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Nursing Education at a Distance Nursing CE Course

This module explores online nursing education and the opportunities for alternative program curricula delivery by nurse educators.

2 Contact Hour(s)

New Nurse Educator Survival Guide Nursing CE Course

This module explores the current culture within the various generations within nursing. It also aims to develop an understanding of the unique challenges inherent in an intergenerational group’s collective functioning, communication, and teamwork.

2 Contact Hour(s)

Diagnosing, Classifying, and Managing Anemia in Adults Nursing CE Course

This module provides a comprehensive overview of anemia in adults, focusing on classification, common etiologies, and a systematic approach to diagnosis and evidence-based management

2 Contact Hour(s)

Safe and Effective Prescribing of Controlled Substances Nursing CE Course for APRNs

The purpose of this course is to discuss the basic safety guidelines that must be observed by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who are prescribing controlled substances. This course satisfies the specific requirements for three (3) hours of continuing professional development for advanced nurse prescribers in Florida and New York.

2 Contact Hour(s)

Oncology Medication Prescribing Nursing CE Course for APRNs

This course provides an overview of the various oral and intravenous (IV) cancer treatment modalities, including chemotherapy, targeted agents, biologic and immune-mediated therapies, hormonal treatments, and chemoprevention.

2 Contact Hour(s)

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Nursing is a lifelong learning process. And although continuing education courses for nurses are not a substitute for advanced education, they can also affect the quality of care and patient outcomes and are required by state nursing boards to ensure that quality is maintained. These courses may necessary opportunities to improve practice skills and knowledge at every step of the road. It also gives nurses the opportunity to advance their own techniques in patients care.

As a registered nurse (RN), a licensed practical nurse (LPN), or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), you're often required to complete a certain number of continuing education courses to keep your license current. This type of continuing education is sometimes referred to as CEs or CEUs – Contact Hours and Continuing Education Units (CEUs). It can usually be completed without spending a lot of money. Some of your ours may be done for free or with minimal costs.

Health care providers who have been in practice for many years are sometimes confused by the terms of continuing education unit, contact hour, CE hour, CE credits or CEU.

Mostly, professional organizations use the term CE hour as the measurement for mandated continuing education. It is a designation of course time where one hour is equal to 0.10 CEUs. You may also hear that an hour is called a “contract hour” or “classroom hour”, but it can be virtual as well.

The difference lies in the length of time involved in a learning process and the organization. This measure was designated as Contact Hours. One contact hour refers to 50-60 minutes of actual clock time spent in an educational course or activity in the classroom with an instructor. One continuing education unit (CEU) or credit is equal to 10 contact hours; which means that 10 clock hours are needed to complete one CEU.

CE is more of a generic term and it is the abbreviation for continuing education. It can include activities such as seminars, conferences or online classes. On the other side, CEU (a continuing education unit) is a unit of credit and is equal to 10 hours of participation in a course or approved activity with an instructor.

Generally, CME refers to credits for physicians and others with a medical license, while CE (continuing education) or CEU (continuing education unit) are terms used for other health professions.

One CEU equals 10 contact hours of continuing education classes or training with a qualified instructor. A contact hour is equivalent to one-hour interaction between an instructor and the participant and the minimum number of CEUs awarded is 0.1.

All licensed practical nurses are required to complete at least two hours of training every five years. For the renewal of a license that has been issued for less than three years, the requirement is 24 contact hours or 2.4 CEUs. When it comes to RNs, it’s required to complete 30 contact hours every 2 years. All nurses should check with their own hospital or any associations to which they belong for further requirements of their state nursing board.

Your hours must be administered by an approved CE provider, through a specific review process, in order for a CEU to count them. Usually, if it's nursing CE coursework from a college or university or a nursing school, you shouldn’t have any problem with having such credits approved.

Any certificate includes the number of CEUs earned as well as the number of contact hours. Furthermore, a historical record for each participant is kept by the College Board for at least seven years. Collecting participants' current home addresses help ensure that records are safe when participants move between jobs.

Recertification doesn’t count for CE credit. There are numerous states that don’t allow CE or CEUs credits for CPR, NRP, PALs and ACLs courses. Some do allow credit for the original certification, but this isn’t something provided in nursing school and is required for initial nursing employment or specialization. Besides that, these courses are seen as a refreshment, but they don’t bring any advanced practice skills or knowledge and that is why they don’t meet the requirements of continuing education.

It refers to a required minimum of insurance-related education that license holders have to complete in order to renew their licenses. That means to continue working as a nurse, you must conform to these requirements for license renewal at set intervals which is usually every 2 years. NursingCE.com provides access to your state BON’s current continuing education requirements for your convenience.

As a nurse, you may need a specific number of contact hours depending on the requirements from your state or your place of employment.