Acute Care Nursing CE Package for RNs and LPNs
Earn total hours of CE that are most relevant to CCRNs and PCCNs focused on Acute Care. You will have access to the courses in this package for 1 full year.
147.5 ANCC Contact Hours
Courses inside this package:
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Sepsis for RNs and LPNs Nursing CE Course
This module aims to provide an overview of sepsis, its risk factors, clinical features, best practices for diagnosis, and treatment to inform nursing practice and help nurses provide optimal care, patient education, and support improved patient outcomes and decreased mortality.
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $21.00
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Pneumonia for RNs and LPNs Nursing CE Course
This module offers an overview of pneumonia and its risk factors, clinical features, best practices for diagnosis and treatment to inform nursing practice, facilitate optimal care, patient education, and improved patient outcomes.
- 4.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $19.00
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The Basics of Ventilator Weaning in the Critical Care Patient for RNs and LPNs Nursing CE Course
The purpose of this course is to provide education surrounding the nuances and complexities of weaning patients from ventilatory support and the nurse’s role throughout this interdisciplinary process.
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $19.00
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Oral Health Care Nursing CE Course
This module aims to provide an overview of oral care, its clinical significance, and best practices to help nurses provide optimal care, patient education, and enhance patient outcomes.
- 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
- Single Course Cost: $12.00
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Introduction to Pharmacology for RNs and LPNs Nursing CE Course
The purpose of this module is to provide a foundational understanding of the basics of pharmacology, outlining the principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safe medication administration to enhance nursing practice and safeguard patient care.
- 4.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $21.00
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Vascular Access Devices: Part 1 Nursing CE Course
The purpose of this learning module is to provide an overview of the most common vascular access devices (VADs) utilized in clinical practice for adult patients. The various guidelines regarding the care, maintenance, and assessment of peripheral access devices will be highlighted. The indications and procedures for insertion and removal, benefits, risks, and complications in conjunction with clinical decision-making for best-practice standards and enhanced patient outcomes will be outlined. This module endeavors to review and explain the most common peripheral VADs and the necessary management and assessment skills required for safe clinical practice. The introduction and revision of these devices and their use require healthcare professionals (HCPs) to update their knowledge base continually to provide the latest evidence-based practice (EBP) standards. VAD insertion, management, and use is an essential component of routine patient care. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the numerous VADs utilized in clinical practice and their management and assessment is critical for providing quality care. Please refer to Part 2 of this series to review central access devices and invasive monitoring (central venous pressure and pulmonary artery catheters).
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $19.00
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Vascular Access Devices: Part 2 Nursing CE Course
The purpose of this learning module is to provide an overview of the most common vascular access devices utilized in clinical practice for adult patients. The various guidelines regarding the care, maintenance, and assessment of central access devices will be highlighted. The indications and procedures for insertion and removal, benefits, risks, and complications in conjunction with clinical decision-making for best-practice standards and enhanced patient outcomes will be outlined. The interpretation and management of invasive monitoring and its role in clinical decision-making will be reviewed. This module endeavors to review and explain the most common central VADs and the necessary management and assessment skills required for safe clinical practice. The introduction and revision of these devices and their use require healthcare professionals (HCPs) to update their knowledge base continually to provide the latest evidence-based practice (EBP) standards. VAD insertion, management, and use is an essential component of routine patient care. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the numerous VADs utilized in clinical practice and their management and assessment is critical for providing quality care. Please refer to Part 1 of this series to review infection control techniques and peripheral access devices, including short peripheral IVs, midline catheters, intraosseous catheters, and arterial catheters.
