Brain Power

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By: Bob Lasseter

Do you have a 2, 3, 4 or 5 year old? Then please read this. If you introduce your child to a 2nd language now you will be giving your child a tremendous advantage in learning and life! Being exposed to a 2nd language early in life builds a foundation for success that extends way beyond just being exposed to another language. It is amazing the way a young child can absorb various information. The more educational activities they are exposed to during these early years the more the brain retains. And the introduction to a 2nd language stimulates their young minds while helping them build BRAIN POWER.

Research shows that “Younger is Better” when it comes to learning a 2nd Language. It is easier to learn 2 words for a number, color or everyday word as part of the early education process than it is for an older child who has to relearn new words. Did you teach your child how to speak English? No – they just absorb it by being exposed to English as an infant and toddler so why not Spanish in conjunction with English?

Other research shows that learning a 2nd language at an EarlyAGE results in higher standardized test scores, increased math & language skills and educational opportunities as well as becoming better problem solvers with eventual premier job opportunities. Everyone from the United States Postal Service to many of your local employers are requiring employees to be Spanish bilingual as a condition of employment – so let them get a “jumpstart” by introducing Spanish basics ASAP.

Why not boost your child’s confidence and self esteem by getting him or her exposed to Spanish basics as soon as possible. There will never be a better time than now!

Author Bio
Bob Lasseter is a CPA and the Founder of SpanishFUN – The PreSchool Spanish Franchise
www.spanishfun.net

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Why is Online Learning so Popular (and is it for me)?

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By: Tanja Gardner

Why Keep Learning?

There’s no doubting that adult education is a huge industry nowadays. With the job market growing ever more competitive, and employees being expected to continually develop themselves professionally (whatever their profession), ‘lifelong learning’ has become a necessity, rather than just an added bonus. Failure to upskill can be the difference between getting the job of your dreams, and losing out to a slightly more qualified candidate – or simply being passed up yet again for a promotion.

Even for those outside of the workforce, education is the most reliable path to better relationships, a better financial situation, and better quality of life over all. Jim Rohn, America’s foremost business philosopher, has been known to say that ‘Formal education will make you a living – self education will make you a fortune!’

But what is it about internet education (or ‘webucation’) that makes it so popular? How do we know if online learning is right for us, or if we’re better off signing up for face-to-face classes somewhere local?

Advantages of Learning Online
The most obvious advantage of online education is its sheer flexibility in terms of time. It allows you to study totally on your own timetable, around the many other commitments you already have in your life. You can study while working fulltime, while you’re doing shiftwork or while caring for children or relatives. Whether you’re at your best early in the morning or late in the evening, you can study at a time that suits you. You don’t have to worry about catching tutors during their office hours, and courses are available to you 24/7, so you don’t have to worry about fitting in with your lecturer’s schedule.

Equally helpful is the geographical flexibility it gives you. Suddenly, transport logistics become a non-issue. You can study courses based in other cities – indeed in other countries. Travel costs like petrol and parking or public transport are a thing of the past; and you don’t have to factor in travel time either (not to mention cutting out any rushing between classes if you’re studying more than one at a time!)

Almost more important than logistics for many students, however, is the fact that online learning allows you to personalise your study. If you already know some of the material in the course syllabus, you don’t need to wait for your fellow students to cover it before you move on to what *you* want to learn. If you’re having difficulty understanding a particular concept, you can spend as much time on it as you want without feeling you’re slowing your classmates down. You can find courses that are delivered in the medium *you* learn best in – whether that be audio, video, or the written word.

Online courses can be far more affordable than face-to-face classes as well. Fees are often lower; even before you factor in the lack of transport costs, parking, childcare fees, and any need to eat out. Most online courses will allow you to study totally at your own pace, so you can end up completing your course in far less time than it would take if you’d been attending weekly classes.

Is Online Education For Everyone?
The truth is that internet education won’t suit everyone. For a start, you need to have a basic understanding of how to use a computer and connect to the internet, and not everyone does. However, the fact that you’re reading this article online suggests you already have that understanding. You need to have regular Internet access – and it will be easier for you to study to your own timetable if you can connect to the ‘Net at home, rather than at a friend’s or a public library.

