Online Nursing Continuing Education Courses
Online nursing continuing education is a useful way for nurses to stay up-to-date in their profession. In fact nursing continuing education units (or nursing CEUs) are essential in some US states.
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Why is it necessary to take online nursing continuing education courses? With the rapid changes and increase in knowledge, continuing education (CE) is necessary for every profession. Online nursing continuing education is a useful way for nurses to stay up-to-date in their profession whilst continuing with their employment. It is also useful as a means of professional advancement and personal development. This page contains more information about nursing CE courses and where they can be taken.
Online nursing continuing education and license renewal
Some states in the US require the completion of nursing continuing education units (CEUs) for license renewal. For example, all RNs in the State of California are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education for license renewal. LVNs must complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years in order to renew their license.
The amount of CEUs a course is worth is determined by the approving board (licensing board). So if you want your online nursing continuing education course specifically for license renewal, check your state requirements before enrolling in an online class.
What online nursing continuing education programs are available?
Online nursing ontinuing eduction programs are available at several levels, from open certificates to post-masters certificates. Here are details of a few.
HealthCampus.com offers the following online nursing continuing education courses/programs:
- Cardiac care
- Clinical care
- Critical care
- Emergency room
- Fire safety
- Human physiology
- Medical surgical
- Neonatal care
- Neurology
- Pain management
- Patient history / evaluation
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Respiratory
- Risk management and regulations
- Stages of shock
Each course is examined using multiple choice/true & false questions. After satisfactory completion you receive a Certificate of Completion listing your name, license number and the course title.
University of Phoenix offers the following online nursing continuing education certificates:
- Gerontology Health Care Certificate
- Health Care Informatics Certificate
- Nursing/Health Care Education Certificate
Nursing Informatics Learning Center offers CE courses in:
- Nursing Practice
- Nursing Informatics Fundamentals
- Human Factors in Nursing Informatics
- Nursing Education
- Virtual Education in Nursing: Basic
- Nursing Informatics in the Classroom
- Virtual Education in Nursing: Intermediate
- Nursing Leadership
- Web Presence for Nursing Businesses
- Nursing Research
- Qualitative Research and Technology
- Quantitative Research and Technology
Walden University offers the following post-master's certificates in nursing:
- Nursing education
- Nursing informatics
- Nursing leadership and management
More information on online nursing continuing education
Click the relevant link for more information:
- Online nursing continuing education @ HealthCampus;
- Online nursing CE @ University of Phoenix;
- Online nursing CE @ Nursing Informatics Learning Center
- Post-master's CE certificates @ Walden University.
