In the hustle and bustle of everday life, obtaining the correct number of contact hours for licensure and recertification can get pushed to the bottom of the 'to-do' list. If you’re anything like me, when license renewal time comes around, it’s a bit of a scramble to get organized and count up the number of hours I’ve accumulated since my last renewal and figure out how and when I’ll finish up in time. 

Since launching NursingCenter’s new CE Connection, we’ve had the opportunity to bundle topical collections of continuing education articles and made them available at a discounted price.  So far we’ve put together a collection around Understanding BRCA and Cancer Risk (9.9 contact hours for $24.99) and one on Caring For Veterans Suffering from War-Related Injuries (11.4 contact hours for $28.99). I’m working on some more of these collections, but would like to best meet your needs! So, please let me know – what types of collections would be of interest to you? Is there a certain clinical topic or patient population that you’d like me to address?  

Also, are there any special requirements for your state or your certification? For example, New Jersey now requires at least one hour of continuing education related to organ and tissue donation and recovery. We will do our best to keep you informed based on your profile selections on Lippincott's NursingCenter.com. If you’re not yet a member, you can certainly join now – it’s free!

We want to help you keep up with your requirements – please let us know your needs by leaving a comment or you can always email me at clinicaleditor@nursingcenter.com. 

Thanks!

National Nurses Week starts tomorrow and continues until May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale. This year we are celebrating all that you do by opening up some of our journals for you to read free and offering coupon codes for free articles and continuing education credits. I hope that you'll check back to our National Nurses Week page each day to access our content and use your coupon codes. Here's what we have in store:

Friday, May 6th ~ Read the current issue of Nursing2011 free!
Saturday, May 7th ~ Take any CE test up to a $21.95 value for free!
Sunday, May 8th ~ Get your coupon code to purchase any non-CE article (up to $9.99)!
Monday, May 9th ~ Read the current issue of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! free!
Tuesday, May 10th ~ Get your coupon code to purchase any non-CE article (up to $9.99)!
Wednesday, May 11th ~ Read the current issue of AJN, American Journal of Nursing free!
Thursday, May 12th ~ Take any CE test up to a $27.95 value for free!

I hope that you'll take advantage of these exciting offers. You must be a NursingCenter member and logged in to access the free journals, take the CE tests, and use the coupon codes. Not yet a member? Click "register" at the top right of this page. Membership is free and has many benefits! Have a great week everyone!