STATE BY STATE REQUIREMENT GUIDE
STATE
HOURS ALLOWED BY HOMESTUDY
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED
5
Tennessee
5 LPNs and RNs are required to complete 5 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Tennessee Board of Nursing website. 20 LVNs, RNs and APRNs are required to either maintain/renew national certification or complete 20 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics – 2 contact hours every third renewal period. ● Older Adult/Geriatric Care - 2 contact hours every renewal period. Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority (for a total of 28 contact hours): ● Pharmacotherapeutics – 5 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. ● Prescribing Controlled Substances – 3 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. Recommended: ● Tick-borne diseases, diagnosis and treatment (hours unspecified). Additional requirement for emergency department nurses (LVNs, RNs and APRNs): ● Forensic Evidence Collection – 2 contact hours; 1-time requirement. For more information visit the Texas Board of Nursing website. 30 LPNs and RNs are required to complete 1 of the following every 2-year renewal period: ● 30 contact hours or; ● 15 contact hours and 200 practice hours of employment a year or; ● 400 practice hours. For more information visit the Utah Board of Nursing website.
20
Texas
30
Utah
0
Vermont
0 LPNs and RNs - No CE requirements at this time. For more information visit the Vermont Board of Nursing website.
Up to 30
Virginia
15 / 30
LPNs and RNs are required to complete 1 of the following every 2-year renewal period: ● Current specialty certification by a national credentialing body recognized by the Board or; ● Completion of a Board-approved refresher course or; ● Completion of a minimum of 3 credit hours of post-licensure academic education related to nursing practice offered by a regionally accredited college or university or; ● Completion of a nursing-related, evidence-based practice project or research study or; ● Completion of a publication as the author or co-author during a renewal cycle or; ● Teaching or developing a nursing-related course resulting in no less than 3 semester hours of college credit, a 15-week course, or specialty certification or; ● Teaching or developing nursing-related continuing education courses (Accounts for up to 30 contact hours) or; ● 15 contact hours of workshops, seminars, conferences, or COURSES relevant to the practice of nursing and 640 hours of active practice as a nurse or; ● 30 contact hours of workshops, seminars, conferences, or COURSES relevant to the practice of nursing. For more information visit the Virginia Board of Nursing website.
45
Washington
45 LPNs and RNs are required to complete 45 contact hours of CE and 531 hours of clinical practice every 3-year audit period. License renewals are annual. LPNs, RNs, and APRNs contact hours must include: ● Suicide Prevention - 6 contact hours; 1-time requirement. ● HIV/AIDS – 7 contact hours; 1-time requirement. For more information visit the Washington Board of Nursing website. 12/24 LPNs are required to complete 24 contact hours of CE and 400 practice hours every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Mental Health Conditions Common to Veterans and Their Family Members – 2 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. ● Substance Abuse – 3 contact hour every 2-year renewal period. ● End-of-Life Care – 2 contact hours; 1-time requirement. RNs are required to complete 12 contact hours of CE every 1-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Mental Health Conditions Common to Veterans and Their Family – 2 contact hours every 1-year renewal period. ● Chemical Dependence/Substance Abuse Disorders – 3 contact hours every 1-year renewal period. ● For RNs prescribing, administering, or dispensing controlled substances: Drug Diversion and Safe Prescribing Practices – 3 contact hours initially and 1 contact hour thereafter every 1-year renewal period. For more information visit the West Virginia Board of Nursing website.
RNs-12 / LPNs-24
West Virginia
0
Wisconsin
0 LPNs and RNs - No CE requirements at this time. 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Wisconsin Board of Nursing website.
20
Wyoming
20 LPNs and RNs are required to complete 20 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. CE is not required if worked more than 500 hours in the past 2 years or 1,600 hours in the past 5 years. For more information visit the Wyoming Board of Nursing website.
NOTE: CE Rules can change. Always check your state board for the most up-to-date information.
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NURSING CONTINUING EDUCATION
Book code: ANCCUS2423
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