• Nursing certification courses advance the careers of professional nurses.operation nurse image by Andrey Rakhmatullin from Fotolia.com
  
  Nursing certification courses are designed to enhance the professional skills of practicing nurses. Certification course highlights include specialized fields such as nursing management, acute care, family psychiatric and mental health, and pediatric care. The training is offered online and in classrooms. All certification courses are subject to annual renewal to ensure that nurses keep their qualifications current.
  
  

Pennsylvania State Online

• Pennsylvania State University launched its online program in 1998. Today, it offers more than 70 distance education courses. All of the online programs have accreditation from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission Inc. (NLNAC). Online nursing certificate programs offered at Penn State include registered nurse (RN) to bachelors in nursing (BSN) and nursing management. The RN to BSN certificate course is a 33-credit training in which students complete the clinical portion of their training at a local health center. The training will prepare students for supervisory nursing roles and for advanced studies in nursing. The 12-credit nursing marketing certificate program will help to advance the skills of practicing nurses and qualify them for supervisory roles.
  
  Penn State Online
  201 Shields Building
  University Park, PA 16802-1294
  814-865-5471
  worldcampus.psu.edu
  
  

University of Illinois Chicago

• The School of Nursing at the University of Illinois provides bachelor and master degree programs in nursing as well as certificate courses. The school nurse certificate program is open to nurses who are registered, and is offered entirely online. The course is 10 credit hours, and can be completed within two or three semesters on a part-time basis. Students who successfully complete their training will be fully certified and endorsed by the Illinois State Board of Education. Graduates from the certificate course in school nursing are eligible to enroll in the masters or doctoral program in school nursing at the University or Illinois.
  
  University of Illinois Chicago
  UIC College of Nursing
  845 South Damen Ave. MC 802
  Chicago, IL 60612
  312-996-7800
  uic.edu
  
  

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

• Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing is an affiliate of New York University College of Nursing. The institute was founded in 1996 and provides a geriatric nursing and gerontological certification course designed to prepare students to pass the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Gerontological Nurse Certification Examination. The course covers essential topics for elderly care; students who successfully complete the training will be highly skilled at providing care for the elderly. The course is a 10-hour self-study program that is offered online.
  
  Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
  New York University
  College of Nursing
  726 Broadway
  10th Floor
  New York, NY 10003
  212-998-5355
  hartfordign.org