WELCOME to the Department of Nursing Office of Continuing Education. We believe that individuals are involved in a lifelong learning process and through education nurses can change and strengthen their level of practice to meet the needs of clients with complex health needs in the twenty-first century. The Continuing Education Program in the Department of Nursing at North Carolina Central University is an approved provider of continuing education by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Commission on Accreditation. 
Goals:

• Offer a diverse array of courses and programs that provide theoretical and practical occupational knowledge for improved patient care, career advancement and job satisfaction.
• Offer high quality instruction using a variety of delivery formats including online teaching.

Programs Under Development:

HIV/AIDS Update
Experiential Patient Education
Clinical Trials Training

Upcoming Events:

Coming Soon!

Previous Events

Online Nurse Educator Development Course
September 2, 2008 - November 24, 2008
Cost: $600
45 contact hours

Child Care Health Advocate Training  for Head Start Coordinators and Supervisors of Health Programs
August 30, 2008 - March 31, 2009
Sponsored by The NC Head Start-State Collaboration Office (HSSCO)

Health Disparities: Solutions and Strategies Co-sponsored with the Central Carolina Black Nurses Council, Inc.
December 6, 2008 - 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Friday Center in Chapel Hill
Speaker - Audwin Fletcher, PhD, RN, CFNP,
Professor of Nursing University of Mississippi Medical Center
Cost: $25
1.0 contact hours

Online Nurse Educator Development Course
January 19, 2009 - April 18, 2009
Cost: $600
45 contact hours

13th Annual Helen Miller Lecture
March 5, 2009 - 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
McLendon - McDougal Gymnasium
Speaker -Randolph F. R. Rasch, PhD, RN, FNP, FAANP, Professor and Director,
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Cost: General Public-$55; Seniors (62 and over)-$35; Students-$15
2.0 contact hours
***Pre-registration deadline - 2/16/09; late fee of $5
imposed after 2/16; absolute deadline 2/23/09

Contact
Erma Jean Smith-King, RN, MPH, MBA
Director of Continuing Education
Phone:  919 530 6431
Fax:  919 530-5375
Email:  nursece@nccu.edu

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