Just as for face-to-face classes (perhaps a little more so), you need to be organised and fairly self-motivated. You need to know exactly why you want to complete the course you enrol in, and really understand what difference passing it will make in your life. You need to be able to plan out when you’re going to dedicate time to studying, and have the commitment to honour your plans.

If you know what you want to get out of online education, however, and you’re willing to follow the study plans you set for yourself, ‘webucation’ can provide you with huge opportunities! It can reduce the logistical hassles of studying important courses, while providing you with a far more enjoyable, convenient and personalised learning experience. All this, and often at a price far less than face-to-face classes would cost you – it’s no wonder Forbes magazine described internet education as “one of the biggest emerging trends of the decade”.

Author Bio
Tanja Gardner (http://optimumlife.co.nz) is a stress management and fitness coach who’s worked in education for two years. If you’re interested in a whole new way to learn online that lets you *earn* while you study, visit http://optimumlife.successuniversity.com/new for a free 14 day trial.

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Exemplary Online Learning

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By: Richard Keir

As the demand, and supply, for online learning and distance learning of all kinds continues to increase, it’s fascinating to look at what a fully developed and highly acclaimed online university is like.

The University of Phoenix is a relatively new institution. Founded less than 30 years ago (in 1976), it was not only one of the first accredited universities to provide complete degree programs as an online college, but it has now become the leader in the field in the United States.

The size of their operation is astonishing. They’ve developed into the largest accredited university in the United States. Here are some of the numbers they provide: more than 17,200 instructors, 163 campus locations and learning centers in 33 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and now Mexico, and over 171,600 earned degrees since 1976. They provide, naturally, world spanning online learning through the internet.

Their curriculums are developed by working with industry and business in order to provide the skills and knowledge that are in demand. Focused on providing not only the content needed by today’s professionals and businesses, they continue to upgrade their formats and methods as well as their curriculums.

An innovative program put in place by the University of Phoenix is called FlexNet. Rather than being a purely online learning experience, a portion of each course is held at a campus or learning center location. For many this feature adds a sense of personal and community involvement, giving the student a chance to interact directly with instructors and classmates.

Courses at the University of Phoenix Online are concentrated. Students need to be willing to make a serious commitment.

While online learning courses vary they tend to have certain features in common. In today’s hectic environment, the ability to flexibly schedule your hours is critically important for many prospective students. Being confined to fixed hours in a fixed location for a traditional offline course just won’t work for many. The demands of work and family too often cause missed classes.

Traditional college education may also involve taking subjects with little application to the professional’s working life. Online education can allow you complete a degree in two or three years.

In many online college environments, all your courses will be focused on your professional needs. Generally, you’ll also be able to focus on one course at a time rather than having to split your attention among several over a long period. This intensity and focus can be a significant benefit.

Since most online and distance learning is oriented toward professionals, working people, generally the materials you’ll study will be up-to-date and can be used immediately in your working environment. This combination of studying things that you can implement, materials relevant to your work, can make online learning a uniquely rewarding and pleasant way to earn a degree.

You do want to make sure that wherever you decide to study, that it is accredited and that any degree or certification in a field that requires licensure or state certification will be accepted by your state. If your employer has an educational reimbursement plan, be sure to verify that the college or university you chose will be acceptable. In some cases, part of your expenses may also be tax-deductible. Accreditation is important not only for employer acceptance, but also if you are going to seek scholarship funds to help with the cost.

The University of Phoenix is not the only place offering online learning, but it does give you a pretty good introduction to what’s possible. They offer everything from AA degrees to Doctoral programs with a large variety of specialized Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees as well as professional certifications and non-degree courses. You can explore their offerings at www.phoenix.edu.

With today’s demands for highly educated and specialized professionals, the value of online learning has never been clearer. The fast paced and mobile lifestyles so common now demand solutions that can fit into our lives, not ones that require us to squeeze into them and disrupt our careers and families for 3 or 4 years. The growth and acceptance of online education makes it virtually certain that you can find a program and a university or college that offers what you need to get ahead – and a way to fit it into your life.

Author Bio
Despite already being overeducated, Richard continues to enjoy learning as a part of his teaching, writing and internet business activities. The growth of the internet as medium for learning is one of his major interests. For more about online learning visit www.learning.werkz.org

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Educational Breaking Grounds

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By: sam ready

With the internet flooding with new knowledge and resources on not just a daily basis, but on a second by second basis, why are we limiting ourselves to the possibilities of a better education outside of the classroom?