- 3.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $22.00
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The Nurse’s Role in Procedural Sedation for RNs and LPNs Nursing CE Course
This 2-hour course discusses procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA), including terminology, indications for use, pre-procedural planning, intra-procedural assessment and monitoring, medication options, and post-procedure recovery and discharge planning. A nurse’s scope of practice and role in PSA can vary based on practice location and governing bodies. Learners are reminded to refer to their state board of nursing and institutional policies for specific guidelines.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $16.00
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Early Mobilization for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Nursing CE Course
This 3-hour course discusses early mobilization (EM) of mechanically ventilated patients, including the background, pathophysiology, indications, and complications of mechanical ventilation (MV) and the safety considerations, screening process, and implementation strategies needed to optimize patient outcomes.
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $24.00
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Ventilator Settings Nursing CE Course
This 4-hour course reviews the background, pathophysiology, management, and indications for patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV), including ventilator modes, settings, complications, consequences, troubleshooting, and safety considerations to optimize patient outcomes.
- 4.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $29.00
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Cystic Fibrosis for RNs and LPNs Nursing CE Course
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of cystic fibrosis (CF), its epidemiology, risk factors, genetic inheritance, clinical features, diagnosis, and evidence-based management strategies to inform nursing practice.
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $25.00
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Air Quality in the Operating Suite Nursing CE Course
The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to identify the dangers of surgical smoke, mitigation methods, compliance improvement efforts, and ways to bring smoke evacuation practices beyond the healthcare facility level.
- 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
- Single Course Cost: $20.00
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Ostomy Placement and Care Nursing CE Course
This 4-hour course reviews the indications for ostomy placement, including the pathophysiology of various underlying conditions that may require an ostomy. In addition, this course outlines the various ostomy-related surgeries and ostomy-related complications. Finally, this course will address postoperative ostomy management and care, including patient education and discharge planning.
- 4.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $22.00
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Tracheostomy Placement and Care Nursing CE Course
This 4-hour course reviews the indications for tracheostomy placement, including the anatomy and pathophysiology of the respiratory system and the use of mechanical ventilation. In addition, this course reviews various aspects of tracheostomy placement, including timing considerations, types of procedures, and post-placement complications. Finally, this course outlines postoperative tracheostomy management and care, including tracheostomy cleaning, suctioning, and patient education.
- 4.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $24.00
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Venous Thromboembolism for RNs and LPNs Nursing CE Course
This course discusses venous thromboembolism (VTE), including the condition’s definition and incidence in the US. In addition, this course reviews the pathophysiology, various risk factors, and clinical manifestations of VTEs. Finally, this course reviews the process of diagnosis, various prevention and treatment modalities, and complications associated with VTE treatment.
- 2.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $20.00
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Introduction to Telemetry Monitoring for Arrhythmias Nursing CE Course
This course reviews the anatomy and physiology of the heart, including blood flow and electrical activity. The course also examines the principles for assessing a telemetry strip and the variations in telemetry monitoring. Finally, this course reviews the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, telemetry features, and essential treatment and management for various arrhythmias.
- 4.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $25.00
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Interdisciplinary Wound Care Nursing CE Course
This learning module reviews relevant terminology and explores the current research on best practices related to wound care.
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $17.00
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Pressure Injuries Nursing CE Course
This learning module reviews relevant terminology and explores current research on best practices and related wound care for pressure injuries caused by medical devices or hospitalization
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $17.00
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Teamwork and Collaboration Nursing CE Course
This learning module reviews effective communication strategies, the importance of workplace respect, and the potential benefits of multidisciplinary care and collaboration for nurses.
- 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
- Single Course Cost: $5.50
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Ethical Issues at End of Life Nursing CE Course
This module describes the various facets of end-of-life care and the ethical issues accompanying terminal illness.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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Hospital Acquired Infections Nursing CE Course
This learning activity aims to increase nurses' knowledge of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), such as Clostridium difficile, central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and antibiotic-resistant organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. This includes understanding HAIs' epidemiology and pathophysiology, risk and protective factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management, and nursing implications.
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $17.00
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Trauma and Tourniquets Nursing CE Course
This course reviews the basic principles and relevant statistics of traumatic injuries. It also outlines the current approach to trauma care, including the components of the primary and secondary surveys and interventions to address various trauma-related injuries.
