Have you ever been audited?

audited? my state has no CE requirements, but we of course have obligations we have to fulfill through work which is 30 a year , but they track that for us

Here in South Australia we are required to keep a professional portfolio that contains all our education details, practice certificate, police clearance etc. We have to do a minimum of 20 hours continuing professional development every year, and we are required to keep evidence in our portfolio.

We need to include the certificate of attendance, details of what was covered and a reflective journal covering what we learned and how it will affect our nursing practice.

If we get audited by the nursing board, we have to produce our portfolio and you had better make darn sure it's complete or you may just lose your registration.

I strongly believe that all nurses should be required in all states to have a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education annually and that evidence of it should have to be present in order for one to renew their license. In Washington state where I live now there is no such requirement. I like the idea of the post from the nurse above from South Australia. I believe that system is an excellent one. In addition, I believe you should have to keep an up to date work history at all times.

Yes I have been audited, at that time I was not keeping very good track of my CEU's I had to scramble around and gather them up to fax in. Luckily I was able to round up EXACTLY the number of CEU's I needed! Now what I do is right after I renew my license I take CEU courses through CME Resource and get all 24 my required CEU's right away. Anything else I get on top of that is fine, I feel better knowing I won't have to think about it for another two years. I store all my certificates in a binder now-- A hot pink one labeled CEU's so I don't lose sight of it.

Texas requires CNE so I just keep a folder and drop in the certificates as I receive them. If I am audited I have what I need.

DC has CEU requirements and I also keep a file and as I do them throughout the year I put a copy in my file. I have never been audted, but I know the District does audit RN's, MD's , etc....on a fairly regular basis.

Not required in my state. Just Infection Control every so many years. I do many inservices at work that they keep track of. But other than IC, nothing more is required to mantain my license.

Absolutely keep a file. Not only does this help if you are audited, it helps you have all of your stuff together should you decide to apply for a promotion.

My state doesn't require CEU's for LPN's....what a shame. My work does, however, and they keep track for me.

I strongly believe that all nurses should be required in all states to have a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education annually and that evidence of it should have to be present in order for one to renew their license. In Washington state where I live now there is no such requirement. I like the idea of the post from the nurse above from South Australia. I believe that system is an excellent one. In addition, I believe you should have to keep an up to date work history at all times.

Changes are coming in WA. I heard as of 10/11/2010 they are going to start requiring 45 CEUs over a 3 year period to maintain licensure along with proof of hours worked of 540 hour minimum. The regulatory update I read at my work indicated that that 20 percent of nurses would be audited a year. I am disappointed with the state for not notifying me in writing when I renewed my license this month. I was notified via email from my employer.

I strongly believe that all nurses should be required in all states to have a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education annually and that evidence of it should have to be present in order for one to renew their license. In Washington state where I live now there is no such requirement. I like the idea of the post from the nurse above from South Australia. I believe that system is an excellent one. In addition, I believe you should have to keep an up to date work history at all times.

Changes are coming in WA. I heard as of 10/11/2010 they are going to start requiring 45 CEUs over a 3 year period to maintain licensure along with proof of hours worked of 540 hour minimum. The regulatory update I read at my work indicated that that 20 percent of nurses would be audited a year. I am disappointed with the state for not notifying me in writing when I renewed my license this month. I was notified via email from my employer.