AHCA/NCAL’s
Gero Nurse Prep course significantly increases nurses’ gerontological nursing knowledge and competency test scores. Nurses who complete Gero Nurse Prep show an average 24 percent increase between their pre- and post-course test scores even after working in long term care for a number of years.
Research conducted in 2025 by the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing found compelling reasons to consider the Gero Nurse Prep course for LPNs/LVNs and RNs. Nursing facilities with at least one nurse who had completed the Gero Nurse Prep course experienced:
- Lower turnover among CNAs, LPNs, and RNs
- Higher average occupancy rates
- Stable administrator retention
- Fewer survey deficiencies
- Reduced short-stay hospital readmission rates
- Higher RN hours per resident day
Gero Nurse Prep is affordable practical training. AHCA/NCAL members can save $200 off the regular $790 price through November 15, 2025 on the 30-hour Gero Nurse Prep course by using promo code LPN25 or RN25 at checkout.
Nurses have one year to complete Gero Nurse Prep and earn 30 ANCC nursing contact hours – enough to meet the criteria for taking the ANCC certification exam. RN Gero Nurse Prep grads who choose to sit for the ANCC gerontological nursing certification exam ($395 separate fee paid to ANCC) have a pass rate of 94% on their first try. RNs who pass the ANCC exam can then use the GERO-BC™ credential after their RN credential.
Visit
geronurseprep.com to learn more about this online program designed to help nurses increase their geriatric nursing skills and improve facility performance. Remember to use promo code
LPN25 or
RN25 at checkout to save $200 on Gero Nurse Prep through November 15.