Approval of a Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Activity

Offer contact hours to nurses for your own educational activity!

AHNA is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC-COA). The ANCC is the leading nursing credentialing organization in the U.S. and is a subsidary of the American Nurses Association.

In AHNA's endeavor to expand educational opportunities, its Education Approver Committee (EAC) has created a new, streamlined process for the approval of CNE activities based on ANCC criteria for educational design.

Benefits of AHNA approval of your continuing nursing education (CNE) activity include:

• Two Year Approval Period -- You can offer your approved activity as
  often as you’d like during the approval period.
• Broad Exposure -- Contact information for all AHNA approved activities
  is provided on our Web site.*
• Value for Clients and Consumers
  • AHNA Approved Contact Hours are recognized in 49 states for
    RN licensure and re-licensure.
  • AHNA Approved Contact Hours can be used toward the CNE
    requirement for holistic nurse certification and re-certification.
• Credibility -- Upon approval, you may use the AHNA name in the
  approval/marketing statement we provide.

To apply for AHNA program approval, please e-mail AHNA Education at approval@ahna.org to request the Approval Application forms and guidelines.

Search a list of programs that currently have AHNA approval.

Approval applications are peer-reviewed using this criteria checklist.