- 1.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $8.00
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Postoperative Complications Nursing CE Course
This activity aims to increase nurses' knowledge of preventing, recognizing, and managing commonly identified postoperative complications.
- 1.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $8.00
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Nurse Case Management Nursing CE Course
This module aims to provide an overview of the history of case management and the current role that nurse case managers provide to patients in different healthcare settings.
- 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
- Single Course Cost: $5.00
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Anemia Nursing CE Course
This module aims to provide an overview of anemia in adult patients, outlining the classification of the various types of anemia, the most common etiologies, and a systematic approach to diagnosis, evaluation, and management.
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $15.00
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Financial Toxicity of Cancer Care Nursing CE Course
This module reviews the rising costs of cancer and its treatment, outlines the multifaceted aspects of cancer-related financial toxicities, and reviews nursing strategies to mitigate this undertreated and growing problem.
- 1.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $8.00
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Medication Errors Nursing CE Course
This course aims to elucidate the risks of medication errors and their impact on patient outcomes for nurses.
- 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
- Single Course Cost: $5.00
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HIV/AIDs Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This learning activity aims to increase the nurse's knowledge of the background, transmission, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- 3.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $35.00
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Cancer Survivorship Nursing CE Course
This module aims to provide an overview of cancer survivorship as a standard component of the cancer care continuum, outlining the core components of survivorship care and the importance of ensuring survivors receive high-quality, comprehensive, and coordinated care.
- 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
- Single Course Cost: $5.00
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Bariatric Surgery Nursing CE Course
The purpose of this course is to review the incidence of obesity in the US and discuss the benefits and risks of various bariatric surgical options. Additionally, the course will examine the criteria for bariatric surgery clearance and discuss the preoperative and postoperative care of bariatric patients, including complications that can occur with bariatric surgery.
- 1.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $8.00
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Heart Failure Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
The learning activity aims to increase nurses' knowledge of heart failure, including the categories and stages, clinical manifestations, risk factors, diagnostic testing, and treatment options.
- 1.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $8.00
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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Pre-eclampsia and HELLP Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This learning activity aims to increase learners’ knowledge of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and the effects on pregnant individuals and their fetuses. Nurses will understand the pathophysiology of the distinct types of HDP, including chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia. Nurses will also understand the risk factors, maternal complications, diagnosis, and treatment of each HDP.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $15.00
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and risk factors associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It also covers the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and evaluation, and supportive management strategies for ARDS.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Nursing CE Course
This course reviews the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory and cardiac systems and the epidemiology and indications for venovenous (VV) and venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). It also covers the preparation, initiation, management, weaning, and complications associated with ECMO.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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Postpartum Hemorrhage Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This learning activity aims to provide a comprehensive overview of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), outlining the prevalence, risk factors, clinical features, causes, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment modalities.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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Antimicrobial Resistance Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This learning activity aims to provide a comprehensive overview of antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance, including prevalence, drug-resistant organisms, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, prescribing guidelines, and barriers to appropriate antimicrobial use.
- 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
- Single Course Cost: $6.00
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Intensive Care Unit Delirium Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and risk factors associated with intensive care unit (ICU) delirium. It also covers the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and evaluation, and treatment and prevention strategies for ICU delirium.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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Interstitial Lung Disease Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course reviews the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system and the epidemiology, risk factors, and causes of interstitial lung disease (ILD). It also covers the various classifications and subtypes of ILD, including the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for each type.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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Intraoperative Thermoregulation Nursing CE Course
This learning activity aims to increase nurses' knowledge of thermoregulation during the intraoperative period, addressing the pathophysiology, risk factors, causes, complications, prevention and treatment of hypothermia, and the management of malignant hyperthermia.
- 1.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $8.00
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This learning activity aims to increase nurses' knowledge of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including the difference between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. This includes the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, risk factors, diagnostic testing, and treatment options for both types of IBD.
