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Certification UPDATE Summer 07Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology 1
Keeping BONENT Members Informed
Winter 08-09
Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology
Important Feedback from Members at BONENT Booth in Vegas
“Z” Receives President’s Award
This year’s NANT Symposium was recently held in Las Vegas. The conference was well attended and the program’s focus was on changes stemming from the new CMS law.
Board Directors Zelma Griffin, Sue Critchfield and RJ Picciano were at the BONENT display booth provides an opportunity to meet current and potential BONENT members. “Life in the BONENT booth was very busy from the time the doors opened. We had non-stop traffic at the booth”, said RJ Picciano.
Almost everyone that stopped at the booth was excited about the new federally-mandated certification. All felt that now they would get more respect from their co-workers and patients.
Many were happy that BONENT has made it easy for them to access so much information on the web site – especially information on maintaining their certification and the new CBT (Computer Based Testing) program.
Some of the questions to the BONENT representatives were:
• IfIamcurrentwithmyBONENTcertificationthenamIincompliancewiththenewlaw? The answer was yes.
• HowcanItellifmycertificationisup-to-date? The answer was to call the BONENT Executive Office and they will be happy to assist you by checking all aspects of your personal information on the database.
• IamBONENTcertified.CanIproctoranexam? The answer was yes. Please go to the BONENT web site at www.BONENT.org and download the Host Form (located at the top under “Hosting Exams”). If you need any additional assistance the BONENT Executive Office will be happy to help you.
BONENT also hosted a lunch with BONENT Regional Representatives (see below) who received BONENT materials to take back to their units and to others in their region.
“It was an honor to present to Board Director Zelma Griffin (above right) this year’s President’s Award”, said RJ Picciano, BONENT President (above left). “Zelma, known by many as “Z”, has worked tirelessly proctoring exams and speaking at renal meetings throughout the country. And, as Chairman of the Regional Repre-sentative Committee, she has worked with the BONENT Executive Office to increase our list of Regional Representatives by 50 percent.”
Dialyzer Re-Use Info Developed for Certification ExamsMinntech Renal Systems has developed a Dialyzer Re-Use for Non-Re-Users program. It provides dialyzer reprocess-ing information for dialysis staff that does not participate in reprocessing activities. The information covered in the 18-minute program addresses the critical dialyzer re-use knowledge necessary to demonstrate competence for certification examinations such as BONENT. Rosa Watson, CHT, Regional Representative; Rick Glendon, CHT; Nan Falk, CHT, Regional Representative
Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology
The BONENT Certification UPDATE is published quarterly by:
Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing & Technology
1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 607
Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-462-1252
Fax: 202-463-1257 Web: www.bonent.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President RJ Picciano, BA, CHT, OCDT
Stow, OH [email protected]
Vice President & Update Editor Carol Johnson, RNC, MSN, CS, FNP
Jamaica, NY [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer Paulette C. Sheeley, RN, BSN, CNN
Rock Creek, OH [email protected]
Directors Susan Critchfield, CHT
Rosamond, CA [email protected]
Zelma Griffin, BS, CHT South Holland, IL
Dennis Schell, CHT, OCDT Maumee, OH
Lyle Smith, BSN, CNN, CPDN Umatilla, OR
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Executive Director Peter Anas
Phone: 202.462.1252, ext. #20 [email protected]
Membership Director Laikisha Jeffries
Phone: 202.462.1252, ext. #15 [email protected]
Certification UPDATE Winter 08-092
FROM THE PRESIDENT
An Exciting Time for Our Specialty & BONENT!We have seen how the recent mandate for dialysis technicians to become certified has positively affected collaboration with other members of the health care team. Nurses, doctors, social workers and nutritionists in dialysis settings have been working with technicians to help them fulfill the requirements for certification.
BONENT has been working with our Regional Representatives from different states to schedule exams, ensuring that technicians fulfill the requirement for certification before the mandated deadline. If there are no exams scheduled in your area, let us know and we will work with you to have your area covered.
We also provide computer based testing (CBT) in U.S. cities and many cities around the world. This method of examination seems to be getting popular as more and more candidates each month are submitting applications to be tested through this medium.