It is tradition and ingrained in many adolescents growing up that you need to go to a good college to get the experience and training you need. Many students cannot afford dormitories let alone living on campus and dealing with the additional stresses involved. Why are we not as a community encouraging our young teens into using one of our newest and greatest tools, the internet, to enrich and enhance our lives with convenience?

With more and more colleges, universities and online educational accredited study degree programs becoming available, the possibilities are growing. When you think back or think forward about your higher education, what factor usually comes into any busy persons mind? Time and cost. Well, attending regular academic colleges and universities is not only time consuming, it is expensive. You need to have the resources to get to class, eat while you’re there, while balancing everything else in your life, appointments, scheduling, etc. Now think about utilizing the internet to your best convenience.

By attending an online accredited university, college or other educational certified program, you have many more chances of being successful in maintaining your regular activities and staying less stressed and receiving the same education. Just the time alone that you will save by not having to drive or ride to your institution, is more time you could study, work or spend time with your family. Having the convenience of scheduling your own online education and class structure is the new time management discovery of education.

While many people suffer from dead end jobs and balancing families and work, they feel there is no way to fit in another class or item in their schedule. Think of the single moms, that love their children, want to give them a better life, but have to work twice as hard at a lower paying job just to make ends meet, feeling that there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Consider the idea that even taking one class per “semester” over time will enhance that person’s quality of life, making them more valuable to the job force.

Getting your education online can be so much more convenient. Let’s face it, we live in a world where we expect to get what we want when we want it. Well, go and get that higher education you have always wanted, feel good about it, and do it on your own time!

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To BSN or not to BSN – That is the nurse’s question!

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By: Sara Ellis

The Goldmark Report in 1923 was the first to recommend that the entry level of education for professional practice as a registered nurse should be a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN), and heated debate has raged among nurses over the issue ever since.

Diploma and Associate Degree RN’s will clearly tell you that they can run rings around BSN program graduates when it comes to patient care. They’ll explain that they have more actual clinical experience and patient care know how in their little finger than a new BSN grad, and 99% of the time they’re right about that! I’ll be the first to admit that if I get seriously ill I’m hoping that my nurse graduated from a diploma program like the one they used to offer at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Those nurses had so much training and hands on care experience by the time they graduated that few physicians could hold a candle to them on their best day.

This isn’t about whether BSN nurses are better than ADN or Diploma nurses

Up until a few years ago I would have been just as emotional as the next nurse in arguing against the very idea of making the BSN degree the minimum educational level to practice as a professional nurse. The arguments were many and seemed to make sense – no difference in pay for a BSN versus an ADN or Diploma nurse, we all do the same job etc… .

But The Times, They Are a Changing… . And so has my point of view

“Rapidly expanding clinical knowledge and mounting complexities in health care mandate that professional nurses possess educational preparation commensurate with the diversified responsibilities required of them. As health care shifts from hospital-centered, inpatient care to more primary and preventive care throughout the community, the health system requires registered nurses who not only can practice across multiple settings – both within and beyond hospitals – but can function with more independence in clinical decision making, case management, provision of direct bedside care, supervision of unlicensed aides and other support personnel, guiding patients through the maze of health care resources, and educating patients on treatment regimens and adoption of healthy lifestyles. In particular, preparation of the entry-level professional nurse requires a greater orientation to community-based primary health care, and an emphasis on health promotion, maintenance, and cost-effective coordinated care.” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Position Statement, Dec. 2000)

Nursing is a dynamic profession and lifelong learning is essential for nurses to stay current with the increased complexity of the healthcare needs of today and into the future. In other words, the needs of our patients are changing, as we must change in order to be prepared to better serve that need.

BSN degree nurses are better prepared to meet patient needs

The main difference in study between an ADN and BSN is the emphasis on additional education in leadership and management, wellness, and community nursing. BSN prepared nurses possess greater knowledge of health promotion, disease prevention, and risk reduction as well as illness and disease management and are prepared to assist individuals, groups, and communities to prevent disease and achieve optimum levels of wellness. As nurses expand their role and move further into providing more community based primary care delivery the need for BSN prepared nurses is apparent.

