CEU/CME for recertification with ANCC??

[Tony1790]

Hello all,

I'm a little bewildered on how/what/when/which CEU/CME's count and where to get them for recertification with ANCC. I'm currently an FNP with board certification through ANCC, and it appears there are much cheaper, more plentiful sources of CEU/CME that apply to AANP recertification. Example is hours spent on UpToDate, is tracked by the program, but they only seem to apply toward AANP, not ANCC. And my current employer (VHA), doesn't provide CME money, that I can see anyway.

What recommendations of where to find ANCC certified CME credits? Sorry if this is a silly question, but I've read through the ANCC website and it is a little confusing to me.

Thanks for any input or recommendations or explanations on how the CME/CEU process works and where to get the required credits. I believe it's 75 hours, with 25 of those hours in Pharmacology within the 5 year recertification window.

Thanks

[msanford]

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It's 75 hours, including 25 hours in pharmacology, assuming you also meet one of the other requirements (like practice hours). If ONLY recertifying with CEs, you need 150n hours, including 25 hours of pharm

This is an old string but hopefully somebody comments.  I think what atomicwomen mentions above is the rule to now re certify for FNP with the mandatory 75 credits (25 of which need to be pharm).   The 2nd part of the requirement is to also complete any one of the eight flexible categories.  #1 of those 8 categories is again the 75 credits.   So its a little confusing.  If taken by their grammatically written word - one should be able to submit 75 credits for the first part and then another 75 different credits for the 2nd part.  150 credits in totality and recertifing is all done.   Hopefully someone can chime in if this has worked for them - recertifying with 150 credits  Thanks!

[Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP]

12 hours ago, msanford said:

This is an old string but hopefully somebody comments.  I think what atomicwomen mentions above is the rule to now re certify for FNP with the mandatory 75 credits (25 of which need to be pharm).   The 2nd part of the requirement is to also complete any one of the eight flexible categories.  #1 of those 8 categories is again the 75 credits.   So its a little confusing.  If taken by their grammatically written word - one should be able to submit 75 credits for the first part and then another 75 different credits for the 2nd part.  150 credits in totality and recertifing is all done.   Hopefully someone can chime in if this has worked for them - recertifying with 150 credits  Thanks!

I'm not sure if "doubling" the CEU/CME hours to 150 still applies for meeting 2 out of the 7 or 8 renewal categories.  ANCC revised the categories in 2016 and added "practice hours" as part of the categories.  It used to be mandatory before and not part of the renewal categories.  With the renewal criteria having become so "lenient", ANCC's handbook did not say that you can double up on one reneweal category and still be eligible.

[msanford]

Thanks for commenting.   Has anyone performed the mandatory 75 credits (25 being pharma) plus doing option #1 of the 8 categories for another 75 credits to fulfill the 2nd requirement?  And BTW, I do not think the 2nd 75 has a pharma req't to it.  Love to hear who has done this.  Thanks