Continuing Education

APHON offers opportunities to earn continuing nursing education credits online through articles from the

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing (JOPON).  Online JOPON provides the same CE approved articles that appear in the printed JOPON, online (see below).

APHON members can read the articles and earn one contact hour of CE credit per article after taking the post-test and completing the evaluation. You may complete as many articles as you wish, but you cannot use the same article twice for CE credit. The cost to take the exam and receive CE credit is $15.00.

The individual articles appearing below are approved for continuing nursing education for a period of two years. Please refer to the individual article for specific expiration date.

Purpose
The purpose of the JOPON CE program is to provide nurses with another vehicle from which to earn CE credit in addition to APHON’s live conferences and courses. Continuing education articles discuss current trends and issues affecting pediatric hematology/oncology nursing.

Objectives
Each article will have relevant objectives, but the overall objective for this educational activity is to provide pediatric hematology/oncology nurses with the opportunity for learner-directed continuing education that will benefit their clinical practice and thus their patients and their families.

Who Should Participate
The target audience is APHON’s target population: registered nurses whose patients are children, adolescents and/or young adults with cancer and/or blood disorders.  APHON’s strategic plan calls for educational opportunities to be offered at the general, intermediate and advanced levels in order to meet the needs of the entire membership.

Continuing Education Credit
Each article provides 1 nursing contact hour. 

To purchase CE post-test and evaluation:

1. Click on the “Purchase CE Test” next to the article.
2. If you are not already logged in to the APHON Web site, you will be prompted to log-in. The log-in window will ask for your APHON ID and Password. If you have not yet set up an APHON Web site account the log-in window will provide instructions to do so.
3. Once you are logged-in, a new window will open and allow you to purchase the selected post-test. If you wish to purchase more than one posttest, click on the link to return to CE articles and select the additional post-test(s) that you would like to purchase. Please note: if you wish to purchase multiple post-tests, you must purchase them all at one time as the Web site will only allow one CE purchase transaction, per credit card, per day. Once all your purchases have been selected, you may complete your credit card purchase.
4. Once you have purchased the CE post-test(s), you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to access the post-test. Alternatively, you may click on the "View Purchased CE" link. (If returning to this page at a later time, you will be prompted to enter the ID and password you used at the time of purchase.)

Please be aware that you may only earn contact hours once per article. All sales of CE articles are final and we are unable to issue refunds for duplicate purchases.

Article	Test
May/June 2010
Creative Arts Therapy Improves Quality of Life for Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy Valid May 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012
Marh/April 2010
Coping and Resilience Factors in Pediatric Oncology Nurses Valid March 1, 2010 to April 30, 2012
January/February 2010
Respiratory Symptoms and Acute Painful Episodes in Sickle Cell Disease Valid January 1, 2010 to February 29, 2012
November/December 2009
Off-Therapy Headaches in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients: A Retrospective Review Valid November 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011
September/October 2009
Transitioning Survivors of Central Nervous System Tumors: Challenges for Patients, Families, and Health Care Providers Valid September 1, 2009 to October 31, 2011
July/August 2009
Nutritional Assessment of Children With Cancer Valid July 1, 2009 to August 31, 2011
May/June 2009
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Pediatric CNS Malignancies; A Review of the Literature Valid May 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011
November/December 2008
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Valid November 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010
September/October 2008
Nutritional Issues in Adolescents After Bone Marrow Transplant: A Literature Review Valid September 1, 2008 to October 31, 2010

The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Disclosure
A staff member, volunteer (committee member or JOPON author), or family member who has an affiliation with a commercial company must declare that relationship in advance of involvement with an education activity that could be used as a forum to promote the interest of that company and its products. 

If there are any disclosures to report, they will be indicated in the individual activity.

Off-Label Use
Any articles containing off-label use will be indicated.