Whatever nursing setting you practice in, your key to long-term growth is professional development. Increasing your professional nursing skills through nursing continuing education allows you to:
• Work more competently and confidently.
• Develop leadership skills for future career growth.
• Provide the highest level of patient care!
At the NCSBN Learning Extension, we have identified skill and knowledge sets that empower nurses to establish and prolong their careers. Our nursing CE courses allow you to gain core competencies from renowned nursing experts.
| Course | Competencies include…. |
| Righting a Wrong: Ethics and Professionalism in Nursing | Renew your commitment to ethical and professional conduct. |
| Nurse Practice Acts | Learn what state laws govern your practice of nursing. |
| Ethics of Nursing | Balance your values and the right of your patient to self-determination. |
| Professional Accountability | Explore the legal liability of your decisions as a nurse. |
| Disciplinary Actions | Protect your nursing license by learning how to minimize the risk of disciplinary action. |
| Diversity | Explore how cultural diversity in health care impacts your practice of nursing. |
| End-of-Life Care | Improve pain management and provide compassionate end-of-life care. |
| Set appropriate boundaries to protect you and your client from “crossing the line.” | |
| Critical Thinking | Think on your feet in today’s highly complex health environment. |
| Medication Errors | Understand dangers and minimize risk of nursing medication errors. |
| Patient Privacy | Build a stronger trust with patients that can lead to better outcomes. |
| Documentation | Help doctors prescribe care based on accurate nurse charting. |
| Acclimation of International Nurses | Overcome challenges and find resources to help you in the process of becoming a nurse in the U.S. |
| Delegating Effectively | Manage a heavier caseload by implementing the “who, what, where and when” of nurse delegation. |
| Colleague Chemical Dependency |
Learn why nurses are at risk, examine warning signs and explore options for reporting nurse drug abuse |
| Journal of Nursing Regulation CE Articles |
Read the article and take the accompanying posttest to receive contact hours. |

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