site Infection Prevention
* Best Practice Guideline for Spine Surgery
No Bones About It NAON Podcast Series:
NAON has a podcast series! No Bones About It features current topics of conversation and leading voices in orthopaedics, hosted by former NAON NEC member, Bryan Combs, PhD CRNP, FNP-BC, CNL, ATC.
Check out the NAON website Podcast page for more information.
Webinars:
Fall is a great time to catch up on some webinar viewing and NAON has you covered.
* NAON offers 10 Member Benefit Webinars each year. Check out our schedule and pre-register to join the live broadcast each month.
* Look for NAON's new webinar series Continued Conversations. In this series, we'll host previous presenters for more in depth discussion on their topic, with some attendee driven questions.
* Looking for an on-demand webinar, take a moment to look over NAON's recorded library. Just a tip, don't miss out on viewing the June or July webinars - OrthoHealth: How Managing Sleep, Stress, Diet and Exercise Can Help Patients Move Better, Live Better or Continue the Conversation: "Outpatient and Same Day Surgery procedures for Orthopaedic Patients; Practicing with Excellence. Our attendees were very engaged with the presenters and the content, and strongly indicated updating practices as a result of the education.
* NAON and ARN jointly provided webinars this summer. NAON members can save $15 off of the webinar list price by entering the promo code NAON30 at checkout!
* July On-Demand Webinar: ARN & NAON Present: Preventing Falls in the Orthopedic Population
* August and September Webinar information: https://rehabnurse.org/arn-events/arn-naon-present-preventing-fragility-fracture
Bone Up with NAON's Packaged Bundles
NAON's Bone Up program provides a wealth of nursing education bundles at a special price for institutions. If your team is preparing for certification, then the Exam Prep Bundle is the one for you! Congress registration opens in December, your organization may benefit from the Congress Lover package.
Nurse Navigator Networking:
NAON is committed to offering networking and educational resources to our growing orthopaedic navigator community. Check out networking events below to discover new ways to share best practices, patient education improvements, program advances, and current interests. To learn more, visit the NAON website. All activities are from 1:00pm to 2:00 pm Central Time
* September 30
* October 12
* November 17
* December 9
ONCB LearningBuilder
NAON has partnered with the ONCB to upload member's education activities into LearningBuilder, the ONCB's online certification maintenance system. NAON member activities automatically upload each month to make the audit process easier. The account is linked to a certificant's specific credential and certification expiration date. In order to ensure your credits are transferred over, the email address in your NAON member account must match the one used in the ONCB LearningBuilder.