Medscape - Good in California

Straight from the Medscape website:

Are the Nursing Contact Hours Offered by Medscape Accepted by the State of California?

According to the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) Web site, the BRN will accept continuing education courses "approved by ANCC [American Nurses Credentialing Center] approved regional accrediting bodies when these courses are taken out-of-state." (See http://www.rn.ca.gov/coned/ce-renewal.htm#acc.)

As a company registered in New York, the BRN recognizes Medscape as an out-of-state entity. Additionally, all accredited content on Medscape is provided by entities accepted by ANCC. We do suggest, however, that you check directly with the BRN for information about the acceptability of a particular activity.

Evaluating Free CEU's - Introduction.

Even though I've had my RN license less than a year I've been thinking about CEU's. I thought I would have a job by now in a hospital and this topic would take care of itself, meaning I'd take them through my place of employment. But that doesn't seem to be happening for me immediately. Also, in talking with many of my friends are now working in long term care. The bottom line is this: I've seen many sources that offer free or cheap CEU's, but are they worth the time to do? That's what I'm going to find out. I'm going to do 2 to 3 CEU's per week and let you know what I've found. let me know what you think.