I spent 8 hours (or 16) taking a BLS (ACLS/PALS, others) course, and they didn give me a certificate for my CEUs. How do I get that?
A2. The Board of Nursing here and in other states does not generally accept BLS, ACLS, PALS or other course of similar nature for license renewal because these courses rarely change. Yes, your facility or agency may require current certification, but continuing nursing education contact hours must be from courses that improve your nursing skills in your work setting (can’t be how to plan for retirement, and cannot be routine re-certification of skills, etc.). By the way, CEU’s is a term from the 1980’s and what is presently used is the term “contact hours.” Q3. The Board of Nursing told me to call you about whether the course I want to take is approved or not. A3. The Board of Nursing in NM will accept courses that NMNA’s approver unit has approved. They will also accept Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)courses that are approved by ANCC (which we have) from other groups. They’ll also accept CNE accepted by any other Board of Nursing. You’ll often see courses advertised that were appro
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