About Klimes Institute
Convenient, affordable continuing education for nurses and healthcare professionals — online 24/7 since 1992.
Mission
The Klimes Institute explores fundamental questions about physical, psychological, and spiritual health and translates those insights into practical, accessible continuing education for healthcare professionals. We believe that good education leads to better care, and we are committed to making that education convenient and affordable.
How it works
Select one of our 60+ online courses and study the material, no separate registration required.
Take the open-book exam, then pay online via credit card.
Score 75% or higher and print your certificate instantly, right from your printer, any time of day.
Score 75% or higher and print your certificate instantly, right from your printer, any time of day.
Didn’t pass? Study again and retake the exam at no extra charge.
10 to 12-question open-book exam. Choose from 50+ courses across ethics, statistics, substance use, palliative care, preventive care, and more.
10 modules + one 60-question comprehensive exam. Note: do not take the 12-item module exams when enrolled in a 30-hour course.
Where students start
Professional Ethics
Statistics I
Ethical Choices
Health Care Ethics
Critical Thinking
Preventing Medical Errors
Rudolf Klimes, Ph.D., MPH
Indiana University · Johns Hopkins University
Rudolf Klimes was born in Czechoslovakia. Born Jewish, he survived Hitler’s holocaust and escaped Stalin’s Iron Curtain. He served as college president in Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong. Rudy received his BA and MA in 1957 from Walla Walla University and his EdS and PhD in 1964 from Indiana University. In 1977, he earned an MA at Andrews University, in 1981 a DMin at McCormick Theological Seminary, and in 1983 an MPH at Johns Hopkins University.
He taught elementary school, grades 1-8 for four years. Later he directed Doctoral Degree Programs. He wrote some thirty research reports and twelve books.
In 1979, he was elected Associate Director of the General Conference Health Department in Washington, DC. In 1986 he returned to Asia as president of Samyuk College in Hong Kong, and from 1989 to 1995 served as founding Dean of Lifelong Learning at Sahmyook University, in Korea.
Accreditation
California Board of Registered Nursing
Provider Number CEP 16854. Reciprocity may be available in AK, IL, KY, LA, MI, NV, and OH. Please check with your state licensing board requirements vary by state.
