Confidence-Based Learning
New CBL Module on Deep Vein Thrombosis Now Available!
Patient safety depends upon making accurate, knowledgeable, and confident decisions, but many times level of knowledge and confidence are not the same. AORN’s Confidence-Based Learning (CBL) meets that challenge by creating a mastery of knowledge so that you can confidently make correct decisions.
Traditionally multiple choice tests are used to assess the learner's knowledge but studies show that multiple choice tests have flaws in distinguishing the student's level of knowledge. Conventional tests can't distinguish if the student was confident in the selection of the correct answer or was unsure of the information and guessed the correct answer.
What is CBL? The CBL modules are designed to test your level of knowledge and level of confidence in that knowledge. CBL begins by determining what learners know and their levels of confidence. As a learner progresses through the module(s), educational resources are provided to help the learner understand the correct answers to the questions that were answered incorrectly or without confidence. Learners continue through the module(s) until they have achieved mastery, which means that their knowledge is correct and their level of confidence is "sure." Below is an actual question from an AORN CBL module.
The CBL modules are based on AORN's Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices (RPs). Each module is designed to create mastery of the knowledge in each of the designated topics.
A list of the modules that are currently available for purchase can be found in the left hand navigation bar.
In addition to the modules based on the RPs, AORN offers the Perioperative Care of the Older Adult module, which covers important aspects of care for the aging adult population. This course was funded through a grant from New York University through the AORN Foundation, Denver, Colorado.
For more information or to set up a live demonstration, call 800-755-2676, Ext. 373 or email HCO@aorn.org. You can also order using the individual or facility order form on the ordering page.