Having a BSN degree means more career opportunities

The health system’s increasing demand for front-line primary care, and the accelerating drive toward managed care, prevention, and cost-efficiency, are driving the nation’s need for nurses who are prepared to practice in non-structured setting and interact directly with the public in matters of providing health and prevention services to the community, and that requires a BSN prepared nurse for starters.

Am I saying that every RN should become a BSN?

No, of course not! That’s an individual choice each of you needs to make for yourselves. Don’t do it for money. In many cases there’s no benefit in pay for having a BSN versus an ADN or Diploma- at least initially. The truth however is that increased education leads to increased responsibilities and increased career opportunities which give rise in turn to increased pay.

BSN nurses will have more career options than ADN and Diploma nurses. Diploma nursing programs and all but extinct anymore and I expect the ADN programs will vanish sometime in the future as well, but those of you who are already licensed will continue to be able to practice as an RN. You might find your job opportunities becoming narrower in the near future however. North Dakota has required all new nurse hires to possess a BSN degree since 1987. The New York State Board has similar legislation pending. The Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs began requiring all new hires to possess at least a BSN degree in 2005. Who knows what’s coming next?

Having a BSN degree allows more opportunity for employment, increased responsibility, and career progression. It opens the door for professional certification in specialty areas of nursing practice and leads to an expanded role as a provider, designer, manager, and coordinator of patient care as well as provides the foundation for graduate education.

Today’s working RN’s can attain a BSN degree without sacrificing their present job or income by going through an accredited online program. Programs are available that offer NLN accredited LPN to RN/BSN degrees, RN to BSN degrees, RN/ BSN to Master’s degrees, and even PhD in Nursing. Your employer’s education benefits often cover the expense of advancing your degree and tuition assistance is available for those who need additional help.

Nurses wishing to explore available online nursing degree options can learn more by visiting Medi-Smart.com’s online nursing school directory at http://medi-smart.com/schools.htm. Medi-Smart is a nursing resource and education site for nurses by an experienced nurse and you can interact with fellow nurses as well as student nurses in the nursing discussion forums while you’re there.

Healthcare delivery is changing. Nurses need to change along with it to meet the need.

Author Bio
Sara Ellis RN, BSN has over 20 years experience in NICU, ICU, and ER nursing. To learn more about Nursing visit Medi-Smart.com, a site that offers nursing career resources, online nursing degrees, and continuing education for nurses.

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What Is School Accreditation?

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By: Jason Hahn

In general terms, accreditation is the means by which a school is officially recognized as a provider of a satisfactory education that public institutions (i.e. employers) can trust. It is a voluntary process that requires the school to meet minimum requirements that are established by various regional accrediting agencies.

The lack of one official accrediting agency creates an opportunity for sub par online schools that are trying to obtain students through any means possible. In other words, just about any organization can say that they are an accrediting agency, so potential online school enrollers should do their research before signing up for classes at a particular online school.

Sadly, a number of online schools create false accrediting agencies in order to make candidates think that they are trustworthy and established. To avoid this conflict, be sure to check whether or not an online school is accredited by one of the six major regional accrediting agencies. These include the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA), Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA), Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS), Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU).

If your online school is accredited by one of the above agencies, your degree will be seen as legitimate by most employers. However, if your online school is not accredited by one of the above agencies but by a false accrediting agency, your degree may not be acceptable to most employers.

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Federal Perkins Loan

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By: Jason Hahn

The Federal Perkins Loan used to be known as National Direct Student Loans (NDSL). This loan is the regarded as the best of the federally subsidized loans, and is given to students who are in high financial need. Currently, the interest rate is at a low 5%.

Perkins loans are made to students and do not require a parent to cosign. The student is required to begin repayment after they graduate, leave college, or qualify for half-time student status. Interest on these loans does not accrue during the time the student attends college, and students are given up to ten years to repay the entire loan amount. Repayment begins nine months after the student graduates or drops below half-time student status.

The money for Perkins loans comes from the government, but is administered by colleges’ financial aid offices. The maximum annual loan for undergrad students is $4,000 at most schools, and the most a student can borrow is $20,000 total.

