Required Contact Hours Disclaimers

• Nursing Continuing Education: Accepted in ALL states (AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY).
• Conflict of Interest: The planning committee, presenters, faculty, authors, and content reviewers have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
• Presentation Standards: Speakers must provide balanced and unbiased presentations. All content has been reviewed, and any identified bias has been addressed.
• Program Support: This program has no commercial support, joint providership, or sponsorship.

Approvals and Accreditations:

• Health Care Training Academy Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the New Jersey State Nurses Association (an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation). Provider ID: P295-8/2025-90.
• Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP17561.
• Approved via CE Broker for FL, GA, SC, NC, AK (Provider ID: 50-24286).

Important Notes:

• Accreditation: Accreditation status does not imply endorsement by The Health Care Training Academy (D/B/A CardiacEd), NJSNA, or ANCC of any commercial products displayed during this program (if applicable).
• Non-Nursing Professionals: Non-nursing professionals should verify with their respective boards to ensure nursing contact hours are acceptable for credential renewal. Refunds will not be issued if your board does not accept nursing credits.
• Refund Policy: All registrations are final. No refunds, credits, extensions, or transfers are allowed. Before registering, verify your availability and ability to complete the program.
• Contact Hour Requirements: Partial contact hours are not awarded. You must attend and complete all program requirements to receive nursing continuing education credit.
• ANCC Policy: ANCC does not permit the issuance of contact hours for BLS provider courses, except for BLS Instructor courses.
• College Credit: This activity does not offer college credit unless explicitly stated.

Criteria to Earn Contact Hours:

• The entire session must be attended to receive nursing continuing education credit.

Faculty/Speaker: 

Lee Taylor-Vaughan, PhD, JD, RN, ACNP, CCRN-CSC-CMC, PCCN, CEN, TCRN, NREMT-P, LNC, CFRN, is a native of Yorkshire, England, who began his healthcare career over 20 years ago in the ER & ICU. During this time, he has completed programs in EMT and paramedic, a BS, an MS in nursing from Rutgers University, a Doctor of Law from Concord Law School, and a PhD from the University of Arizona.

Since 1997, he has provided continuing education for nurses, physicians, and other medical professionals. He has also co-authored the CEN® & the CCRN® Examination review books with Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio RN Ph.D. Lee travels the USA, providing many types of examination review courses, including the CCRN review course with Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio, RN, Ph.D.

Lee’s career primarily focuses on emergency and critical care. He is currently practicing as an acute care nurse practitioner in a cardiothoracic surgery intensive care unit in the NYC metro area.

You will discover that Lee is an enthusiastic, easy-to-follow, down-to-earth, and energetic lecturer; he holds national and international speaking engagements covering many topics.

The planners, presenters, and others in a position to control the content of this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. This educational activity is entirely free from commercial support or sponsorship, and there are no financial disclosures associated with the content of this seminar.