Continuing Education

Nurses participating at the Kids First Conference

Center for Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The purpose of the Center for Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) is to foster lifelong learning that enhances competence in professional practice and self-growth, allowing nurses to function more effectively in their professional roles and to contribute to the health and welfare of the public by the dissemination of knowledge. The Center for NCPD strives to facilitate interprofessional exploration of new ideas, trends and developments, coupled with exposure to new research-based educational activities critical for the development and maintenance of professional nursing practice.

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Accreditation: The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

CNE Request Process

For School of Nursing Faculty/Staff and Community Partners/Organizations

Whether you are faculty and staff of the UT Austin School of Nursing, or community partners and external organizations seeking nursing continuing professional development accreditation for a conference or educational event, the Center for NCPD is able to review your topic for CNE accreditation. We do prioritize working with departments within the UT system, non-profits, and organizations whose mission and vision align with ours.

Please submit the CNE Applicant Eligibility Verification Form listed below before you begin planning your event. This will help us determine how we can partner with you and add quality and value to your educational activity by accrediting your content to provide CNE. We cannot provide CNE accreditation to any organization considered a commercial interest according to the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Content Integrity Standards.

Submit the CNE Applicant Eligibility Verification Form

Courses Offering CNE

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Human Trafficking

CNE Credits: 1.25 | Cost: $15.00
Instructor: Jason Spees
Course Description: This course equips healthcare providers with the tools needed to recognize human trafficking in the healthcare environment and respond appropriately.
Discount: Available to UT faculty/student. Email UTSON_CNE@nursing.utexas.edu for a discount code and receive $5 off the course fee.

Learn about the Human Trafficking Course

Partner Centers Offering CNE

Events Offering CNE

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Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday April 8, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
NUR 1.112 (MPR)
The Helen L. Erickson Lecture Series in Holistic Healing presents Leveraging eHealth Interventions to Enhance Supportive Care for Couples Coping with Prostate Cancer.
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Event Status
Scheduled
Thursday April 10, 2025, 9:00 am - 10:00 am
NUR 1.112 (MPR)
The Jack & Laura Lee Blanton Lectureship in Nursing presents Participating (Or Not) in Cancer Clinical Trials: Difficult Ethical Decisions for Patients and Families.
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Event Status
Scheduled
Thursday April 10, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
NUR 1.112 (MPR)
The Jack & Laura Lee Blanton Lectureship in Nursing presents Using Nursing’s Ways of Knowing in Health.
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Event Status
Scheduled
Wednesday May 14, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
UT Austin Commons Conference Center
You are invited to attend the 2025 Healthy Mom - Healthy Baby Conference!
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Event Status
Scheduled
Thursday May 15, 2025, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
UT Austin Commons Conference Center
You are invited to attend the 2025 Healthy Mom - Healthy Baby Conference!

Additional Certificate Programs

Nursing students

Teaching Nursing Certificate Program

The Certificate in Teaching Nursing is designed for nurses who are seeking to enhance their teaching pedagogy/skills and also for those who are seeking an academic career in teaching nursing.

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Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program

The acute care pediatric nurse practitioner (AC PNP) post master’s certificate is a 24-30 credit hour program that focuses on the knowledge and skills required to care for chronically and critically ill children.