North Carolina CE Requirements for License Renewal

North-Carolina.jpegAs a nurse in the state of North Carolina, you are required to earn continuing education to renew your active license.

Renewal Requirements

RN
  • Every two years
    • 30 hours of continuing education OR 
    • 15 hours of continuing education AND one of the following: completion of a nursing project; authoring or co-authoring a nursing-related article, paper, book or book chapter; developing and conducting a nursing continuing education presentation or presentations totaling a minimum of five contact hours; or 640 hours of active practice 
LPN 
  • Every two years
    • 30 hours of continuing education OR 
    • 15 hours of continuing education AND one of the following: completion of a nursing project; authoring or co-authoring a nursing-related article, paper, book or book chapter; developing and conducting a nursing continuing education presentation or presentations totaling a minimum of five contact hours; or 640 hours of active practice 
Advanced Practice
  • Every year
    • 50 hours of continuing education (at least 20 hours of the required 50 must be approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or other national credentialing bodies or practice relevant courses in an institution of higher learning)
    • 1 hour on controlled substance prescribing practices, signs of the abuse or misuse of controlled substances, and controlled substance prescribing for chronic pain management for nurse practitioners who prescribe controlled substances

Meet your license renewal requirements

NCPD Drug Diversion and Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances 
The Nurse Practitioner, 3.3 contact hours

NCPD Appropriate Use of Opioids in Managing Chronic Pain
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 3.0 contact hours

NCPD Implementing Guidelines for Treating Chronic Pain with Prescription Opioids
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1.5 contact hours

Additional CE Resources


Visit the North Carolina Board of Nursing for more information on your renewal requirements.

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