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<strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Page 19<br />
The 1st Annual ONA Human Trafficking Awareness Symposium<br />
Increased Exposure -> Heightened Awareness -> Greater Impact -> Healthier <strong>Ohio</strong><br />
Are You Re-Licensure Ready?<br />
RNs, it is a re-licensure year! <strong>Ohio</strong> RNs renew their<br />
licenses on odd-numbered years.<br />
While all nurses wish education about human<br />
trafficking wasn’t necessary, unfortunately it is,<br />
and ONA plans to keep addressing it until there<br />
is no longer a need. Education is instrumental in<br />
increasing identification of victims, raising awareness<br />
of the problem, and working towards the abolition of<br />
human trafficking.<br />
The ONA Human Trafficking Awareness Symposium<br />
was virtual this year due to the pandemic and followed<br />
a sold-out inaugural symposium in 2020. While we<br />
were disappointed we could not gather in-person, we<br />
were grateful that the virtual environment eliminated an<br />
attendance maximum, which led to a larger audience<br />
than last year! Fingers crossed we will be back to an inperson<br />
event with an even larger crowd for 2022.<br />
Gracehaven, a non-profit that serves domestic<br />
minor trafficking victims, partnered with ONA to provide<br />
the weekly education, along with other experts from<br />
the community. All profits from the registration of the<br />
event were donated to Gracehaven, which they will<br />
use to continue their outreach through education, case<br />
management, and their group home for survivors.<br />
The Mid-<strong>Ohio</strong> District <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association<br />
(MODNA) donated an extra $4,000 that was<br />
divided between the anti-human trafficking<br />
organizations who chose to be virtual exhibitors<br />
at the event, a free opportunity provided by ONA.<br />
Thank you MODNA for choosing to support these<br />
community organizations serving those in need!<br />
For more information about these organizations,<br />
visit www.CE4<strong>Nurse</strong>s.org/HTAS through the end of<br />
April <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Thank you to those who attended and learned<br />
along with us. We look forward to hearing how you<br />
will use the information to create a difference in the<br />
lives of those devastated by human trafficking.<br />
Important Dates to Remember:<br />
• July 1, <strong>2021</strong>: Re-Licensure Period Opens<br />
• September 15, <strong>2021</strong>: Last Day to Renew Without<br />
Late Fee<br />
• October 31, <strong>2021</strong>: Last Day to Renew. *If RN<br />
licenses are not renewed by this date, they<br />
become expired and the nurse may not practice<br />
until it is re-instated.<br />
To prepare for re-licensure:<br />
• Assure your name and address are accurate<br />
with the <strong>Ohio</strong> Board of Nursing, OBN<br />
• Confirm that you have/or will obtain at least 24<br />
contact hours of nursing continuing professional<br />
development, including 1 Category A Contact<br />
Hour, by October 31st. Remember, you do not<br />
have to have all of your CE completed when<br />
you renew your license; you will attest on the<br />
renewal application that you will have the 24<br />
required contact hours by October 31, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
• Be sure at least one contact hour is Category<br />
A, or <strong>Ohio</strong> nursing law and rules. The content<br />
of a Category A activity must directly relate to<br />
ORC 4723 (the <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Practice Act) and/<br />
or OAC 4723 (<strong>Ohio</strong> nursing rules). To verify<br />
if an activity is Category A, check your CE<br />
certificate or contact the CE provider.<br />
• Remember ONA is approved by the <strong>Ohio</strong> Board of<br />
Nursing to provide Category A education. ONA’s<br />
professional development website, CE4<strong>Nurse</strong>s.<br />
org, offers over 10 different Category A courses,<br />
and new activities are continuing to be added.<br />
CE4<strong>Nurse</strong>s.org offers a wide-range of topics,<br />
including pharmacology, advocacy, leadership,<br />
human trafficking, workplace violence, and more.<br />
ONA members have access to almost all the<br />
activities free, included with their membership! For<br />
more information, visit CE4<strong>Nurse</strong>s.org. We are<br />
proud to be able to serve our nurses to meet their<br />
nursing professional development needs.<br />
Maintaining your license is important for your<br />
professional practice and the safety of your<br />
patients.<br />
To access electronic copies of<br />
<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>, please visit<br />
http://www.NursingALD.com/<br />
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