The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) helps nurses apply, maintain, and renew their certifications for Board Certification in Geriatrics, NP, CNS, and other Specialty Certifications. Visit their site to learn more.
AANAC is the premier resource and network for long-term care professionals involved in the RAI/MDS process. Maintain your certification, and get your daily dose of critical LTC news.
Continuing Education (CE) credits are a great way to make sure that your skills are sharp and up to date, no matter when you took your certification test. Many journals include articles with exams or quizzes you can take for CE credits. CINAHL allows you to search for articles with CE credits by topic or journal. To get started:
Go to CINAHLeducation, CINAHL's CEU management system. If this is your first time using the system, you'll need to sign up for a free account. Once you've signed up for an account, CINAHLeducation will help you navigate the CE module and track your earned CE hours, using the menu on the top:
If you have any questions about CINAHL or CE credits, contact a librarian.
The Stony Brook School of Nursing coordinates in-person continuing education classes for nurses. Classes range from a few hours to a few days and cost $100-400. Visit the website to see upcoming events.
The VA offers free, ANCC approved CEUs on topics related to PTSD (like substance abuse, chronic pain, and insomnia). Visit the National Center for PTSD Continuing Education website.
The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education has free CEUs on a variety of topics.
The National Database of Nurse Quality Indicators offers a CEU series on pressure ulcers.
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