Individual Offering of Approval (IOA)

Nursing Continuing Education is defined as “learning experiences intended to build upon the educational and experiential bases of the nurse for enhancement of practice, education, administration and research or theory development to the end of improving the health of the public”.

Individuals requesting approval of CNE from other than KSBN approved CNE Providers should complete and submit this application prior to renewing your license.

NOTE: All college courses must be submitted for approval with this form prior to license renewal. Not all college courses are eligible for CNE, therefore DO NOT renew license until approval is received.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE THIS FORM IF ANY of the following apply:

• Your certificate of completion/attendance indicates a KSBN provider number beginning with LT or SP
• Your certificate of completion/attendance indicates the offering has been approved for continuing nursing education by a state board of nursing or nationally recognized nursing organization.

CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION CREDIT cannot be given for:

• In-Service Programs
• On-the-Job Training
• Orientation for a job
• CPR, BCLS or Code Blue
• Testing out of a course

ALL applicable materials listed below must be provided or the IOA will be denied.

• • The Rationale Statement should be a brief explanation, written in your own words, of why this offering is relevant Continuing Nursing Education for you.

• • The Learning/Behavior Objectives are statements about what you learned and how the information will help in your practice as a nurse. You may use the learning objectives provided in the offering but restate them in nursing terms, if necessary. If you are using a college course for CNE, this information may be found in your course syllabus.

• • A detailed agenda with the times listed to verify the length of the offering is required. You will attach the agenda to the email. (**Not applicable if you are using a college course.**)

• • A certificate of completion is required. (**Not applicable if you are using a college course.**) You will attach the certificate of completion to the email.

• An OFFICIAL transcript must be provided for all college courses. College transcript(s) must be requested by the licensee. Please request an OFFICIAL transcript from your school. You will attach your transcript to the email.

Email submissions to Stacy.Johnson@ks.gov

Once your IOA submission has been reviewed, you will receive an email response informing you of how many CNE hours you have been approved for, or if your IOA was denied.

DO NOT renew your license until you receive an approval notice.