ABPANC Needs Item Writers and Reviewers

Do you want to

1. Earn 30 contact hours in Direct Care toward your CPAN® and/or CAPA® recertification without spending any money, over the course of your three year recertification period?
2. Receive professional recognition? As an item writer and reviewer, you are a nationally recognized expert in perianesthesia nursing thus enhancing your resume.
3. Network with your nursing colleagues from around the country?
4. Contribute to the development of a nationally recognized, quality certification examination in your specialty? CPAN® and CAPA® certified nurses are writing the CPAN® and CAPA® certification examinations.
5. Participate in a well respected, national organization which could serve as a stepping tone to other involvement at the national level?
6. Potentially travel to item writing/review meetings in exciting cities — expenses paid by ABPANC?
7. Participate in an exciting and fun educational opportunity? Learn how to write high quality, reliable and valid multiple-choice examination questions — a skill that is useful in many other settings.
8. Make a significant contribution to your specialty nursing profession?
9. Keep up to date on the most current, cutting edge information about perianesthesia nursing? Enhance your professional practice?
10. Showcase your commitment to foster excellence in perianesthesia nursing practice, ultimately promoting quality patient care?

As a CPAN® and/or CAPA® certified perianesthesia nurse, you have expertise to share and WE NEED YOU! Why not write questions for potential use on the CPAN® and CAPA® certification examinations? Come to the Item Writing/Review Workshop, being held on May 4, 2008 in conjunction with the 2008 ASPAN National Conference in Grapevine, Texas.  Learn the fundamentals of writing multiple-choice questions. Attendance at this workshop serves as a stepping stone to service on the Item Writing/Review Committee of ABPANC. The best news is that there's no charge for this workshop and you will earn 6.2 contact hours in Direct Care! You may register for this workshop by calling ABPANC directly at (212) 367-4253 and speaking with Philip Godlewski. You do not need to be attending the National Conference to attend this workshop.