Be a part of the vision.
To the Health Care Professional:
The Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank now has available
on-line professional education, approved for Continuing Education credit
(see below:)
The Gift of Sight: an Independent Study on Eye Donation for
Nurses, Chaplains, Social Workers and other Healthcare Professionals
The original development of this education was funded by a grant from the Second Chance Trust Fund which is administered by the Ohio Department of Health.
The purpose of this Independent Study is to allow current Designated Requestors to fulfill their annual education requirements and to increase awareness of eye donation among hospital staff.
Nurses (RN & LPN): 1.0 ONA Contact Hours [1]
Chaplains: 1 Clock Hour for Continuing Chaplaincy Education [2]
Social Workers: 1 Clock Hour from the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. [3]
This education will take approximately 1 hour to complete. Learners must score 80% on the post-test and complete a course evaluation to receive these credits. Upon successful completion, they will be able to print out a certificate, and will also receive an e-mail with confirmation of completion.
In order to access this education, you will need the following:
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High-speed Internet access with Internet Explorer as the preferred
browser:
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Adobe Reader, Flash and Shockwave player must be installed. (These
are available as free downloads from
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/.)
- An e-mail account to register and receive confirmation of completion.
To access the education for the first time:
1. Open your browser, and in the address bar type knowledge.elementk.com
2. Click GO or press Enter.
3. Under the New Students heading, click Enroll.
4. Enter the access code 6792-coleb-3371 and click Send.
5. Create a user name and password. (Make note of them so that you can access the education again if you do not complete it in one sitting.)
6. Complete the required registration information.
7. Click Login. You will be brought to the Welcome page of the Independent Study.
If you have any questions or have difficulty accessing the education, please contact the Eye Bank's Education Coordinator, at 614-440-8876 or jkirby@coleb.org.
[1] This continuing nursing education is approved by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.Assigned ONA #13,017-I-R08. Approval valid through July 14, 2010.
[2] This offering for chaplains can be applied toward continuing education requirements per the Association of Professional Chaplains.
[3] This offering was approved by the Professional Education Division of the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Approval # MSX 080809 valid through August 2009.
There is no commercial support for this activity.
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