Free Monthly CE
Free Monthly CE
Each month, ANNA offers a FREE nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) program in the Online Library.
This special offer is available to ANNA members only!
Free NCPD Program:
Nephrology Nurses and Empathy: The Impact on Older Adults Experiencing Loss and Grief
May’s featured FREE NCPD selection is “Nephrology Nurses and Empathy: The Impact on Older Adults Experiencing Loss and Grief,” which addresses the multifaceted grief journey experienced by patients, emphasizing the physical losses associated with chronic illnesses and age-related changes. The session focuses on enhancing nurses’ understanding of the changes when a person loses a loved one, sharing effective strategies for demonstrating empathy and compassion, and explaining behaviors that can potentially harm older adults who are grieving.
ANNA offers members one free nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) program in the Online Library every month.
View the recording, complete the evaluation questions, and earn
1.25 ANCC contact hours – FREE! Available through May 31, 2026!
Please Note
Course includes all modules; modules not sold separately.
In addition to serving as a certification preparation tool, the course can be used as an orientation tool for nurses new to the nephrology specialty.
ANNA has revised and updated a series of FREE educational modules addressing the nursing care needs of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
ANNA has revised and updated a series of FREE educational modules addressing the nursing care needs of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The series, entitled Chronic Kidney Disease: Nursing Care of the Patient with CKD In ANY Setting, is designed to support the learning needs of nurses who care for patients with CKD.
Given the magnitude of the population afflicted with CKD and the variety of settings in which these patients receive care, this series will benefit nurses caring for patients in many settings.
Nine modules are available, and each module offers nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours. The modules include:
Nine modules are available, and each module offers nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours. The modules include:
Introduction to CKD: An Overview of Causes, Staging, and Treatment
CKD: Stages 1 through 3
CKD: Stages 4 and 5 – Overview of Therapy Options
Acute Kidney Injury: Causes, Treatment, and Outcomes
Kidney Replacement Therapy – Transplantation
Kidney Replacement Therapy – Home Dialysis
Kidney Replacement Therapy – In-Center Dialysis
Palliative and End-of-Life Care for the Patient with CKD
CKD in the Pediatric Population
The content of the modules is FREE, and contact hours are free for Module 1: Introduction to Chronic Kidney Disease: An Overview of Causes, Stages, and Treatment.
(Processing fees apply for NCPD evaluations for the other eight modules.)
Why Join ANNA?
The American Nephrology Nurses Association is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization established to support nephrology nurses through education, advocacy, networking and science.
We are committed to advancing the nephrology nursing specialty and nurturing every ANNA member.
