Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

While no one likes to miss deadlines, you don’t have to give up your certification. You have options to keep your certification active; reinstatement or retesting as an initial candidate. Learn more about reinstatement here: www.oncc.org/reinstatement.

Nurses, thank you for taking the SCARE out of CANCER! Happy Halloween! Let's see those costumes!

Certification in oncology nursing can be a tangible representation of the excellence you are pursing in your practice. Learn more about the certifications we offer at www.oncc.org/get-certified. #WisdomWednesday

Big List 46 is now available on our website! If you're looking for continuing education to help complete your learning plan, check out the latest edition of the Big List of Free CE, with more than 30 available points. Visit oncc.org/big-list to download the PDF.

Testing can cause nerves that can work against us, not for us. This week's #TestTipTuesday is to stay as calm and focused as possible during your test. If you struggle with testing anxiety, there are ways you can help yourself stay calm, like: Deep breaths Stretch Check in with your posture and adjust slightly in your chair Tense and relax your muscles one at a time Are there any we missed? Share your favorite way to stay calm during tests in the comments!

If you are due to renew your certification this year, tomorrow is the last day to apply for renewal! Submit your renewal application and completed Learning Plan before midnight on October 15. After tomorrow, you will no longer be able to renew your certification and will need to go through the reinstatement process to keep your certification active.

If your certification expires on December 31st of this year, the final deadline to apply for renewal is quickly approaching! Submit your renewal application and Learning Plan by October 15.

Oncology nursing can be one of the most rewarding careers a person can pursue. But, on this #WorldMentalHealthDay, we want to acknowledge that oncology nursing can be hard as well. You see patients in the worst times of their lives, and that can affect your own wellbeing. Today, we want to share some resources that could help during those difficult times in your practice. While you may not need these resources today, tomorrow, or even this year, we hope that knowing they exist eases your mind. ONS has created a wonderful library of resources around nurse well-being, like podcast episodes and ONS Voice articles: https://lnkd.in/gWFZBTSK We invite you to share any practices that have helped you through a tough time. We hope that the comments can be a place of support and camaraderie.

Please don't wait until your certification is ready to expire to finish your learning plan and apply for renewal. If you miss the October 15 deadline of the year you are due to renew, you will be locked out of your learning plan and be unable to enter points for renewal without assistance from ONCC. It’s always better to apply for renewal earlier rather than later! #RenewalTip

Applying to renew your certification is a two-step process, with both steps needing to be completed prior to October 15th of the year you are due to renew. Step 1: Submit your renewal application through your account at www.oncc.org. Step 2: Submit your completed learning plan through LearningBuilder. If both steps have not been completed by October 15th of the year you are due to renew, your application will be considered incomplete and your renewal will not be accepted.