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Confidentiality

Official Board policy states that the BONENT Executive Office:

• Can only speak to exam applicants regarding application details.
• May not discuss any application with managers, supervisors educators, co-workers or family members.

 

Sources of Continuing Education

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  1. BONENT Approved Nephrology Educational Programs (Training & Online Programs)
  2. Affiliated Organizations (Seminars & Online)
  3. Publications

1. BONENT Approved Nephrology Educational Programs (Training & Online Programs)

Certification
The BONENT Board of Directors has approved specific nephrology educational programs for use in the initial certification process. Exam applicants who complete one of the training programs listed below may apply to take the BONENT exam upon successful completion of the program.

Recertification
If you are BONENT certified and you need to complete your recertification, you can submit contact hours from the online programs listed below in Group A.

The Centers for Dialysis Care-East
11717 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: (216) 229-6170, Ext. 146

CEU4U Inc.
3681 Green Road, Suite 100
Beachwood, OH 44122
Phone: (877) 992-3848
Fax: (216) 360-7855
Website: www.ceu4u.com

Chippewa Valley Technical College
620 W. Clairmont Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: (800) 547-2882
Web: www.cvtc.edu

Clover Park Technical College
4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Lakewood, WA 98499-4098
Building 16 Room 112
Phone: (253) 589-5662

Collins Career Center
11627 State Route 243
Chesapeake, OH 45619
Phone: (740) 867-6641
Fax: (740) 867-2009

Columbus Public Schools
100 Arcadia Avenue
Columbus, OH 43202
Phone: (614) 365-5137
Fax: (614) 365-6458

Efficient Care Training Center
54-40 Myrtle Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
Phone: (718) 418-8353

Genzyme
Phone: 1-800-326-7002
Website: www.genzyme.com

Harrison Career Institute
Main Street Plaza, Suite 310
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Phone: (856) 751-8181
Fax: (856) 751-8210

 

Hudson County Community College
830 Stanton Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
Phone: (908) 354-9261

Malcolm X College
1900 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 850-7378

Medisystems
701 Pike Street, 16th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (800) 369-MEDI (6334)
Fax: (206) 834-1201

Naval School of Health Sciences Hemodialysis & Apheresis Technician School
1001 Holcomb Road
Portsmouth, VA 23708-5200
Phone: (757) 825-2947
Fax: (757) 825-2951

Niagara County Community College
3111 Saunders Settlement Road
Sanborn, NY 14132-9460
Phone: (716) 731-6222
Fax: (716) 731-4053

Sinclair Community College
444 W. 3rd Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: (937) 512-2842
Fax: (937) 512-5196
Website: http://ce.sinclair.edu

Tukiendorf Training Institute
6615 W. Irving Park Rd. Suite #216
Chicago, IL 60634
Phone: (773) 774-2222
Fax: (773) 545-7139
Website: www.edukacjausa.com

Wilson Technical Community College
P. O. Box 4305
902 Herring Avenue
Wilson, NC 27893
Phone: (919) 291-1195
Fax: (919) 243-7148

 

2. Affiliated Organizations (Seminars & Online)

You may contact the organizations below for information on seminars, symposiums and conferences that can be listed under Group A and/or B. All online contact hours received from these organizations must be listed under Group C, unless otherwise noted.

American Association of Nephrology Nurses (ANNA)
East Holly Avenue
P.O. Box 0056
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056
Phone: (888) 600-2662
Phone: (856) 256-2320
Fax: (856) 589-7463
Note: Only 15 hours accepted for Group A; all remaining hours, Group C

The American Healthcare Institute
(866) 243-8301

American Heart Association
(800) 242-8721

American Heart Association
(312) 464-5000

American Nurses Association (ANA)
(800) 274-4262

End State Renal Disease Networks:

#1 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island –
(203) 387-9332

#2 New York – (212) 289-4525

#3 New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands –
(609) 490-0310

#4 Pennsylvania, Delaware – (412) 325-2550

#5 Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland – (804) 794-3757

#6 North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia –
(919) 855-0882

#7 Florida – (813) 383-1530

#8 Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee –
(601) 936-9260

 

#9 Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio –
(317) 257-8265

#10 Minnesota, Michigan, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin – (651) 644-9877

#11 Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska –
(816) 221-0477

#12 Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana –
(405) 942-6000

#13 Texas – (972) 503-3215

#14 Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming – (303) 831-8818

#15 Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Montana –
(206) 923-0714

#16 Northern California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Saipan – (415) 472-8590

#17 Southern California – (323) 962- 2020

Federal Drug Administration (FDA)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,
Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiologic Health
Rockville, MD 20857

North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)
(913) 492-3600
www.natco1.org

National Association of Nephrology Technologists (NANT)
(877) 607-6268
www.nant.biz/store
Online Programs: http://nant.sinclair.edu/index.asp

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians (CNNT)
(800) 622-9010
(212) 889-2210

 

3. Publications

The following journals often list short courses, workshops, home study and more structured programs in education columns or calendars of events:

ANNA Journal/ANNA Update
(includes Nephrology Nursing Today – A Continuing Education Series)
(609) 589-2187

Contemporary Dialysis & Nephrology
(818) 704-5555

Dialysis & Transplantation
(818) 782-7278

National Association of Nephrology Technologists (NANT)
(877) 607-6268
www.nant.biz/store

 

Nephrology News & Issues
(602) 443-4635

Peritoneal Dialysis International
(416) 636-1349

Seminars in Dialysis
(800) 638-6423

Additional Publications Include:
- American Journal of Nursing
- MedaSystems
- Nursing Outlook
- Nursing Life
- RN Magazine

 

 

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