Available courses

PN Scope of Practice and Behaviors

Cost: $75.00

This course provides current, comprehensive and ethically based licensure and scope of practice information to potential or encumbered Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) as guidelines for safe and effective practice.

The candidate must pay the course fee, review the presentation, pass the exam with a score of 80% or higher, and complete a course evaluation. The course evaluation should be faxed to the ARNA office at 501.244.9903 to obtain a certificate of completion. The candidate may then submit the certificate of completion to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. 

The Nurse and Professional Behaviors

Cost: $385.00

This course provides current, comprehensive information on topics integral to the practice of nursing. This course has eight units: Image of Nursing, Values and Ethics, Nursing Standards, Arkansas Nurse Practice Act, Scope of Practice, Legal Issues, Crossing Boundaries, and Maintaining Competence.

Course participants must complete required learning activities and submit work to the course preceptor (teacher) for review. All work must be complete and satisfactory. Work is reviewed in sequence, and feedback is provided to the participant. After satisfactory completion of units 1-4, the candidate may take the midterm exam. Progression to units 5-8 is allowed after a 75% or higher midterm grade. At course completion, the candidate will take a comprehensive final examination and must achieve a grade of at least 75%.You must have the permission of the preceptor in order to test. Both the mid-term and the final exam are proctored at a designated testing site. The candidate must complete a course evaluation and fax the evaluation to the ARNA office at 501.244.9903 before receiving a certificate of completion. PARTICIPANTS WHO DO NOT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE WITHIN 16 WEEKS ARE REQUIRED TO RE-ENROLL IN THE COURSE AND PAY COURSE FEES AGAIN.

Teacher: Megan Foshee

Personal Values, Professional Values and How Values Relate to Ethics and Ethical Behavior

Purpose: The purpose of this continuing nursing education activity is to give nurses the opportunity to examine their own values and compare them with the values of their profession. The connection between values, ethics, and ethical behavior is emphasized through case studies.

Contact Hours: 3.5 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this CNE activity by the Arkansas Nurses Association.

Registration Fee: ARNA Members: $40

(A collaboration between Arkansas Nurses Association and Louisiana State Nurses Association)

South Central Accreditation Program (SCAP) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Management and Treatment

Purpose: The purpose of this continuing nursing education acitivity is to help nurses understand sickle cell disease in children and review the evidence-based approaches to management of this disease.

Contact Hours: 2.0 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this CNE activity by the Arkansas Nurses Association.

Registration Fee: ARNA Members: $20



(A collaboration between Arkansas Nurses Association and Louisiana State Nurses Association)

South Central Accreditation Program (SCAP) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Sickle Cell Disease In Adults

Purpose: The purpose of this continuing nursing education acitivity is to help nurses understand sickle cell disease in adults and review the evidence-based approaches to management of this disease.

Contact Hours: 2.0 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this CNE activity by the Arkansas Nurses Association.

Registration Fee: ARNA Members: $20

(A collaboration between Arkansas Nurses Association and Louisiana State Nurses Association)

South Central Accreditation Program (SCAP) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Nursing Profession and Appropriate Behaviors: Legal Issues Related to Nursing

Purpose: The purpose of this continuing nursing education activity is to help nurses understand the legal issues related to nursing practice. Case studies and examples accompany this thorough exploration of nursing practice.

Contact Hours: 3.5 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this CNE activity by the Arkansas Nurses Association.

Registration Fee: ARNA Members: $40

(A collaboration between Arkansas Nurses Association and Louisiana State Nurses Association)

South Central Accreditation Program (SCAP) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Personal Values, Professional Values and How Values Relate to Ethics and Ethical Behavior


Purpose: The purpose of this continuing nursing education activity is to give nurses the opportunity to examine their own values and compare them with the values of their profession. The connection between values, ethics, and ethical behavior is emphasized through case studies.

Contact Hours: 3.5 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this CNE activity by the Arkansas Nurses Association.

Registration Fee: Non-Members: $50

(A collaboration between Arkansas Nurses Association and Louisiana State Nurses Association)

South Central Accreditation Program (SCAP) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Sickle Cell Disease In Children

Purpose: The purpose of this continuing nursing education acitivity is to help nurses understand sickle cell disease in children and review the evidence-based approaches to management of this disease.

Contact Hours: 2.0 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this CNE activity by the Arkansas Nurses Association.

Registration Fee: Non-Members: $25



(A collaboration between Arkansas Nurses Association and Louisiana State Nurses Association)

South Central Accreditation Program (SCAP) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Sickle Cell Disease In Adults

Purpose: The purpose of this continuing nursing education acitivity is to help nurses understand sickle cell disease in adults and review the evidence-based approaches to management of this disease.



Contact Hours: 2.0 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this CNE activity by the Arkansas Nurses Association.

Registration Fee: Non-Members: $25

(A collaboration between Arkansas Nurses Association and Louisiana State Nurses Association)

South Central Accreditation Program (SCAP) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Nursing Profession and Appropriate Behaviors: Legal Issues Related to Nursing

Purpose: The purpose of this continuing nursing education activity is to help nurses understand the legal issues related to nursing practice. Case studies and examples accompany this thorough exploration of nursing practice.

Contact Hours: 3.5 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this CNE activity by the Arkansas Nurses Association.

Registration Fee: Non-Members: $50

(A collaboration between Arkansas Nurses Association and Louisiana State Nurses Association)

South Central Accreditation Program (SCAP) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.