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The remaining 22 hours may be MS or  \n\n| Professional Development ( PD) . All activity must be entered into the Contact Hours Tracker before MSNCB can verify the hours. Verification can take up to 30 days and not all hours may be verified at the same time. |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Medical-Surgical CH |  | Professional Development CH |  |\n| Specific to medical-surgical nursing practice and direct patient care. Excludes psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics. |  | Related to the broad area of health care and general nursing. Includes nursing informatics and theory, ethics, leadership, and more. |  |\n|  | Examples Include B | ut Are Not Limited To: |  |\n| • The Older Adult: Challenges for Nursing Assessment and Care\u003Cbr>• Diabetes Mellitus: A Life-Changing Disease\u003Cbr>• Disorders of t he Gastrointestinal System\u003Cbr>• Cancer Nursing, Prevention and Early Detection\u003Cbr>• Cardiology: Evaluating Shortness of Breath\u003Cbr>• Falls: Assessment and Prevention\u003Cbr>• Sepsis in the Adult Patient: Identification and Initial Care\u003Cbr>• Assessment of Pain in Special Populations\u003Cbr>• Acute Care Management of Stroke\u003Cbr>• Emerging Infectious Diseases\u003Cbr>• Cultural Considerations |  | • Facing Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing\u003Cbr>• Solving Team Dysfunctions\u003Cbr>• Legal Issues and Documentation\u003Cbr>• Common Pediatric Respiratory Concerns\u003Cbr>•Strategies to Reduce Compassion Fatigue\u003Cbr>• Nursing Practice in a Consumer Driven Environment\u003Cbr>• Cultivating Emotional Competence for the Nurse Leader\u003Cbr>• Self-Care Every Nurse Needs\u003Cbr>• Nursing Informatics System Design\u003Cbr>• Laws and Rules of Florida Nursing Practice\u003Cbr>• Partnership: Making the Most of Mentoring |  |\n\nContact Hours Guide  \n90 total verified contact hours comprised of 68 medical-surgical contact hours and an additional 22 medicalsurgical OR professional development contact hours are required to recertify by contact hours.  \n90  \nTotal Hours  \n68  \nMedical-Surgical Contact Hours  \n22  \nMedical-Surgical OR Professional Development Contact Hours  \nContact Hours Guide  \n|  | Category | Requirements | Formula | Max CH | Type |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Continuing Education | Continuing education from an accredited provider or approver of NCPDs. ACLS is accepted once per certification period. BLS and CPRare not accepted. | 1 NCPD = 1 CH | 90 | MS\u003Cbr>PD |\n| 2 | Preceptor/Mentor | Provide medical-surgical focused clinical supervision to baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree students and/or newly hired nurses. Enter in Tracker and then email the preceptorship [form to certification@amsn.org](form to certification@amsn.org). | 6 HOURS = 1 CH | 20 | MS |\n| 3 | Academic Credits | Academic courses related to nursing successfully completed while enrolled in an accredited baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degree program. Enter in Tracker and then email the unofficial transcript to [certification@amsn.org](certification@amsn.org). | 1 CREDIT/HOUR = 15 CH | 75 | MS\u003Cbr>PD |\n| 4 | Presentation | Preparation and presentation of content for academic courses or NCPD programs. Presentations must award to participants either academic credit or contact hours by an accredited provider or approver of NCPDs. | 1 HOUR = 3 CH | 45 | MS\u003Cbr>PD |\n| 5 | Professional Publications | Author, co-author, or editor of a book, book chapter, or published article. The article must be a manuscript or research paper, and any publication must be published by a recognized publisher or professional journal. | BOOK = 25 CH CHAPTER = 10 CH ARTICLE = 5 CH | 25 | MS\u003Cbr>PD |\n| 6 | Conference Poster | The poster must be relevant to medical-surgical nursing and presented at a regional or national meeting. If poster is presented more than once, credit is allowed for one presentation only. | 1 POSTER = 5 CH | 2","cbCaieiytxYqm8SY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieiytxYqm8SY","pdf",324761,"English","# Recertification by Contact Hours\n## Required Total and MS Nursing Breakdown\n## Verification and Contact Hours Tracker Entry\n## Eligible Categories and Credit Formulas\n### Continuing Education\n### Preceptor/Mentor\n### Academic Credits\n### Presentation\n### Professional Publications\n### Conference Poster\n### Multimedia Development\n### Research or Evidence-Based Practice Projects\n### National Nursing Organization Board or Committee\n### MSNCB Test Development\n### MSNCB Recertification Committee\n### AMSN Volunteer Unit\n# Where to Enter Practice Hours","[{\"question\":\"How many verified contact hours are required for recertification by contact hours?\",\"answer\":\"A total of 90 verified contact hours is required for recertification by contact hours.\"},{\"question\":\"What portion of the 90 hours must be medical-surgical (MS) nursing?\",\"answer\":\"68 of the 90 hours must be about medical-surgical (MS) nursing.\"},{\"question\":\"How are hours verified and when should activities be entered?\",\"answer\":\"All activity must be entered into the Contact Hours Tracker before verification. 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