Comments on: Continuing nurse education

By: Ted

Ted — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:50:21 +0000

I Know That I’m A Little Late To This Thread, But Hopefully If Anyone Does A Search On Continuing Education They Will See My Comment. Just Click On My Name And It Will Bring You To A Site Where I’ve Compiled A List Of Websites That Offer Free CME And CE Activities. You Can Use The Websites To Complete Your Continuing Education.

By: Sean Dent

Sean Dent — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:36:53 +0000

@ steph. Well said! Well said.

By: steph

steph — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:01:42 +0000

Most of the online journals offer free CEU’s every month. It’s as easy as reading the article and answering a few questions. Twenty minutes every other week, and it’s easy to accumulate more then 30 CUE’s in 2 years. It’s part of our profession to stay abreast of the new technologies and standards in treatment, it’s part of giving quality care. I don’t understand how anyone can be against that.

By: Sean Dent

Sean Dent — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:28:04 +0000

@ Nurse Vanity Great point! Money really does matter. In my travels I’ve noticed that the bigger hospitals offer some, if not more, opportunities for CEU’s that are affordable and sometimes free of charge.
The smaller hospitals on the other hand have a difficult time offering money-saving seminars and courses.
The free and cheaper stuff is out there – we just have to go hunting for it.

By: nurse vanity

nurse vanity — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:57:43 +0000

Well, I totally agree that nurses should have continuing education, so that they are updated to thae latest trends in nursing, But the problem is that some hospitals and those who give the seminars and training academy they make it a business that most nurses cannot afford to pay for the Continuing education…so, most nurses do not usually attend it…I wish there are some training centers that give sseminars for a minimal fee…

By: Sean Dent

Sean Dent — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:41:27 +0000

@ Elisabeth Well said, I couldn’t agree more.

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:14:10 +0000

I think it’s a good idea. We all need to continue learning, and in our profession information and practices are changing all the time. In Australia we now have to complete a minimum of 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development every year to keep our nursing registration. It’s a bit of a hassle some times, but I would rather have nurses with up-to0date knowledge than go the easy way and not have compulsory education.