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Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

1. After submitting a Periop 101 Order Form, Terms and Conditions, and payment to AORN, what happens next?Upon receipt of the completed Invoice/Order Form/Terms and Conditions (including signature) and payment, AORN will email the contact person or administrator listed with the information needed to start the Periop 101 Administrator Course. Purchase orders are not considered payment; AORN must receive a check or credit card payment before Periop 101 is activated and access given. Our order form serves as your invoice.

2. What is included in the Periop 101 online course fee for our facility?The following benefits are included with Periop 101:

• Access to AORN's Learning Center (ALC) and Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ online course for a term of two years for the administrator and six months for students from their online registration date. Any preceptors registered for the Preceptor Module have three months to complete the module and print their certificate. Many printable handouts are included in the course modules for students and in the Preceptor Modules for preceptors.
• Free, automatic updating of course materials by AORN staff.
• Complimentary online Administrator Course (worth 3.0 contact hours) for up to two course administrators per Periop 101 agreement to coordinate learning and management of the ALC and the Periop 101 online course.
• 40 nursing contact hours (based on 60-minute hours) for each RN student who passes the final examination at 80% or greater
• BONUS! The "Preparing the Preceptor" module is included at no additional charge for the first two or four preceptors per Periop 101 agreement and includes 2.7 nursing contact hours. The preceptor module post-test and evaluation must be completed in order to receive contact hours.
• BONUS! Offer of one year of free AORN member-at-large membership for registered students. If they are already AORN members, they can extend their membership (member-at-large status) free for one year. (AORN reserves the right to terminate this offer.)
• BONUS! Complimentary listing in AORN's Online Perioperative Nursing Program Directory as having the rights to teach the Periop 101 online course - a great recruitment resource!
• BONUS! Discount code good for the term of your agreement on the purchase of recommended videos in CD-ROM or DVD format for the course from AORN's partner, Ciné-Med. An online video subscription option is also available and may be preferred by enterprise or multiple sites.

3. Are there any other fees related to using the course? Yes. Additional fees may include the following:

• $350 for additional course administrator registrations beyond the first two (free) ones. This fee includes access to the ALC, online Administrator Course, and Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ modules for the balance of the facility's two-year term.
• $89 for additional Preparing the Preceptor Module registrations after your free seats have been used. This fee gives the preceptor access to the preceptor module for 90 days.
• Additional student seats may be purchased throughout the term of your agreement with fees based on the number of seats purchased at one time.

4. Are there materials we need to purchase to implement the course? 

Yes. There are required book reading assignments and recommended books and video titles.

a. Required reading assignments in two textbooks: The Perioperative Textbook Package (includes one copy of each the latest edition of AORN Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices and Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery at a discounted package price). For current pricing, visit aornbookstore.org, search by title for this two-book package by typing in Perioperative Textbook Package in the Enter Keywords box.

b. Recommended VideosAORN also recommends 30+ video titles (available in CD-ROM and DVD formats, or as an online video library subscription) from AORN's partner, Ciné-Med. These videos can be used to supplement learning and provide education for other perioperative staff members. Visit Ciné-Med for video content and pricing. Facilities that have purchased Periop 101 teaching rights are eligible for a discount on the purchase of the video titles in CD-ROM and DVD formats for the two-year term of your agreement. Make sure you get the discount code from the AORN Periop 101 Program Manager before you order your videos.

• The first video title is purchased at the full nondiscounted price.
• If you buy 6-10 video titles, you get a 25% discount on the videos after the first one.
• If you buy 11 or more video titles, you get a 50% discount on the videos after the first one.
• If all 30+ recommended video titles for the course were purchased at the AORN member rate with the 50% discount, it would cost $2,202.50 + $37.50 shipping/handling (UPS Ground Service) for a total of $2,240.00. For an exact price quote to make payment, please contact Ciné-Med at 1-800-633-0004.

• You also can purchase the online video library subscription for the videos. It is $495 for an individual annual subscription (one login for access) for AORN members and $660 for nonmembers. For an institutional annual subscription (50 logins for access), it is $1,320 for AORN members and $1,980 for nonmembers. Additional logins can be purchased from Ciné-Med as needed. Information about the online video library subscriptions is available online. To subscribe or ask questions, call Cine-Med at 1-800-633-0004.

c. Recommended Books• AORN: PNDS - Perioperative Nursing Data Set, 3rd Edition, Visit aornbookstore.org and type PNDS in the Enter Keywords box to learn more about this valuable resource.
• Mosby's 2011 Nursing Drug Reference. For more information, visit aornbookstore.org and type Mosby in the Enter Keywords box.
• Perioperative Competencies, Position Descriptions, and Evaluation Tools for Inpatient and Ambulatory Settings, latest edition. For more information, visit aornbookstore.org and type Competency in the Enter Keywords box.

5. How long does it typically take for a student to complete the course?Student registrations are valid for six months, starting on the date the student initially registers online for the course. Completion times may vary due to class size, student experience, student availability, and resources. It is up to the Administrator to set up the students' schedules so that they are done by the end of six months. Administrators will need to meet regularly with the students to accomplish additional important tasks, such as answer students' questions from the textbook reading assignments and online learning modules, review the post-tests, introduce facility-specific policies, complete some of the suggested group exercises together (including demos and skills labs), view the recommended videos, share experiences, bring in guest speakers, and make sure module concepts are completely understood. Of course, the student's clinical practicum/preceptorship will need to be arranged by the administrator and supervised by a preceptor.

Students do not have to have completed their entire clinical time in the OR before taking the final exam. However, they should have completed a large portion of their clinical hands-on time in the OR before taking the exam so that they are able to answer the questions requiring skills in patient assessment, decision-making, and analytical, critical thinking. Please refer to the AORN Position Statement on Orientation of the Registered Professional Nurse to the Perioperative Setting found on AORN.org.

6. What if our course administrator leaves? Are administrator seats transferable? 

Administrator seats are not transferable. If the course administrator leaves, your facility may identity a new administrator and use one of the complimentary administrator seats (if you have not already used both seats) or purchase another Administrator seat. In addition, the new course administrator must complete the mandatory online administrator course.

7. Are student or preceptor registrations transferable? 

No. Student, preceptor, and administrator registrations/seats are not transferable once someone has registered online for the course.

8. When did the new Periop 101 course become available as an online course? 

The Periop 101: A Core Curriculum™ online course has been available online since September 2007. All license agreements ended for the CD-ROM/paper-based Perioperative Nursing Course 101 as of August 1, 2008.

If you have any other questions about the online course, please email AORN at periop101@aorn.org.