Hypertension â The Silent Killer Filed under: Eating Smart for a Healthy Heart | 4 Comments Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is often called âthe silent killerâ because it is a deadly disease that shows no early symptoms.
Number of contact hours required. During a typical continuing education participation period (24 months) an RN must participate in 24 contact hours of continuing education and an LPN must participate in 12 contact hours. Activities which may meet continuing education requirements Continuing education requirements may be fulfilled in one of three ways:
A contact hour is 50 or 60 minutes of instruction in a board-approved nursing continuing education class or activity. One Continuing Education Unit (CEU) equals ten contact hours. Many nursing continuing education courses are measured by CEUs to fulfill the nursing program continuing education requirements.