Journal Course Requirements for Authors

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation.

Please provide the following information:

• At least one learning objective that relates to the course content (see Example A).
• Ten multiple choice questions with 1 correct response identified exactly in the body of the paper, and 3 plausible distractors for each question (see Example B).
• Pose a clear question in the stem of each item which is answered exactly by the correct response found in the body of the article; define all abbreviations used in the stem; avoid the use of jargon or slang; each learning objective should be associated with at least one question.
• Indicate the correct answer, and associated learning objective(s) noted for each question.
• Specify the location where the answer can be found in the text, tables, or figures.
• Conflict of Interest Form for every bylined author
• Educational Planning Table
• Authorship Criteria and Responsibility, Financial Disclosure, Copyright Transfer, and Acknowledgment

Example A – Objective

At the completion of this course, the reader should be able to:

• Describe the central role of the hypothalamus in generating a febrile response.

Example B – Multiple choice question with answer and location

Normal temperature variation in healthy humans is best described by:

• slightly greater than 98oF with nadir in the early morning and peak in the late afternoon
• slightly less than 98oF with nadir in the early morning and again in the late afternoon
• slightly less than 98oF with a peak in the early morning and nadir in the late afternoon
• slightly greater than 99oF with nadir in the early morning and peak in the late afternoon

Answer: a. (as much as possible, the correct response should mirror the language used in the body of the paper)
Location: page 2, paragraph 3
Objective: 1