The document summarizes updates from the Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology (BONENT). It announces that BONENT is seeking candidates for its Board of Directors and outlines the qualifications required. It also encourages members to consider running for the board or nominating qualified colleagues. Additionally, it provides a brief history of BONENT since its founding in 1974 and encourages members to help the organization grow by promoting BONENT certification exams.

1. CertificationUPDATE Spring 2019
Keeping BONENT Members Informed
Spring 2019
Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology
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BONENT
Board of Directors Elections This Summer
The election of members of the BONENT
Board of Directors is upon us once again.
BONENT is seeking qualified candidates
who wish to run for one available position
on the BONENT Board.
One Technologist Position Requires:
• One year of managerial or administrative
experience in a dialysis nursing or
technical area;
• Must be registered by BONENT as a
Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT).
• Aminimum of three (3) years experience in
Nephrology Technology;
• Have a minimum of a
baccalaureate degree from
an accredited college or
university.
Are You Qualified?
If you are a CHT have
served BONENT in the past, and wish to be
considered for a position on the Board of
Directors, you should ask yourself these
questions:
• What do I feel I can contribute to
BONENT?
• Do I have time and energy to be a working
member of the Board, or will I end up
being too busy to be of much assistance?
• Am I a team player?
• How do I handle work that is delegated to
me? Do I get it done promptly or do I
procrastinate?
• Do I need a lot of encouragement and
reminders to complete a task, or am I
a self-starter (and finisher)?
Who do you know that is qualified
to be a board member?
Who is the ideal Board of Directors member?
They are individuals who are willing to work
towards promoting BONENT’s mission of
quality patient care through certification of
caregivers. BONENT needs members who are
willing and able to serve the organization and
their profession with time and energy. All
Board members are required to
proctor two examinations per
year, perform committee
functions, participate in periodic
conference calls, attend two
annual board meetings, and
delegated assignments.
If you feel that you meet the qualifi­cations
and want to be placed on the ballot, please
fax, e-mail, or mail the application (on
page 3), a copy of your resume and a
letter of your intent to the BONENT
Executive Office by July 15, 2019.
As always, we welcome your questions and
requests for additional information. You may
contact PeterAnas at the BONENT Executive
Office by calling 202-463-1251 (ext. 1), or via
e-mail to peter@bonent.org.
Application
Deadline
July 15, 2019
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District
of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
The states below require
BONENT Regional
Representatives.
Interested in becoming a Regional
Representative?
Visit www.BONENT.org for qualification
requirements and responsibilities. Contact
BONENT Executive Director Peter Anas
via email at peter@BONENT.org
Choose Your Favorite Items
in the BONENT Store at
www.BONENT.org

