Episode 137: ONCC Certification Changes for 2021

Tony Ellis, CAE, executive director of the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss changes to ONCC certification for 2021. 

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod 

Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 

Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by January 8, 2023.  The planners and faculty for this episode have no conflicts to disclose, and the episode has no commercial support. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

Episode Notes 

Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• ONS Voice article: How Does Nursing Certification Foster Lifelong Professional Development? 
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 7: Addressing the Common Questions Facing Certification 
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 89: How to Engage Employers in the Certification Process 
• Benefits of certification 
• OCN® Certification Review Bundle
• ONS’s free NCPD 
• ONCC’s big lists of free NCPD 
• Certification registration manual  
• Exam content outlines 
• ONCC DoubleTake offer 
• ONCC FreeTake™ certification program 
• ONCC practice tests