Nursing Spectrum: CE Direct
GNYHA Ventures, Inc. and Nursing Spectrum have formed a strategic alliance, that brings the bene- fits of Nursing Spectrum's CE Direct to Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) members at a discount. One of the largest providers of accredited online continuing education (CE) programs for nurses, Nursing Spectrum is an RN-led communications company that promotes nursing through publications and CE. With CE Direct, health care institutions can offer online CE courses directly to their nursing staff. Institutional participation is a convenient way to track and pay for nurses' CE courses, and eliminates the administrative expense of processing individual CE reimbursement requests. CE Direct also offers:

• a convenient way to fulfill CE requirements, because courses can be taken anytime from anyplace with a PC and Internet connection;
• an online inventory of more than 250 course modules with a wide range of subjects including critical care, medical-surgical nursing, oncology, cultural competency, professional issues, and others;
• special sections with topic-specific requirements for nurses who maintain licenses in multiple states;
• course modules accredited through the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and New Jersey Department of Education Professional Development; and
• modules mandated in NYS and approved by the NYS Education Department.

CE Direct gives institutions total control to decide which nurses are eligible and how long they can access the service. Nursing Spectrum will keep track of which modules are taken and provide on-demand reports.

For additional information about CE Direct, contact mGayle White at GNYHA, at (212) 506-5479.