The process that leads to a BONENT certification emphasizes a technician’s training and qualification. It has been a BONENT tradition for thirty-five years to require that candidates are actively engaged in practice before they sit for the exam. This has benefited the candidates and our specialty.
It is the consensus of our members that once they become certified they notice increased job satisfaction, greater recognition and compensation. Technicians who are concerned about becoming certified should call the BONENT office for more information.
The continual professional development through contact hours enables the technicians to maintain the knowledge and skills necessary for the delivery of quality patient care. Certification and recertification enables the dialysis technicians who are life-long learners to keep up with new technology and remain current in an evolving health care environment.
RJ PiccianoPresident
The states below require BONENT Regional Representatives.
Are you Interested? Visitwww.BONENT.orgforqualificationandresponsibilities. Contact BONENT Executive Director Peter Anas at 202-462-1252 or via email at [email protected]
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasConnecticutDelawareHawaii
IdahoIowaKansasMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaMissouri
MontanaNebraskaNevadaNewHampshireNewMexicoNorthCarolinaNorthDakota
SouthDakotaUtahVermontWisconsinWyoming
James E. Legg, CHT Charleston, WV
Welcome New Regional Representatives
Michael Reed, CHT Iuka, MS
Hye Kyung Kim CHN Everett, WA
Certification UPDATE Winter 08-09Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology 3
BOARD MEMBER PROFILE INTERVIEW
Whatisyourcurrentprofessionalpositionandthename/city/stateofyourfacility?Patient Care Tech, Center for Dialysis Care, Cleveland, Ohio
Whatisyourbackgroundexperience?I have over 25 years of experience in dialysis and I also have a B.A. degree.
Whatledyoutothisasaprofession?I was working in a cath lab when I first got out of college and we were working with dialysis patients who were going for a transplant. I became very interested in the kidney transplants.
InwhatwayshasmembershipinBONENTbenefitedyou?I have been able to network with thousands of dialysis techs around the world.
WhatdoyouseeasthebiggestchallengefacingtheDialysisfield?One of the challenges I see is how Dialysis units will function with the reduced reimbursement that they are receiving from the federal government.
Howhaveyou,personally,keptupwithchangesinthefield?I have kept up by attending the yearly NANT conference, as well as the Ohio meeting and other regional meetings around the country..
Doyouenjoyanyhobbies?I love fishing and watching football and working around the house doing small projects.
AstheBONENTPresident,whatchangesdoyouseeinthelifeofadialysistechnicianinthefuture?With the new CMS rules mandat-ing that all Dialysis Technicians must be certified, it definitely will bring more professionalism to our field.
Arethereanywordsofwisdomthatyouwishtosharewithfellowmembers?Listen to your patients and al-ways treat them like you would want your family to be treated.
R.J Picciano, BA, CHT, OCDT BONENT Board President
MEMBER INTERVIEW
How Has BONENT Certification Helped You Professionally?RebeccaEngland,CHTSpringhill, TNBeing certified has helped me with my job as a clinical trainer. It also helped with job promotion. It brought more respect to what I do.
KimSchueler,CHTOttawa, ILAfter I passed the BONENT exam, I got a promotion at work. Now I go around and promote BONENT.
CharlesTorres,CHTBronx, NYHaving my BONENT certification has helped me climb the ladder of promotion at my job. The patients have more respect for me now that I am certified.
AnthonyMoore,CHTChapel Hill, NCBeing BONENT-certified has given me the opportunity to meet other certified members and attend NANT confrences. It brought my position more respect.
ClarenceHarrell,CHTDetroit, MIGetting my BONENT certifi-cation built up my self-esteem and made me more professional. It gave me more respect from my co-workers.
KeithTucker,CHTChicago, ILMy BONENT CHT certification has made me more secure in my profession.
$500 awarded annually to as many as four BONENT members in good standing.Wesley Watkins
Scholarship
Send Us Your Essay for the
Deadline for submission: September 30, 2009
2008-09 Essay Topic:“Whatistheimpactofyourcountry’sgovernmentregulationsonpatienteducationandsafetyinyourfacility?”
