AAPACN is dedicated to supporting post-acute care nurses provide quality care.

CE Statement

ANCC Accredited Provider

The Importance of ANCC Accreditation
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) supports the lifelong learning needs of RNs by ensuring that educational activities are designed using criteria that are evidence-based and that are independent from commercial influence.

Through the submission of in-depth analysis and comprehensive documentation of goals and processes, AAPACN has demonstrated the ability to provide quality continuing nursing education (CNE) activities and therefore are recognized by ANCC as an accredited provider.

Keeping Content Free From Influence and Bias
As part of its accreditation, AAPACN is charged with ensuring that all content that is awarded CNE is free of influence and bias from organizations that may offer financial support through an unrestricted educational grant or sponsorship.

Monitoring and Resolving Relevant Financial Relationships
AAPACN’s responsibility is to evaluate the presence or absence of relevant financial relationships during the planning and implementation phase of an educational activity. AAPACN requires individuals who have the ability to control or influence the content of an educational activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships 3including, but not limited to:

  • Planning Committee
  • Speakers
  • Presenters
  • Authors
  • Content Reviewers

AAPACN does a thorough evaluation when developing and implementing an educational activity to ensure that if a relevant financial relationship exists, it is resolved and disclosed to all participants.

Enduring Materials
As defined by ANCC, enduring materials include online courses, printed manuals and electronic media that “endures” over time. AAPACN does regular environmental scans of the post-acute care field and updates course curriculum based on the changes in government regulation and policy. 

Accreditation Statement
American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Course Completion Requirements

Whether you are looking to complete one of AAPACN’s certification programs, attend a webinar on the latest topic, or take an individual course, you will be awarded continuing nursing education by fulfilling the completion requirements. Depending on the format you choose, the requirements for successful completion and receipt of a CE certificate are different.

Completion requirements for the online course format include:

  • Participants complete course enrollment by purchasing an online course.
  • All online courses and on-demand workshops will be posted in the participant’s AAPACN Learner Dashboard. To access the Learner Dashboard, simply visit AAPACN.org and log in. Then, select My Account from the top menu and click on My Learner Dashboard.
  • To access a participant’s CE certificate, he/she is required to review/complete the interactive online course and/or accompanying materials and Self-Study Course Completion Attestation, or view at least 80% of all required video recordings, and submit the associated evaluation.
  • By completing the attestation form, the individual is attesting to fully participating in the learning activity.
  • Completion of the online course or on-demand workshop requirements unlocks the CE certificate in the participant’s Learner Dashboard.

*Partial credit is not awarded. 

Completions requirements for the hardbound manual format include:

  • Participants complete course enrollment by purchasing a hardbound manual.
  • In addition to the hardbound manual, participants will be given online access to the associated Self-Study Course Completion Attestation, evaluation, and CE certificate in their AAPACN Learner Dashboard. To access the Learner Dashboard, simply visit AAPACN.org and log in. Then, select My Account from the top menu and click on My Learner Dashboard.
  • By completing the attestation form, the individual is attesting to fully participating in the learning activity.
  • Completion of the attestation form and evaluation unlocks the CE certificate.

*Partial credit is not awarded. 

Completion requirements for live events (AAPACN workshops) include:

  • Participants complete course enrollment by registering for the event.
  • It is required that each participant sign-in for each day and/or session.
  • It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure that he/she completes the sign-in process as required. Continuing nursing education for a live event is based upon actual classroom attendance for the duration of the scheduled educational activity.
  • The instructor will monitor the attendance of each participant. If a participant must leave before the activity is scheduled to end or arrives late, he/she will not receive full CE credit. Partial credit may be awarded.
  • Each attendee, based on attendance, will receive a CE certificate once the educational activity has been reconciled and the participant has submitted their evaluation.

Completion requirements for live events (AAPACN Annual Conference):

  • Participants complete activity enrollment by registering for the conference.
  • Attendance at the AAPACN Annual Conference is verified through a self-reporting Continuing Education form, issued to each attendee in their Learner Dashboard.
  • Attendees will only receive credit for the sessions they attended. They must have attended at least 80% of a session to receive credit.
  • AAPACN receives a participant’s CE form, the form will be processed within five business days. Attendees will receive an email confirmation once their certificate is available in their Learner Dashboard. 

Course completion requirements for AAPACN webinars:

  • Participants complete webinar enrollment by purchasing the webinar.
  • To receive contact hours for a webinar, participants must have attended at least 80% of the entire live event or viewed at least 80% of the entire recording.
  • Completion of the associated evaluation unlocks the CE certificate in the participant’s Learner Dashboard.
  • To ensure individuals are participating in at least 80% of the webinar, AAPACN will verify registration and attendance through its webinar platform. 

*Partial credit is not awarded.