2. 2 CertificationUPDATE Spring ‘19 Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology
FROM THE PRESIDENT
RJ Picciano
President
The BONENT Certification UPDATE
is published quarterly by:
Board of Nephrology Examiners
Nursing & Technology
100 South Washington St. Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 202-462-1252 • Fax: 202-463-1257
Web: www.BONENT.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
RJ Picciano, BA, CHT, OCDT, CHBT
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
President@bonent.org
VP of Operations
Paulette C. Sheeley, RN, BSN, CHN
Rock Creek, OH
psheeley22@gmail.com
VP Education and Examinations
Lyle Smith, BSN, CNN, CPDN
Umatilla, OR
Lyle_BONENT@msn.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Zelma Griffin, BS, CHT
South Holland, IL
griffinzelma@aol.com
Directors
Kay N. Gardner
Palm Beach, FL
Kgardner19@cox.net
Michael Morales, MHA/Ed., CHT, CHBT
Bellflower, CA
dialysistutor@yahoo.com
Dennis Schell, CHT, OCDT
Maumee, OH
schellfamily5@sbcglobal.net
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Phone: 202-462-1252
Executive Director
Peter Anas
Ext. #1; peter@bonent.org
Director of Membership
and Certification
Laikisha Jeffries
Ext. #2; membership@bonent.org
Membership Coordinator
Clare Karpinski
Ext. #3; coordinator@bonent.org
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BONENT
Looking Back and Into the Future
With this being the 45th
Anniversary of BONENT, I thought it would be good to
look at some of the history of BONENT.
Congress Extended Medicare to Patients with ESRD in 1972
In 1972, a group Nephrology nurses and technicians got together to develop a
certification exam for dialysis technicians. Some of our founders include some
notable names in the dialysis world including Doug Vlchek, Martin Hudson,
Doug Lehmann and Sally Burroughs. At this point, most dialysis technicians had a Bachelor’s
degree in Science and worked under the physician’s license. In 1972, the US Congress extended
Medicare to all patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) which we now refer to as Stage
V CKD. This created a sudden demand for dialysis technicians and nurses.
The First BONENT Exam in 1974
Our Founders decided that there was a need for a way to recognize qualified professionals
and thus created the first dialysis certification exam in the world. In 1974,
they offered the first Certified Hemodialysis Technicians (CHT exam at the
AmericanAssociation of Nephrology Nurse and Technicians (AANNT)
National Seminar.Afew years later, the Certified Hemodialysis Nurse (CHN)
was developed and released. BONENT remained the only certification
exams available until 1988.
ANNA and NANT Start Operations
In the early years, some of the best and brightest in the field made up the BONENT Board
and Officers. They all served 3-year terms. To be on the BONENT Board was a great
accomplishment. In 1984, AANNT became American Nephology Nurses Association (ANNA).
Technicians were granted associate membership. After being seen as peers and equals since
the first days at the Seattle Artificial Kidney Center in 1962, Technicians were very upset and
formed the National Association of Nephrology Technicians (NANT) where they were full
members. Unfortunately, this schism still exists.
BONENT Adds CPDN, CHBT, CHT
Spanish Exams & International Growth
In the recent history of BONENT, we added the
CPDN in 1990, Spanish language CHT in 2015
and also the CHBT in 2015. In the 1990’s,
BONENT extended into the International arena
when New Zealand and then Australia chose
BONENT to be their preferred certification.
Now BONENT is in over 13 countries and still
expanding! We launched a program in 2018 to
bring the CHT exam to technicians in India. This
program is being spearheaded by BONENT
International Advisor Phillp Varughese. We are
working with professionals many other countries.
If you have contacts with dialysis professionals in
another please let us know.
Proud of Certifying the Best Dialysis
Nurses & Technicians Wordwide!
We Need You to Help
BONENT Grow
• If you work with a nurse who is
not certified, challenge them to take
the CHN or CPDN.
• Your Bio-Med Technicians should
apply to take the CHBT.
• If you have a Spanish speaking
colleague that having difficulty
passing the CHT or CCHT, suggest
they take the BONENT Spanish
language CHT.
Remember BONENT is the original
and best certifying organization.

3. Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology CertificationUPDATE Spring ‘19 3
Dialysis Colleagues Visit BONENT Booth
at NANT Conference
For Board of Directors
Applications must be postmarked by
July 15, 2019
Please complete the form below and mail with a
copy of your CV or resume to:
BONENT Executive Office
100 S. Washington St.
Rockville, MD 20850
Please type and attach a brief statement about why
you would like to be a member of BONENT Board of
Directors, and what qualities you feel you have which
would benefit our members. Statement must not exceed
100 words.
Ballots are scheduled to be mailed to all BONENT members in
July, with a return date of September 15, 2019. Candidates will
be notified of election results by mid-September, and will
assume their new position on the Board in October 2019.
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________ State: _________ Zip: _______________
Phone (work): ____________________ Phone (home): _____________________
E-mail: ____________________________________________________________
BONENT Certification #: ___________________ Expiration Date: ____________
Employer/Facility Name: ______________________________________________
City: ____________________________ State: _________ Zip: _______________
Supervisor/Director/Administrator: ______________________________________
Phone Number to verify employment: ___________________________________
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4. CertificationUPDATE Spring ‘194 Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology
After 20 Regional Seminars, BONENT is the premier provider of
top speakers, to help improve your patient care.
Expand Your
Dialysis Knowledge
& Get 8 CEs in 1 Day!
For more details, go to www.BONENT.org
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BONENT
Celebrate our 45th
Anniversary & Attend a 2019 Seminar
“Greatexperience”
“Ilearnedalot”
“Terrificspeakers”
“Wellorganized”
“Veryinformative”
Midwest
Regional
Seminar
Sunday, June 9th
Marriott SW at Burr Ridge
Chicago, IL
Sunday,August 25th
DoubleTree Newark Airport
Newark, NJ
BioMedSession at each
Seminar
Bring a friendfrom work
For BONENT Members & Non Members: Nurses • Technicians • BioMeds