Periop 101: A Core CurriculumTM FAQs
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1. When was Periop 101 made available as an online course?
The Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ online course has been available online since September of 2007. All license agreements ended for the CD-ROM/paper-based Perioperative Nursing Course 101 as of August 1, 2008.
2. After submitting a Periop 101 Order Form/Terms and Conditions to AORN, what happens next?
Upon receipt of all the pages of your completed Order Form/Terms and Conditions, if you have not already paid, we will invoice you for your fees, using the purchase order number you have provided. Please note that the Order Form/Terms and Conditions must be signed as part of the order completion process.
3. What happens after we have completed the order process?
Upon receipt of BOTH your actual payment (check or credit card) and the signed Order Form/Terms and Conditions, AORN will email the first administrator at the email address provided on page 1 of the order form with the information needed to start the Periop 101 Administrator Course. After the Administrator Course is completed, an automated email is sent to the course administrator(s) containing the information they need to provide to the students to start the Periop 101 course. No student can start the Periop 101 course until the course administrator has passed the Periop 101 Administrator Course posttest.
4. What is included in the Periop 101 online course fee for our facility?
The following benefits are included with Periop 101:
- Access to the online AORN Learning Center (ALC)
- Access to AORN's Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ online course for a term of either one (1) or two (2) years for the administrator and 6 months for students. Many printable handouts are included in the course modules for students.
- Free, automatic updating of course materials by AORN staff
- Complimentary online Administrator Course (worth 3.0 contact hours) for up to two (2) course administrators per site to coordinate learning and management of the ALC and the Periop 101 online course.
- 40 nursing contact hours (based on 60-minute hours) for each RN student who passes the final examination at 80% or greater
- BONUS! “Preparing the Preceptor” module is included at no additional charge for the first four (4) preceptors per site and includes 2.7 nursing contact hours. The preceptor module posttest and evaluation must be completed for grading and awarding of contact hours.
- BONUS! Offer for one year of free AORN member-at-large membership for the RNs students in each class who pass the final exam. This offer is sent to administrators for distribution to their students in the month following the students’ finish date (initial date on the certificate). If they are already AORN members, they can extend their membership (member-at-large status) free for one year.
- BONUS! Complimentary listing in AORN’s Online Perioperative Nursing Program Directory as having the rights to teach the Periop 101 online course - a great recruitment resource!
- BONUS! Discount code good for the term of your agreement on the purchase of recommended videos for the course from AORN's partner, Cine-med. Videos are available in CD-ROM and DVD formats. An online video subscription option is also available and may be preferred by enterprise or multiple sites.
5. Are there any other fees related to using the course?
Yes. Additional fees may include the following:
- $350 for additional course administrator registrations beyond the first two free ones. This fee includes the online Administrator Course and access to the ALC and Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ for your one- or two-year term.
- $89 for additional Preceptor Module registrations after your four free seats have been used. This fee gives the preceptor access to the Preceptor Module for 90 days.
- Additional student seats may be purchased throughout the term of your agreement with fees based on the number of seats purchased at one time.
6. Are there any other materials we need to purchase to implement the course?
Yes. There are both required and recommended books and video titles.
Required Textbooks:
The Perioperative Textbook Package (includes one copy of AORN's Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices and Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery) at a discounted package price. For current pricing, click here.
Recommended Videos:
AORN also recommends 30+ video titles (available in CD-ROM, and DVD formats or as an online video library subscription) from AORN's partner, Cine-Med. These videos can be used to supplement learning and provide education for other perioperative staff members. For video content summaries and pricing, visit Cine-Med.
View the Recommended Video List.
Facilities that have purchased Periop 101 teaching rights are eligible for a discount on the purchase of the video titles in CD-ROM/DVD formats for the one or two year term of your agreement. Make sure you get the discount code from the AORN Periop 101 Program Manager before you order your videos. The first video title is purchased at the full non-discounted price.
Pricing:
- If you buy 6-10 video titles, you get a 25% discount on the videos after the first one.
- If you buy 11 or more video titles, you get a 50% discount on the videos after the first one.
- If all 30+ recommended video titles for the course were purchased at the AORN member rate with the 50% discount, it would cost about $1,867.50 + $37.50 shipping/handling UPS Ground Service for a total of around $1905.00. For an exact price quote to make payment, please contact Cine-Med at 1-800-633-0004.
- You also can purchase the online video library subscription for the videos. It is $450 for an individual annual subscription (1 login for access) for AORN members and $600 for nonmembers.
- For an institutional annual subscription (50 logins for access), it is $1,200 for AORN members and $1,800 for a nonmember. Additional logins may be purchased from Cine-Med as needed. These are introductory prices, so there are no further discounts for the online subscriptions.
Information about the online video library subscriptions is available online at http://www.cine-med.net/library/?aorn. You also may want to view 1- to 2-minute demos of the videos from this page. To subscribe or ask questions, call Cine-Med at 1-800-633-0004.
Recommended Books:
7. How long does it typically take for a student to complete the course?
Student registrations are valid for six (6) months, starting on the date the student registers and logs in online for the course. Completion times may vary due to class size, student experience, student availability, and resources. Administrators will need to meet regularly with the students to accomplish additional important tasks, such as answer students’ questions from the textbook reading assignments and online learning modules, review the posttests, introduce facility-specific policies, complete some of the suggested group exercises together (including demos and skills labs), view the recommended videos, share war stories, bring in guest speakers, and make sure module concepts are completely understood. Of course, the student’s clinical practicum/preceptorship will still need to be supervised by a preceptor.
Students do not have to have completed their entire clinical time in the OR before taking the final exam. However, they should have completed a large portion of their clinical hands-on time in the OR before taking the exam so that they are able to answer the questions requiring skills in patient assessment, decision-making, and analytical, critical thinking. Please refer to the AORN Position Statement on Orientation of the Registered Professional Nurse to the Perioperative Setting.
8. What if our course administrator leaves? Are administrator seats transferable?
Administrator seats are not transferable. If the course administrator leaves, your facility must identify a replacement and use one of the complimentary administrator registrations (if you have not already used both seats) or purchase another administrator seat. In addition, the new course administrator must complete the mandatory online Administrator Course.
9. Are student or preceptor registrations transferable?
No, student nor preceptor registrations/seats are not transferable once the person has registered online for the course.
10. My hospital is part of a large hospital system. We would like to implement Periop 101 system-wide. Are the Periop 101 list prices negotiable?
AORN understands how expensive it can be to implement an education program system-wide. If your hospital system is interested in implementing Periop 101 system-wide, please contact us at periop101@aorn.org. We will work with your hospital system to understand your needs and develop a proposal.
If you have any other questions about the online course, please email AORN at periop101@aorn.org.