NAON believes continuing nursing education is a process designed to promote competence and expertise in clinical practice. Continuing education is essential to maintain currency in an environment of rapidly changing technology and processes.

The Approver Unit of NAON is designed to review, evaluate and critique continuing education activities developed and implemented by NAON's defined constituents and their co-sponsors.

NAON's Approver Unit provides a service to members and other parties interested in providing orthopaedic nursing continuing education for contact hour credit. The services provided by the Approver Unit include assistance with the application process, review of the application and granting approval for the applicant to award contact hours. Specific information on the operation of the Approver Unit and the application process is located in NAON's Guidelines for Continuing Education Development and Approval.  Click here for a quick reference guide to completing the Approver Unit Application!

The application process can be done via our new online application or via mail. In order to view the online application you must be logged into the web site. If you do not know or do not have your login and password, please call NAON at 800.289.6266.  If you have any questions please direct them to the NAON at naon@smithbucklin.com.