The American Nurses Association Center for Continuing Education and Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP6178.

Assessing and Addressing Health Literacy

The ability to communicate effectively with patients who have low health literacy depends on our ability to recognize this problem and to create a patient-centered and shame-free healthcare environment. This article provides guidance in regard to establishing an environment that promotes health literacy, assessing health literacy levels, utilizing strategies to increase health literacy, evaluating the learning that has occurred, and incorporating health literacy concepts into the nursing curriculum.

ANA members, Login to Members Only to access this CE module for FREE.
Non-members, use this link to Read the article and take the post-test.

New from American Nurse Today Journal

Walk the Walk to Reduce Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections.

This CE module, featured in the January/February 2010 issue of American Nurse Today, will educate nurses about evidence-based practices that reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections.

2.0 contact hours will be awarded to nurses who successfully complete this CNE activity.

Read the article and take the post-test

Free CE For ANA Members

ANA members can now get a wide selection of our continuing education modules FREE ALL THE TIME in the Members Only section of NursingWorld.org. All membership categories can take advantage of this ANA membership benefit.

• If you are already an ANA member, Login to Members Only and click on the "Free CE link on the left side menu.
• If you are not an ANA member, Learn more about Membership Options Now

If you need information about re-certification or re-licensure contact hour equirements, please contact your certification board or state board of nursing. Contact information for your board can be found on the Web site of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

For questions about ANA’s online learning, please e-mail valerie.restifo@ana.org.

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