Can contact hours/certificates of attendance be awarded to participants from other health care disciplines who attend CNE activities?
Although the activity should at a minimum build upon the education and experiential bases of the professional nurse, the target audience may include other disciplines. The criteria require that all participants who successfully complete a CNE activity receive written verification of this including the number of contact hours awarded. A provider may delineate the parameters of successful completion to be specific to registered nurses or to all participants within the target audience. Providers should remember that the ANCC system and contact hours are specific to nursing. Other disciplines may or may not recognize contact hours.
