Continuing Education

At the Alaska Nurses Association, we believe in elevating your nursing career. Through our continuing education program, we strive to provide quality continuing nursing education so you can stay on top of the latest advances in nursing and deliver the best care to your patients.

Designed for today’s Alaskan nurse, our educational offerings span a wide range of topics and learning types, from our bimonthly book club to online courses as well as in-person events and conferences. We also partner with other organizations and agencies across the state to bring you even more opportunities to elevate your nursing career.

Alaska Nurses Association is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Online Self-Paced Continuing Education

We recently launched “Alaska Nurses Learn”, our new and improved online learning system. Built on the award-winning Thinkific platform, our system provides a modern, intuitive interface that makes it easy to find the courses you need to elevate your nursing knowledge and career.  

• Take unique courses designed for today’s Alaskan nurse 
• Earn and track contact hours easily 
• Try before you buy with one of our free courses 
• Save on your education with special member pricing 

Our courses offer specialized, engaging content crafted with the educational needs of Alaska’s nurses in mind. With more content and variety than ever, we know you’ll love this unique learning environment.  
 

Start learning online with Thinkific today!

Live and In-Person Courses

Throughout the year, we offer a variety of live in-person and online events geared toward learning and continuing nursing education. Some of our events, such as our Tuesday Talks, recur each month. We cover a different topic within the realm of nursing and an expert comes in to present the topic.

To attend, simply click on an event to learn more about registration, webcasts, and more!

Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy

Gain the skills and tools you need to provide trauma-informed care for victims of violence in your community and preserve medical evidence to promote justice for all victims in Alaska.

Join us for Alaska’s comprehensive forensic training academy, the first of its kind in the nation. This exclusive training offers nurses across the state proper training to help potential victims of abuse. With 40 to 50 hours of training, we will address types of violence and abuse, care for the victim, and forensic evidence collection. Earn contact hours and help promote justice for all Alaskans by joining this training.

• Each victim of violence deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to have evidence of the crimes committed against them preserved for future prosecution.
• Unfortunately, many areas of the state lack the ability to document and collect medical evidence to help protect victims of crime.
• Forensic evidence collection requires the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities todo so from the onset of patient care.
• ACFTA offers nurses and health care professionals across the state training to ensure trauma informed care for victims of violence which will ultimately promote justice for all victims in Alaska.

The statistics are startling:

• 75% of Alaskans have experienced or know someone who has experienced domestic violence or sexual assault.
• An assault in Alaska occurs every hour.
• Alaska’s rate of child mistreatment is 69.3% higher than the national average.
• The Alaska rate for Elder physical abuse is 2.4 times the national rate. Elder psychological abuse is 1.6 times higher than the national rate.

The Details

• 20 to 25 hours of online education
• 20 to 25 hours of face-to-face training
• A comprehensive look at helping abuse victims handle their trauma and proper documentation for forensic evidence.
• Contact hours will be awarded upon successful completion.

Part 1: Online Training

Part 2: Live Session

This nursing Continuing Education (CE) activity is jointly provided by the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA), the UAA College of Health, and the Alaska Nurses Association (AaNA).

Career Center

Looking for a nursing job in Alaska? Our online career center includes nursing job openings for a wide range of practices across the state of Alaska. Browse all the current open positions, sign up for job alert emails, and visit the job search resource center for tips on landing your perfect nursing job.

Interested in posting a job? Submit a request to our Career Center Team. We also regularly post jobs in our quarterly magazine The Alaska Nurse. Advertise in the magazine.