Perkins loans can be discharged (canceled) in whole or in part if the student enters employment at certain jobs, which include:

  • Full-time teacher in low-income areas
  • Full-time special education teacher
  • Full-time math or science teacher, or teacher of any other subject with shortage of teachers
  • Full-time nurse or medical technician
  • Full-time employee of a child or family-service agency in low-income area
  • Full-time law enforcement or corrections officer
  • Full-time Peace Corps volunteer

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Parent or Student Loans: Which is the Best Option?

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By: Mark Saunder

Getting a university education is an expensive proposition. In fact, about 20 per cent of college students will need some form of financial help in order to pay for the expenses they will incur in school. With the alarmingly high rate of students needing a loan for university, it means that a large number of students will graduate from college with a debt load that could even reach unmanageable levels. One way to work around not having to get a student loan is for the parents themselves to take out a “parent loan”. The question though is which among student loans or parent loans are better.

Parent loans and student loans have their own set of advantages and disadvantages:

Federal student loans possess the lowest interest rates as well as the best repayment options. If you have any need to apply for a loan and you can qualify for federal loans then make this the top choice for the loan you want to apply for. As a way of limiting your loan responsibilities only get the funds that you will need and refuse any other offers to raise it. Parents can opt to extend assistance to their children in paying off the loans when it comes time to repay the loan after graduation.

Federal parent loans or PLUS loans (Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students) can be considered as another option in getting a loan that offers lower interest rates. Parents that have dependent children who are going to start their university education and have a good credit history can apply for the PLUS loan. PLUS loans are not needs-based so you can draw up a loan up to the total cost of your undergraduate education expenses with the other financial aids that you have received deducted from the actual total. One peculiar characteristic of a PLUS loan though is that the first payment for the loan starts about 60 days after the loan is granted. This is different from a student loan where the first loan payment is deferred until after graduation. PLUS loans also require an application fee.

Private loans can be taken by both students and parents in funding university education expenses. The terms given for private loans are the same as the federal-type loans. However, students can negotiate for the repayment to commence after graduation. One way for students to gain a good credit history is by taking out small private loans. They will need to cosign though in order to get private student loans.

The big decision to be made is to determine which kind of loan will be the best option for the individual. This boils down to a personal decision. When deciding on which loan to get you should first determine the amount of debt that your child will need in order to graduate from his studies. You should also ask yourself the level of responsibility you want your child to assume in paying off the loan. Finally you should sit down with your child and try to work out a repayment plan in paying for the loan.

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Applying To Colleges And Universities

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By: Aurel Radulescu

When applying to colleges and/or universities, it is best to do so as early as possible. The earlier you apply, the better chances you will have of being accepted into your program of interest. As expected, many college courses fill up quickly, which is why early applications often stand a better chance of acceptance.

Before applying to certain colleges and/or universities, it is a good idea to review their freshman enrollment requirements. These requirements generally pertain to anyone who has graduated from high school within the past five years. Beyond that, required high school courses are not as highly considered due to the fact that so much time has passed. Therefore, even if you did not take the necessary high school courses, you may be able to attend the college of your choice if you are willing to wait for five or more years before enrolling.

Almost every college and/or university charges an application fee when applying. This fee is generally very reasonable and is often less than $50.00. This is a non-refundable fee, which is not refunded for any reason including a denial of acceptance. Applications to colleges and/or universities will often be under advisement for several weeks. At that time, the school will either send a letter of congratulations or one of denial.

Many modern colleges and universities have websites and even allow applications to be submitted online. This is believed to speed up the application process and may result in a quicker decision than if submitted by mail. In the case of online applications, the application fee will generally be charged to a major credit card. If you do not have a credit card, you may have to mail your application along with a check or money order. It is important to remember that, under no circumstances, should you ever send cash through the mail.

Once you receive the college or university’s acceptance, if applicable, it will be time to begin plans for enrollment. Many do not know this, but there is a big difference between acceptance and enrollment. Being accepted does not automatically mean the student is enrolled as this is just another step in the quest for a college education. During enrollment, a class schedule will be granted and, if requested, a campus room will be assigned. There are a number of living arrangements for college students, which may include on-campus housing, living with roommates, living alone or living at home with family. Living on campus is not a requirement of colleges or universities, but it does make for an easier commute to and from class.

