[cat mom]

I am an RN currently living in Indiana. I want to reactivate my Iowa nursing license, as I am considering a move back to the state to work.

Where do I go, online, to get CEU's that will be accepted by Iowa?

Time is of the essence, as a job is waiting. Any help that anyone may be able to give would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much.

Cand (aka cat mom)

[sharon-o]

first contact iowa to see if there is a grace period for the ceu's

here is a website www.nursingeducationofamerica.org
when you contact iowa board ask if iowa if this company is acceptable to them.

[nursinghumor]

Also check out the Nursing Spectrum website. They're a national provider of CEUs. Have a one price buys unlimited CEUs deal as well.

"Welcome to the largest nursing education marketplace on the World Wide Web! Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek have combined Continuing Education inventories to now offer hundreds of courses and thousands of contact hours!
Please browse the course categories we have listed below. You may select a category to view the courses inside or you may choose to view the full course listing at once."

http://www2.nursingspectrum.com/CE/Self-Study_modules/

Good Luck,

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.nursefriendly.com

[cougarnurse]

Medscape.com is a good site, also. You have to sign up, but it is worth it. Many good stories and articles, also.

"Cat"

[stillearning]

You can also obtain CE from ANY provider who is accredited by ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) and their credits work anywhere in the USA.

In Indiana, you could look to: Goshen General Hospital, Indiana State Univeristy -- School of Nursing, Indiana University and Sigma Theta Tau (the Honor Society for Nursing) -- Alpha Chapter is located at I.U. All of these places provide CE and are ANCC accredited providers.

--p

[cougarnurse]

Another link is: NursingCenter - CEConnection Like Medscape, has journal articles, etc., AND the CEU's.

'Cat'

[naskippy]

Originally Posted by cougarnurse

Medscape.com is a good site, also. You have to sign up, but it is worth it. Many good stories and articles, also.

"Cat"

I too have a Iowa license and a Indiana license and live in Indiana. I have found that Iowa is fairly liberal on your CEU requirements and they accepted all my online CEU and Medscape is where I got most of them. I printed them off and submitted them to them when I reactivated my license and they accepted them all with no problems. Contacting them for the exact amounts you must have to reactivate and double checking that they will still accept them is not a bad idea, but I just did this in Feb. 2006 and had no difficulties. Good luck.