The School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Illinois Nurses Association, which is an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
The School of Nursing offers a range of continuing education offerings to meet the needs of registered nurses who seek to expand their professional nursing knowledge.
There are no annoucements at this time.
School of Nursing's CE provider unit seeks to meet the continuing education needs for nurses in South-Central and Southern Illinois. The SON may be able to provide a program to meet your organization's need. Please contact by email Dr. Karen Kelly or by phone at 618-650-3908 if your organization has a CE need or if you would like to suggest a topic for a continuing education offering.
The 2007 Illinois Nurse Practice Act mandates 20 hours of continuing education (CE) for RNs and LPNs in order for license renewal. This mandate will begin with RN license renewal in 2012 and in 2013 for LPNs.
The requirements for RNs and LPNs are similar to those that have been in place for advanced practice nurses (APNs) in Illinois for several years, although precepting is not part of the CE plan for RNs and LPNs. (See Section 1305.100 Continuing Education: Title 68: Professions And Occupations Chapter VII: Department Of Financial And Professional Regulation for more information.
Visit the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, Professional Nursing Professions Licensed by DPR page to read about the new Illinois Nurse Practice Act. You can also find the current CE requirements for APNs on this web page (as noted above). Continue to review this webpage for information about the new rules for implementing the NPA. See the rules
The Illinois Center for Nursing also has information about continuing education for nurses.
Be a wise consumer of continuing education and be sure the programs for which you enroll are accredited by one of the organizations noted in the rules.