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Nursing Continuing Education For the 21st Century

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By: Sara Ellis

One need only to scan a newspaper or read a weekly magazine to be astounded by the number of stories about new medical breakthroughs, disease processes, emerging threats of disease, or innovations in medical and health care technology. The World Health Organization warns us to prepare for a potential worldwide Bird Flu epidemic, terrorists threaten us with chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, and new protocols for ACLS are released. How is a working nurse to keep up?

Nursing education provides the basic building blocks of medical, scientific, and nursing knowledge, but competence in the nursing profession requires an ongoing process of continuing education. Continuing education for nurses is necessary for the nurse to remain up to date with the latest practice issues and it is necessary for patient’s safety as well. Some states have made continuing education for nurses mandatory and require a certain number of course credit hours be attained before license renewal, or require certain mandatory course subjects, while other states leave it to the nursing professional themselves to accept a personal responsibility for their own continued learning. Regardless of whether nursing continuing education, or Nursing CEUS as such programs are commonly referred to, are mandatory in one’s state or not, all nurses who describe themselves as professionals need to be willing and ready to implement change in their own practice by realizing that competence in any profession requires periodic updating.

Methods of obtaining nursing continuing education hours and the pro’s and con’s of each:

1. Professional Journals: Most professional nursing journals offer an article for continuing education credit. Some offer a partial credit hour or one credit hour to readers who fill out a post test after reading the article and mail it in. While some journals offer the credit for free, others charge $10 or more and in addition to the inconvenience of needing to tear out a post test form and mail it in the nurse has no official record of having taken and passed the course. Obtaining continuing education hours through professional journals is costly and inefficient in that the cost of the journal itself must be taken into consideration along with the cost of the course if there is one, and the time and expense of mailing in addition to the lack of official record of completion and lack of central maintenance of all credits accumulated by the nurse. Additionally, nurses who rely on professional journals for their CEU hours are typically only exposed to courses related to their own specialty rather than a broader range of topics that they actually need to be exposed to in today’s ever evolving health care climate.

2. Seminars: Professional development programs and seminars that offer accredited continuing education hours for nurses are frequently offered at various locations in every state, in some foreign countries, and even on cruises. Employers frequently pay the registration fees for nurses to attend local seminars of short duration such as one day, but nurses still have to sacrifice their precious day off to attend them or lose time from work to do so. In addition nurses who attend seminars away from home have to pay their own travel expenses, hotel bills, and costs of meals. Needless to say cruises and foreign travel are an appealing avenue, but obtaining one’s continuing education by that method is not something every working nurse can afford to do.

3. Online Nursing CEUS: The internet provides nurses access to extremely affordable and high quality accredited continuing education courses covering a plethora of professional nursing topics. Online nursing ceu courses are the gateway to nursing continuing education for the 21st century! Nurses who take advantage of online ceu courses are not restricted by geographical barriers, financial hardships, or the inconvenience of taking time from work or family in order to attend courses. Online nursing continuing education courses are readily available for both mandatory state required subjects, courses in one’s own nursing specialty, and courses that all nurses regardless of practice specialty need to be familiarized with so nurses have access to a much broader choice of subject matters than they ever had before when restricted primarily to journals or seminars. In addition to those benefits, substantial as they are, online nursing ceu courses are inexpensive, up to date with changing trends, can be taken from the comfort of one’s own home, generally allow nurses who take them to keep an official record of courses completed and credit hours earned online with the course provider, and allow nurses who complete a course to print the course certificate immediately upon completion.

In order to stay professional and to safeguard the wellbeing of the public nurses need to continue their education over the course of their career through a variety of means including taking continuing education courses. The most convenient and most cost effective method of nursing continuing education is by taking online Nursing CE courses. Online nursing continuing education courses are readily available, flexible, offer online tracking, and provide nurses with the broad scope of subjects they need to familiarize themselves with in order to keep up to date in today’s ever changing health care climate. One popular and useful place to obtain online nursing ceus at no cost is Medi-Smart.com’s Free Online Nursing Ceu Directory at medi-smart.com/freeceu.htm. Online nursing continuing education is indeed the face of nursing continuing education for the 21st century!

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Sara Ellis RN, BSN. Visit Medi-Smart Nursing Resources for accredited online nursing ceus, online nursing degrees, extensive clinical resources, active nursing forums, and nursing jobs.

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