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Online Continuing Education

Advance for Nurses

Numerous CE courses on various topics.  Fee based, but offers a flat rate of $26.99 for unlimited courses for a 12 month period

ANA Continuing Online Education
Provides a number of courses on a variety of topics.  Selected free courses, but most are between $7 and $10 for members, and $9 to $15 for non-members.  Some courses do not offer CE credit, so make sure to check credit status prior to choosing module

CEU Professor Nursing Continuing Education

$27.95 for one year of unlimited courses.  Accredidated by all state boards of nursing.

CME Corner
Offers free online CME/CE courses for physicians, pharmacists and nurses in four specialty areas: cardiovascular, central nervous system, GI, and respiratory medicine

HealthStream
Offers CME/CE for EMTs, nurses, physicians, radiologic technicians and surgeons

Meniscus
Free and fee-based CE

Nursing Center CE
Gives nurses hundreds of CE articles as well as online testing with instant results and certificates and a CE planner to help nurses keep their CE up-to-date.  

Nursing Spectrum
Offers online CE self-study modules for a general fee of $8.00 and information about CE seminars, CE requirements by state and certification requirements

Online CEUs: a Directory for Nurses
This free directory service allows you to compare online classes from different continuing education providers so you can select the ones that best meet your study requirements. Most courses have fees associated with them, but you can find free courses on the free CEUs page.

PainEDU.org
Offers a series of free interactive learning modules addressing a range of pain assessment and pain management topics

RN.com

Offers more than 175 ANCC-accredited and state-approved nursing CE courses and 400 contact hours online and an instant certificate upon successful completion of the course.  Fee based - offers flar fee unlimited courses for one year.

RN.org

Offers one flat fee ($19.99) for all your nursing online continuing education. This one rate includes the courses, testing, retesting (if required) and unlimited access for one year! At any time you may log into RN.org to view your transcript and reprint any nursing continuing education certificates you earned under your profile. All course materials and testing is included for one flat rate.  Also offers one free introductory CE course.

RNCEUSs,com

Fee based CE.  Offers a special rate of $29.95 for 30 hours of CE. 

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General Resources

Accredited Nurse Anesthetist Education Programs
Listing of programs by state

Allnurses.com
Features 40 specialty forums, a free newsletter, interactive nursing calendar, career information, job listings and other resources

American Association of Managed Care Nurses

A non-profit association of registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, and case managers involved in all facets of managed care

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
Membership, news, meetings, jobs, bulletin board networking, links to other sites

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Offers continuing education, a career center, information on legal issues and professional/practice information

American College of Nurse Midwives
Directory of nurse midwives, education and certification opportunities, general information about the profession, chapter info, other resources on the net

American Holistic Nurses Association

The AHNA is a non-profit educational organization whose membership is open to nurses and other individuals interested in holistically-oriented health care practices throughout the United States and the world. AHNA supports the education of nurses, allied health practitioners, and the general public on health-related issues.

American Nurses Association
Includes education center, legislative issues, news, resources and CE

Association of Operating Room Nurses
Information about the society, clinical practice issues, employment, certification and government affairs

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
For nurses specializing in the care of women and newborns providing clinical, career and education-related information

Emergency Nurses Association
Provides information for career development, certification, education, advocacy and nursing practice

Home Care Online
Home care and hospice-related information

John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Dedicated to developing and disseminating information on geriatric nursing best practices

Medscape Nurses
Provides an impressive array of free nursing content to registered users including conference coverage, educational resources, journal article summaries and commentaries,  and a CE tracker.  Registration is free.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Aimed at healthcare professionals interested in nursing regulation and licensure

National Institute of Nursing Research
Premier resource on nursing research

Nurseweek Online
Latest news, resources, and opportunities

Nursing Center
Lots of information on clinical and legal issues, continuing education and conferences, patient teaching and finances and office management

NursingZone.com CE center
Over 1400 contact hours, 30 topics, immediate certification and low courses

Oncology Nursing Society Home Page
Site is for members only; allows preview of what site has to offer

Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Meetings, newsletter, news, links

Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan White Paper: The Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health's report and recommendations on nursing workforce issues in Pennsylvania.

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Library Resources

Nursing journal titles held by the library.

Selected book and audiovisual resources are listed.  For more titles in nursing, please search the library online catalog.

Carpenito-Moyet, Lynda Juall.  Nursing care plans and documentation: nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems.  Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003.
WY 100 C249N 2003

Finkler, Steven A.  Budgeting concepts for nurse managers.  3rd ed.  Philadelphia : WB Saunders, 2001
WY 105 F499B 2001

Hickey, Joanne V.  Advanced practice nursing: changing roles and clinical applications.  2nd ed.  Philadelphia : Lippincott, 2000
WY 128 A244H 2000

Karch, Amy Morrison.  Lippincott's nursing drug guide 2004.  Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
REF QV 39 L765K 2004

Leininger, Madeleine N.  Culture, care, diversity and universality: a theory of nursing.  Boston : Jones and Bartlett, 2001
WY 101 C968L 2001

Maas, Meridean.  Nursing care of older adults: diagnoses, outcomes and interventions.  St. Louis : Mosby, 2001
WY 152 M119N 2001

Orem, Dorothea E.  Nursing: concepts of practice.  6th ed,  St. Louis : Mosby, 2001
WY 100 O66N 2001

Parker, Marilyn E.  Nursing theories and nursing practice.  Philadelphia : FA Davis, 2001
WY 86 N973P 2001

Perry, Anne Griffin.  Clinical nursing skills and techniques.  5th ed.  St. Louis : Mosby, 2002
WY 49 P462C 2002

Polit, Denise F.  Nursing research: principles and methods.  7th ed.  Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
WY 20.5 P769N 2004

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