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Over the years, nurses have progressed into more advanced areas of study and medical care. For example, a nurse practitioner (NP) completes her degree as a registered nurse and then continues on for additional education with a minimum of a master's degree and specific training in diagnostics and medical care management. In many... more »
With new ideas in medicine being discovered every day, it is absolutely necessary for medical doctors to continue their education throughout their careers. There are many tools doctors use to stay abreast of the current research and developments, such as online programs, seminars, webinars and medical journals. Continuing education... more »
As the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) states, the quality of service provided by a nurse has a direct connection to the provider's education level. National, state and city agencies offer programs and resources to help nurses continue to learn. A well trained and knowledgeable nurse benefits the school administrators,... more »
Over the past decade, nurse practitioners (NPs) have gained considerable recognition and growing responsibility in the health care field. After becoming registered nurses, they have gone on for a master's degree plus passed a state examination and licensing requirement. In most cases, the states also require that these NPs receive... more »
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Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada. Recognized forms of post-secondary learning activities within the domain include: degree credit courses by non-traditional students, non-degree career training, workforce training, formal personal enrichment courses (both on-campus and online) self-directed learning (such as through Internet interest groups, clubs or personal research activities) and experiential learning as applied to problem solving.
Continuing education generally
General continuing education is similar to adult education, at least in being intended for adult learners, especially those beyond traditional undergraduate college or university age. However, it is not normally considered to include basic instruction such as literacy, English language skills, or programs such as vocational training or GED preparation. Instead, as the term suggests, it is assumed that the student already has an education and is simply continuing it.
Frequently, in the United States, continuing education involves enrollment in college/university credit-granting courses, often by students enrolled part-time, and often offered through a division or school of continuing education of a college/university known sometimes as the university extension or extension school. Also frequently in the US, it can mean enrollment in non-credit-granting courses, often taken for personal, non-vocational enrichment (although many non-credit courses can also have a vocational function). Also, in the US, many such non-credit courses are offered by community colleges.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, in 1907, was the first academic institution in the US to offer what today would be considered an identifiable continuing education program. In 1969, Empire State College, a unit of the State University of New York, was the first in read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuing+education
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