Continuing Education Units for Nurses
Ascension Resources for Continuing Education
The state of Wisconsin does NOT require Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEU) for professional nurses’ license renewals, but some Ascension hospitals DO require them for professional development.
Ascension Wisconsin Library Services has resources available for our nurses who need CEUs.
CINAHL Full Text
EBSCO CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) is an index of English-language and selected other-language journal articles about nursing, allied health, biomedicine and healthcare.
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00:00: This video demonstrates how to find articles in the CINAHL database that contain
00:04: nursing CEUs.
00:06: Starting on the Wisconsin Library homepage, check out the Login and Access box
00:11: if you've never logged in to the library site.
00:13: Click Login in the upper right hand corner.
00:15: This will authenticate you to all of our resources.
00:20: After clicking login, click Connect under the SSO box to log in with your Ascension
00:25: email and password.
00:27: Scroll down to click the link to CINAHL.
00:30: Type your topic in the search box.
00:32: Scroll down to Publication Type and click here to open the dropdown menu.
00:37: Click "CEU".
00:39: Select any other limits you want at this point if you would like.
00:43: Scroll up and click Search.
00:45: Select the title of the article you are interested in.
00:49: Scroll to see a notes section
00:50: that will indicate how to access the CEs.
00:54: You will then scroll back up, and click access now or request for article delivery
00:58: in order to read the full text and obtain your CEs.
01:03: You have successfully located nursing CEU articles through the CINAHL database by
01:07: logging in, performing a search with CEU filters, and accessing article details. For
01:13: further assistance,
01:14: please contact us.
00:00: This video demonstrates how to find articles in the CINAHL database that contain
00:04: nursing CEUs.
00:06: Starting on the Wisconsin Library homepage, check out the Login and Access box
00:11: if you've never logged in to the library site.
00:13: Click Login in the upper right hand corner.
00:15: This will authenticate you to all of our resources.
00:20: After clicking login, click Connect under the SSO box to log in with your Ascension
00:25: email and password.
00:27: Scroll down to click the link to CINAHL.
00:30: Type your topic in the search box.
00:32: Scroll down to Publication Type and click here to open the dropdown menu.
00:37: Click "CEU".
00:39: Select any other limits you want at this point if you would like.
00:43: Scroll up and click Search.
00:45: Select the title of the article you are interested in.
00:49: Scroll to see a notes section
00:50: that will indicate how to access the CEs.
00:54: You will then scroll back up, and click access now or request for article delivery
00:58: in order to read the full text and obtain your CEs.
01:03: You have successfully located nursing CEU articles through the CINAHL database by
01:07: logging in, performing a search with CEU filters, and accessing article details. For
01:13: further assistance,
01:14: please contact us.
00:00: This video demonstrates how to find articles in the CINAHL database that contain
00:04: nursing CEUs.
00:06: Starting on the Wisconsin Library homepage, check out the Login and Access box
00:11: if you've never logged in to the library site.
00:13: Click Login in the upper right hand corner.
00:15: This will authenticate you to all of our resources.
00:20: After clicking login, click Connect under the SSO box to log in with your Ascension
00:25: email and password.
00:27: Scroll down to click the link to CINAHL.
00:30: Type your topic in the search box.
00:32: Scroll down to Publication Type and click here to open the dropdown menu.
00:37: Click "CEU".
00:39: Select any other limits you want at this point if you would like.
00:43: Scroll up and click Search.
00:45: Select the title of the article you are interested in.
00:49: Scroll to see a notes section
00:50: that will indicate how to access the CEs.
00:54: You will then scroll back up, and click access now or request for article delivery
00:58: in order to read the full text and obtain your CEs.
01:03: You have successfully located nursing CEU articles through the CINAHL database by
01:07: logging in, performing a search with CEU filters, and accessing article details. For
01:13: further assistance,
01:14: please contact us.
00:00: This video demonstrates how to find articles in the CINAHL database that contain
00:04: nursing CEUs.
00:06: Starting on the Wisconsin Library homepage, check out the Login and Access box
00:11: if you've never logged in to the library site.
00:13: Click Login in the upper right hand corner.
00:15: This will authenticate you to all of our resources.
00:20: After clicking login, click Connect under the SSO box to log in with your Ascension
00:25: email and password.
00:27: Scroll down to click the link to CINAHL.
00:30: Type your topic in the search box.
00:32: Scroll down to Publication Type and click here to open the dropdown menu.
00:37: Click "CEU".
00:39: Select any other limits you want at this point if you would like.
00:43: Scroll up and click Search.
00:45: Select the title of the article you are interested in.
00:49: Scroll to see a notes section
00:50: that will indicate how to access the CEs.
00:54: You will then scroll back up, and click access now or request for article delivery
00:58: in order to read the full text and obtain your CEs.
01:03: You have successfully located nursing CEU articles through the CINAHL database by
01:07: logging in, performing a search with CEU filters, and accessing article details. For
01:13: further assistance,
01:14: please contact us.
