To see the opportunities for involvement we currently have open, go to our Current Opportunities page.
If you have any questions about participating, feel free to contact Sara Nakon, Executive Assistant, at snakon@cc-institute.org.
CNOR Item Writer Committee
Committee members meet for two days after independent premeeting work to write exam questions. Item writers are responsible for constructing questions specific to each section of the test specifications. The testing agency furnishes each writer with appropriate reference materials and instructions on how to write multiple-choice questions. You must be CNOR or CRNFA certified (depending on committee) and currently in active practice. CRNFA members must have a minimum of a BSN. COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST HAVE ACCESS TO CURRENT PERIOPERATIVE TEXT BOOKS and REFERENCES.
Item writers are responsible for constructing questions specific to each section of the test specifications. The testing agency furnishes each writer with materials and instructions on how to write multiple-choice questions. Instructions are completed via a web conference with the testing agency. You must be CNOR certified, and currently practicing in perioperative nursing. This committee does not require a face to face meeting. CCI will provide textbooks and pay an honorarium.
CNOR Item Review Committee
Committee members meet for two days to review all usable questions and choose items from each examination form by using the test specifications. Such matters as correctness of answers, prevention of geographic bias, language clarity, and appropriateness of items are considered during item selection. You must be CNOR or CRNFA certified (depending on committee) and currently in active practice. CRNFA members must have a minimum of a BSN.
The Item Review Committee reviews all usable questions and chooses items from each examination form by using the test specifications. Such matters as correctness of answers, prevention of geographic bias, language clarity, and appropriateness of items are considered during item selection.
Committee
CNOR Item Writer
Qualifications
You must be CNOR certified and currently practicing in surgical nursing.
Length of Term
9 Months
Service Period
August 1 – May 31
Activities*
One 2-day face-to-face meeting; two to three days of independent work before the meeting.
*Please note that CCI pays all expenses related to committee or board meetings in accordance with travel policy.
Please fill out a
willingness-to-serve form to express your interest in volunteering. The postmark deadline to apply for a position is May 1 of each year (for example, you must apply by May 1, 2008, for the 2008–2009 term).
CRNFA Item Writer Committee
Item writers are responsible for constructing questions specific to each section of the test specifications. The testing agency furnishes each writer with materials and instructions on how to write multiple-choice questions. You must be CRNFA certified and currently in active practice. CRNFA members must have a minimum of a BSN.
Item writers are responsible for constructing questions specific to each section of the test specifications. The testing agency furnishes each writer with materials and instructions on how to write multiple-choice questions. Instructions are completed via a web conference with the testing agency. You must be CRNFA certified, have a minimum of a BSN and currently in active practice. This committee does not require a face to face meeting. CCI will provide textbooks and pay an honorarium.
CRNFA Item Review Committee
Committee members meet for two days to review all usable questions and choose items from each examination form by using the test specifications. Such matters as correctness of answers, prevention of geographic bias, language clarity, and appropriateness of items are considered during item selection. You must be CNOR or CRNFA certified (depending on committee) and currently in active practice. CRNFA members must have a minimum of a BSN.
The Item Review Committee reviews all usable questions and chooses items from each examination form by using the test specifications. Such matters as correctness of answers, prevention of geographic bias, language clarity, and appropriateness of items are considered during item selection.
Committee
CRNFA Item Writer
Qualifications
- You must be CNOR certified per committee and currently practicing.
- CRNFA members must possess a minimum of a BSN.
Length of Term
9 Months
Service Period
August 1 – May 31
Activities*
Committee members will prepare questions and submit them to CCI.
Please fill out a
willingness-to-serve form to express your interest in volunteering. The postmark deadline to apply for a position is May 1, 2008.
These committees convene as needed, but currently we are not seeking applicants.
CNOR Job Analysis Committee
Committee members meet for two days and are responsible for reviewing the overall functions and responsibilities as well as the underlying knowledge and skills that are essential to ensure proficiency as an operating room nurse. The committee helps develop a survey questionnaire to validate the job analysis.
CNOR Job-Analysis Telephone Interview Task Force
Members of this task force don't need to meet face to face. Prometric, our testing agency, contacts each participant for a half-hour phone interview to review task and knowledge/skill statements that are important to the work of an operating room nurse.
CNOR Survey Pilot Test Task Force
Members of this task force don't need to meet face to face. The purpose of the pilot test is to have CNORs with no previous involvement in developing the job analysis survey review it and offer suggestions for its improvement.
CNOR Test Specifications Committee
Committee members meet for two days to develop the CNOR test plan based on the job analysis results. Committee members review the conceptual framework developed through the survey and identify the tasks and knowledge/skill statements that are important for inclusion on the CNOR exam.
Please note that CCI pays all expenses related to committee or board meetings in accordance with travel policy.
