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:
Registered Nurses (Number of contact hours). 1  30 contact hours of continuing education during the 24 months which immediately precede the nurse's most recent birthday; there is a one-time requirement that four of the 30 continuing education credits must be earned in a bioterrorism course that meets state requirements.