- 1.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $8.00
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Acute Myocardial Infarction Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course provides an overview of the pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It also reviews the causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment strategies.
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $16.00
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Oncology Medication Administration Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course provides an overview of the various oral and intravenous (IV) cancer treatment modalities, including chemotherapy, targeted agents, biological and immune-mediated therapies, hormonal treatments, and chemoprevention.
- 4.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $22.00
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Tickborne Diseases Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course examines the most common tickborne diseases throughout the US, reviewing the epidemiology, transmission, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and treatment modalities from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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Seizure Disorders and Epilepsy Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course examines the most common types of epilepsy and seizures across the lifespan, reviewing the incidence and prevalence, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and treatment modalities.
- 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $17.00
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Diagnostic Radiology Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
The purpose of this learning activity is to enhance clinical practice and improve patient outcomes by educating nurses on the various types of diagnostic radiology imaging tests, ensuring an adequate understanding of the appropriate indications for each exam, as well as the risks, benefits, and critical clinical considerations regarding the use of contrast media.
- 5.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $28.00
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Pain Management Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course will provide an overview of the pathophysiology of pain, the components of a comprehensive pain assessment, and discuss nonpharmacological and non-opioid pharmacological management of pain. It will also discuss the core aspects of opioids for pain, proper monitoring of patients on long-term opioid therapy, and the clinical features of opioid misuse/OUD.
- 4.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $25.00
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Palliative Care Nursing CE Course
This course aims to ensure that nurses of all licensure levels understand the components and the delivery process of palliative care with specific strategies and interventions to utilize as a means to control distressing symptoms of serious illness, enhance comfort, and improve quality of life for the duration of the illness.
- 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
- Single Course Cost: $5.50
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Asthma Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course aims to ensure that all nurses within primary care and emergency medicine are aware of and able to implement the most up-to-date information regarding the pathophysiology, signs, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of asthma.
- 3.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $19.00
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Stroke Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This course reviews the pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of patients with an acute stroke within the brain.
- 3.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $19.00
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Basic Laboratory Values Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
The purpose of this module is to provide an overview of the most common laboratory tests, including the complete blood count (CBC), comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), lipid panel, thyroid function tests, fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and coagulation profile.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This module aims to review the most common blood clotting and bleeding disorders, examine each disease process's clinical manifestations and implications, and the clinical considerations for prescribing therapy to enhance clinical practice and improve patient outcomes.
- 4.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $25.00
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Coping with Patient Death Nursing CE Course
This activity aims to examine bereavement in nurses following the death of a patient, highlighting the manifestations of grief and consequences of unresolved grief as well as strategies to help nurses cope with grief in a healthy manner to prevent compassion fatigue and promote physical and mental health and well-being.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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COVID-19 Nursing CE Course
This course aims to provide an overview of the most up-to-date science available regarding the pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical manifestations, disease severity, and evidence-based prevention and treatment approaches for patients with COVID-19.
- 4.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $25.00
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System Nursing CE Course
The purpose of this module is to provide the user with an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system and its hormones.
- 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
- Single Course Cost: $6.00
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Thyroid Dysfunction Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs
This module explores the epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and complications related to thyroid dysfunction based on the most recent practice guidelines and up-to-date research.
- 3.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $19.00
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Organ and Tissue Donation and Recovery Nursing CE Course
This course aims to ensure that all nurses understand the roles and responsibilities of caring for patients and families considering and undergoing organ or tissue donation. This includes how to serve as an educator and liaison during this complicated and emotionally challenging period.
- 2.0 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $11.00
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Nutritional Support in Critical Illness: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
This course reviews the fundamental aspects of nutritional support in patients with critical illness, including the components of a nutritional assessment, types of enteral and parenteral nutrition access routes, nursing care of nutritional access devices, and clinical considerations to enhance nursing practice and improve patient outcomes.
- 3.5 ANCC Contact Hours
- Single Course Cost: $20.00