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Montana Nurses
Association
Provider Newsletter: January, 2013
Reminder to submit 2012 annual report and fee by 1/31/13
Please remember that you are required to submit an annual report to MNA – this year’s report is due by
1/31/13, along with your $100 annual fee. It is extremely important that we have your information on time,
as our annual report to ANCC is due soon after that, and we need your data for that report! If you have
already submitted your information and fee, thank you!
As part of our annual monitoring of approved providers, we requested a copy of a certificate that you gave
learners for a recent event. Kathy has been providing feedback on an individual basis. We are monitoring
trends, and will share composite information with you at the Provider Update sessions in May.
New
for documentation
of 2013 educational activities
Thespreadsheet
Value of Being
An Approved Provider
. The same data will be collected for your 2013 events as we requested for 2012. The spreadsheet for
2013 is attached. Please start using this form now to document your 2013 events as they occur. This will
save you having to backtrack to enter data later!
Webinars co-provided with ONA:
The Quest for Quality: Monitoring and Measuring Outcomes
in Continuing Nursing Education
Providers are working diligently to implement the 2013 Accreditation Criteria that focus on
implementing quality continuing education to achieve quality outcomes. We are finding that most
provider units have questions about how to do this best – including how individual activity
outcomes are determined and measured, how quality outcomes are determined for provider units,
and how provider units themselves are evaluated in relation to quality outcomes and improving
professional development of registered nurses. To help in that process, we are partnering with
the Ohio Nurses Association to offer a series of webinars related to outcomes for activities and
provider units. Specific information is below. Each session will be repeated, so you can choose
between two dates for each one. You are welcome to attend 1, 2, or all 3 sessions.
Session 1: Outcomes for Learning Activities
Montana Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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February 6, 2013 – 11:00 - 12:30 pm MT
Repeated February 7, 2013 – 1:00 – 2:30 pm MT
Objective: Examine strategies for development of learning activities that produce measurable
outcomes.
Session 2: Selecting Provider Unit Outcomes Measures
February 26, 2013 – 11:00 – 12:30 pm MT
Repeated, February 27, 2013 – 1:00 – 2:30 pm MT
Objective: Determine appropriate outcome measures to guide the work of your approved
provider unit.
Session 3: Monitoring and Measuring Outcomes for Provider Unit Effectiveness
March 12, 2013 – 11:00 – 12:30 pm MT
Repeated March 13, 2013 – 1:00 – 2:30 pm MT
Objective: Examine approaches to data collection and analysis related to the effectiveness of a provider
unit in improving patient care and enhancing nursing professional development
Speaker: Pamela S. Dickerson, PhD, RN-BC. President, PRN Continuing Education and CE
Director, Montana Nurses Association
Fee: Registration fee: $15 per person per session
Contact Hours: Each session will be awarded 1.5 contact hours for successful completion. To
receive continuing education credits, each individual nurse must register for the webinar
separately and complete the online evaluation and verification of their attendance.
The Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing
education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The speaker and planning committee have declared no conflict of interest.
Registration for these webinars will be available later this week on the ONA website at:
http://www.ohnurses.org/events/
Montana Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Upcoming Activities
MNA will be offering a number of learning activities in 2013. Scheduled to date are:
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Legislative Breakfast – January 22, 2013
APRN Conference – April 5-6, 2013
Labor Retreat – April 21-23, 2013
Provider Update: Anchorage, AK – May 13, 2013
Provider Update: Helena, MT – May 16, 2013
MNA Convention – October 2-4, 2013
There will be a number of “live” activities added, as well as a number of webinars available in the new
year. Please let Kathy know if you have questions about any of these events. Watch the MNA web site
for information about these and other upcoming activities.
Office Hours
Beginning in February, Pam and Kathy will be hosting “office hours” via webinar on the
first Wednesday of every month. This will be an “open-line” time for anyone to call in
with questions about your Provider Unit or Individual Activities. To join the meeting
follow the information below:
1. Please join my meeting.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/262256557
2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your
telephone.
Dial +1 (213) 493-0014
Access Code: 262-256-557
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting
Meeting Password: MNA
Meeting ID: 262-256-557
Montana Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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MNA Webinars
Beginning in March, MNA will be hosting one-hour webinars on topics related to
providing quality continuing education. Sessions will provide contact hours for learners
and there will be a modest fee for participation. A schedule for 2013 will be provided to
you soon. Please let us know if there are specific topics you would like to have
addressed.
Montana Nurses Association (OH-242 12/01/2014) is an approved provider of
continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an
accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
Provider Update – Topic Requests
Registration will open soon for the 2013 Provider Updates – May 13 in Anchorage and
May 16 in Helena. Please let us know what topics you would like to see addressed. Also,
we would love to devote some time in this day to sharing of best practices. If you have
something you are doing that you are excited about, proud of, and willing to share,
please let Kathy know (kathy@mtnurses.org).
Reminder About Provider Application Due Dates
You will receive a notice from MNA six months before your provider status is due to
expire. This notice will advise you to complete the eligibility form for renewal and begin
work on your provider application, if you haven’t already done so. Please note that your
provider application, in its entirety (including your three sample activities), is due to
MNA no later than 3 months prior to your expiration date. This is absolutely critical to
ensuring that the peer review process is completed prior to the expiration of your
provider status. If your provider status expires, you will not be able to award contact
hours until the new provider application has been approved.
Montana Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Contact Information
Pam Dickerson, Director of Continuing Education
pam@mtnurses.org
1-406-465-9126
Kathy Schaefer, CE Specialist
kathy@mtnurses.org
1-406-442-6710
Montana Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.