See www.BONENT.org for:• Submission & Selection Criteria • 2008 Winning Essays
2008 BONENT CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS
See the BONENT Web Site: www.BONENT.org to discover quick tips and reminders about our:• Certification Application • Membership • Exam Transfers & Withdrawals • Exam Scores • Recertification • Refunds...& Much More!
BoardofNephrologyExaminersNursing&Technology 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 607 Washington, DC, 20006
Winter 08-09
Paper & Pencil Exam Schedule*Schedule is subject to change. The Paper & Pencil Exam (PPE) schedule below is updated weekly.The PPE schedule below is a completely different list than the Computer-Based Testing (CBT) list.
Computer Based Testing LocationsThe CBT list of locations is updated weekly. Please check www.BONENT.org for updates to the list. The CBT list of locations is completely different from the Paper & Pencil Exam (PPE) schedule above.
For more information, please visit our website at www.bonent.org to download a Candidate Handbook, an Application, or Host Forms.
Exam Dates
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May31 Ridgewood,NJ- Valley Hospital 04/16/09 Jul.26 WhiteMarsh,MD-St. Catherine Hospital Pro. Office Bldg. 06/11/09
May31 Louisville,KY- U of L Kidney Disease Program 04/16/09 Aug.2 Montrose,OH-Centers for Dialysis Care of Warren 06/18/09
Jun.7 Warren,OH- Center for Dialysis Care of Warren 04/23/09 Aug.30 Louisville,KY-Atlantic Technical Center 07/16/09
Jun.7 FarRockaway,NY- St. John’s Episcopal Hospital 04/23/09 Sep.13 Detroit,MI-Central Georgia Technical College 07/30/09
Jun.7 York,PA- Dialysis Center of York, Wellspan Dialysis 04/23/09 Sep.13 Toledo,OH-Fresenius Renal Institute 07/30/09
Jun.7 Atlanta,GA- Grady Health Systems 04/23/09 Sep.13 Atlanta,GA-Wheeling Hospital 07/30/09
Jun.9 SantaRosa,CA- Finley Center 04/27/09 Sep.20 NewYork,NY-Good Samaritan Hospital 08/06/09
Jun.13 Elizabethtown,KY- Pritchard Community Center 04/29/09 Sep.20 Louisville,KY-Baptist Hospital 08/06/09
Jun.13 Coburg,Victoria,Austrailia- Coburg Dialysis Unit 04/14/09 Sep.27 Hackensack,NJ-Parkside Dialysis Center 08/13/09
Jun.14 Detroit,MI- One Ford Place 04/30/09 Oct.11 Warren,OH-Center for Dialysis Care East 08/27/09
Jun.14 N.MiamiBeach,FL- Miami Regional Dialysis Center 04/30/09 Nov.1 York,PA-Wheeling Hospital 09/17/09
Jun.14 WhiteMarsh,MD- Hilton Garden Inn 04/30/09 Nov.8 Cleveland,OH- CDC - East 09/24/09
Jun.25 Charleston,WV-Charleston Area Medical Center - General Division 05/11/09 Nov.15 Ridgewood,NJ- Valley Hospital 10/01/09
Jun.28 NewOrleans,LA-Davita Regional Office 05/14/09 Nov.15 NewYork,NY- TCC HCC 10/01/09
Jun.28 NewYork,NY-Davita, Inc 05/14/09 Nov.29 Louisville,KY- U of L Kidney Disease Program 10/15/09
Jul.5 NewYork,NY-Global Healthcare Training Center 05/21/09 Dec.6 Canton,OH- Community Dialysis Units 10/22/09
Jul.12 Toledo,OH-Davita - Huntingdon Valley 05/28/09 Dec.6 Detroit,MI- One Ford Place 10/22/09
Jul.12 PompanoBeach,FL-One Ford Place 05/28/09 Dec.6 Atlanta,GA- Grady Health Systems 10/22/09
Jul.12 Lancaster,CA-Centers for Dialysis Care of Warren 05/28/09 Dec.20 NewOrleans,LA- Davita Regional Office 11/05/09
Jul.26 Paterson,NJ-Renown Medical Center 06/11/09 Note: Exam list is updated weekly.