Pennsylvania nursing CE courses

Wild Iris Medical Education · 7h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

Note: Comprehensive T2D course: causes, prevention, screening criteria, treatment, complications, long-term plan of care.

Wild Iris Medical Education · 7h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

Note: Palliative vs hospice care, ethical/legal principles, pain management, special populations, communication, final-hours and postmortem care.

Wild Iris Medical Education · 10h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

Note: Goals and models of elder care; physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and functional changes of aging; medication use; caregiver support; legal/ethical considerations; elder abuse; end-of-life care.

Wild Iris Medical Education · 6h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

Note: COPD characteristics and causes, functional effects, preventive measures, lifestyle changes, long-term treatment planning, interventions, and acute exacerbations.

Wild Iris Medical Education · 2h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

Note: Change models, communication strategies, and tools to help patients adopt healthier behaviors.

Gift of Life Institute (via PA OPOs) · 2h · self-paced · Pennsylvania Board of Nursing (PA State Board-approved course developed by PA's designated organ procurement organizations (Center for Organ Recovery & Education and Gift of Life Donor Program) via Gift of Life Institute; listed as an approved source in official PA Board of Nursing guidance (pa.gov).)

Note: FREE Board-approved online course covering the one-time 2-hour organ and tissue donation and recovery process requirement (Act 90, effective May 1, 2026). Developed with Gift of Life Institute; enrollment link published in the PA Board of Nursing's official organ-donation CE guidance document. Keep the certificate of completion for audit.

Wild Iris Medical Education · 1h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

Note: Wild Iris's currently offered free nursing CEU (1 ANCC contact hour); certificate delivered via email after passing a short test and evaluation.

Nurse.com (Relias) · 1h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC-accredited free courses, available in all 50 states.)

Note: Rotating catalog of free ANCC courses (hours set to 1 as representative; verify per course); free Nurse.com account required to enroll and print certificate.

Medscape Education · 1h · self-paced · ANCC (Medscape, LLC accredited by ANCC as a provider of continuing nursing education; offers ANCC contact hours for RNs.)

Note: Thousands of free activities (credit typically 0.25-1.5 contact hours each; set to 1h as representative, verify per activity); URL points to Medscape's official help article confirming ANCC nurse credit since individual activity pages sit behind login.

CDC TRAIN · 1h · self-paced · ANCC (CDC TRAIN courses carry CE from accredited providers; verify ANCC nursing credit on each activity page.)

Note: CDC's public-health learning network; hundreds of free courses with continuing education, many offering nursing contact hours (verify credit type and hours per course; set to 1h as representative).