00:00: This video demonstrates how to find articles in the CINAHL database that contain
00:04: nursing CEUs.
00:06: Starting on the Wisconsin Library homepage, check out the Login and Access box
00:11: if you've never logged in to the library site.
00:13: Click Login in the upper right hand corner.
00:15: This will authenticate you to all of our resources.
00:20: After clicking login, click Connect under the SSO box to log in with your Ascension
00:25: email and password.
00:27: Scroll down to click the link to CINAHL.
00:30: Type your topic in the search box.
00:32: Scroll down to Publication Type and click here to open the dropdown menu.
00:37: Click "CEU".
00:39: Select any other limits you want at this point if you would like.
00:43: Scroll up and click Search.
00:45: Select the title of the article you are interested in.
00:49: Scroll to see a notes section
00:50: that will indicate how to access the CEs.
00:54: You will then scroll back up, and click access now or request for article delivery
00:58: in order to read the full text and obtain your CEs.
01:03: You have successfully located nursing CEU articles through the CINAHL database by
01:07: logging in, performing a search with CEU filters, and accessing article details. For
01:13: further assistance,
01:14: please contact us.
00:00: This video demonstrates how to find articles in the CINAHL database that contain
00:04: nursing CEUs.
00:06: Starting on the Wisconsin Library homepage, check out the Login and Access box
00:11: if you've never logged in to the library site.
00:13: Click Login in the upper right hand corner.
00:15: This will authenticate you to all of our resources.
00:20: After clicking login, click Connect under the SSO box to log in with your Ascension
00:25: email and password.
00:27: Scroll down to click the link to CINAHL.
00:30: Type your topic in the search box.
00:32: Scroll down to Publication Type and click here to open the dropdown menu.
00:37: Click "CEU".
00:39: Select any other limits you want at this point if you would like.
00:43: Scroll up and click Search.
00:45: Select the title of the article you are interested in.
00:49: Scroll to see a notes section
00:50: that will indicate how to access the CEs.
00:54: You will then scroll back up, and click access now or request for article delivery
00:58: in order to read the full text and obtain your CEs.
01:03: You have successfully located nursing CEU articles through the CINAHL database by
01:07: logging in, performing a search with CEU filters, and accessing article details. For
01:13: further assistance,
01:14: please contact us.
Ascension IPCE (FREE CME/CEUs)
Medscape
Medscape, LLC ("Medscape") is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing nursing education. As an accredited provider, Medscape develops online CME and continuing education (CE) activities in compliance with the standards and codes of the applicable accrediting agency, the AMA, HHS-OIG, FDA, AdvaMed, and PhRMA.
Go to http://www.Medscape.org/nurses and register for a free account.
eJournals
AJN, American Journal of Nursing (Ovid)
CIN: Computers, Informatics, nursing (Ovid)
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing (Ovid)
Journal of Emergency Nursing (ClinicalKey Nursing)
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing (Ovid)
Journal of Nursing Care Quality (Ovid)
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (Ovid)
- Navigate to the current issue or use the advanced search to find articles labeled for "CE" or "CNE".
- Open the Full Text or PDF of the article.
- Read the article content and locate the Continuing Education test/evaluation instructions, which are typically printed at the end of the text.
- The article will direct you to an external CE testing site to take the post-test and evaluation.
- You will likely need to create a profile, enter the specific article code found in the print/digital journal, and pay any required processing fees to generate your CE certificate.
Free CE
- American Nurses Association: Nursing World - CE available at a variety of price points, including some free; many free for members.
- Center for Disease Control & Prevention - CDC is accredited by five organizations to provide CE for U.S. health professionals and the global public health community. Access to credits, continuing education units (CEUs), and contact hours for all educational activities is provided for free.
- https://www.train.org/cdctrain/welcome
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/training/birthcertificateelearning/continuing-education.htm
- https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/cme_activity.htm
- Nurse CEU.com - This free directory service allows you to compare online classes from different continuing education providers so you can select the ones that best meet your study requirements. Most courses have fees associated with them, but you can find free courses on the free CEUs page.
- Nurse.com OnCourse Learning - Offers both free and paid CE.
Paid CE
- CEUfast - accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA. ANCC Provider number #P0274. $39 unlimited access for 1 year.
- Elite Learning: Nursing WI - Numerous CE courses on various topics. Fee based per course, but also offers a flat rate of $99 for unlimited courses for a 12 month period.
- Lippincott Nursing Center CE - Hundreds of CE articles as well as online testing with instant results and certificates and a CE planner to help nurses keep their CE up-to-date.
- Net CE - NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
- Wild Iris Medical Education - ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314
More Information
- American Nurses Credentialing Center The ANCC Accreditation program recognizes the importance of high-quality continuing nursing education (CNE) and skills-based competency programs. Around the world, ANCC-accredited organizations provide nurses with the knowledge and skills to help improve care and patient outcomes.
This page last reviewed and updated 16 June 2026.