Keep April 26, 2008 open for our Annual Spring CEU!   It will be in the 8th floor meeting room of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.  The brochures are being mailed the first week of March.  

PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY ARE POSTIONS UP FOR ELECTION AT THE APRIL MEETING HELD BEFORE THE CEU.  ANYONE INTERESTED IN EITHER POSITION IS TO CONTACT KARLENE TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT.

Contact Karlene for more info or for a brochure to be mailed to you.  We have had very few registered for the CEU as of April 4th.  Please sign up soon to allow us a correct number for lunch and written materials.  

We are planning another  CEU at the mall next October.   The October meeting is focused on  Pediatric  issues.   Plan on attending.

ATTENTION!   Just announced today!   The national testing center is going to an online testing as of January 2007.   Everyone may test at a local testing center, in a town or city that has a Sylvan, Educare,  ACT or a like center.    They said it would take a few months to install, so the testing would be in May of 2007 over a two week time frame.      Check the online site   WWW.PTCNY.COM  next week for more details.

UPDATE!!!!!  The deadline for the next CORLN testing application is SEPTEMBER  1st!!!!!!  The testing is October 13th  through the 27th.  The next time  the testing is offered is May 2008.  

UPDATE!!!   I took the certification test in May, to review the online process!  I would suggest trying to take the test during the week.  I took the exam on a Saturday, which is really busy for the sites.  The sites are at local airports, where the online testing has been established for years for pilots obtaining their licenses.   I thought the site was noisy and it was a little hard to concentrate, as planes were landing and taking off right outside the building; but it was well worth the trip to meet the administrator of the test, Edna.  What a hoot!  She made sure I was at ease with the test instructions and the computer.  She made me feel at home.

I am not a strong computer user and was intimidated at the thought of taking any test on a computer screen, but the test itself was well planned.  It  allows one to return to a previous question if there was concern about the answer and to change the answer if needed.  The questions were as promised, a blend of the content outline, diverse and covering all stages of life.    I found it challenging and fun at points!  The one drawback to the system yet is, it still takes six weeks to get the results.