Texas CE Requirements for License Renewal
As a nurse in the state of Texas, you are required to earn continuing education to renew your active license.
Renewal Requirements
RN
- Every two years
- 20 hours of continuing education in area of practice
- 2 contact hours related to geriatric care for those who work with older adults
- human trafficking prevention course for any nurse who provides direct patient care
- One-time requirement
- 2 hours related to forensic evidence collection for those who work in an emergency room setting
- Every six years
- 2 hours related to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics
LPN
- Every two years
- 20 hours of continuing education in area of practice
- 2 contact hours related to geriatric care for those who work with older adults
- human trafficking prevention course for any nurse who provides direct patient care
- One-time requirement
- 2 hours related to forensic evidence collection for those who work in an emergency room setting
- Every six years
- 2 hours related to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics
Advanced Practice
- Every two years
- 20 hours of continuing education in area of practice
- 2 contact hours related to geriatric care for those who work with older adults
- 5 hours in pharmacotherapeutics for APRN with prescriptive authority
- human trafficking prevention course for those who provides direct patient care
- *Any APRN whose practice includes the treatment of tick-borne diseases is encouraged to participate in continuing education relating to the treatment of tick-borne diseases
- One-time requirement
- 2 hours related to forensic evidence collection for those who work in an emergency room setting
- Every six years
- 2 hours related to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics
- Every year
- 1 hour annually (2 hours every licensing period) related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances for APRN licensed prior to September 1, 2020, and authorized to receive information from the Prescription Monitoring Program (must complete no later than September 1, 2021)
- 2 hour annually (4 hours every licensing period) regarding safe and effective pain management related to the prescription of opioids and other controlled substances for APRN who has entered into a prescriptive authority agreement authorizing the prescribing of opioids (applicable to licensure renewals on or after January 1, 2021)
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1 hour (2 hours every licensing perioed) that meets the requirements set forth by the Texas Pharmacy Board covering best practices, alternative treatment options, and multi-modal approaches to pain management, for APRN whose practice includes the prescription of opioids (only applicable to licensure renewals that occur between September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2023)
Meet your license renewal requirements
NCPD Rising to "The Highest Morals" - The Rich History of Nursing Ethics
Journal of Christian Nursing, 2.5 contact hours
NCPD HIPAA and Video Recordings in the Clinical Setting
Nursing2023, 1.5 contact hours
NCPD Tailoring the Mental Health Assessment to Older Adults
The Nurse Practitioner, 2.0 contact hours
NCPD Evidence Collection and Analysis for Touch Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Groping and Sexual Assault Cases
Journal of Forensic Nursing, 2.0 contact hours
NCPD Assessments and Best Practices in Care of Older Adults
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, How To Try This Video Series
NCPD Managing Loneliness and Chronic Illness in Older Adults
Nursing2021, 1.5 contact hours
NCPD Nutrition and the Older Adult
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2.0 contact hours
NCPD The Role of the Nurse in Combating Human Trafficking
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2.6 contact hours
NCPD Elder Abuse: Speak Out for Justice
Journal of Christian Nursing, 2.5 contact hours
NCPD Faith and Ethics, Covenant and Code: The 2015 Revision of the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
Journal of Christian Nursing, 2.0 contact hours
NCPD Appropriate Use of Opioids in Managing Chronic Pain
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 3.0 contact hours
NCPD Drug Diversion and Safe Prescribing of Controlled Substances
The Nurse Practitioner:
The American Journal of Primary Health Care, 3.3 contact hours
NCPD Hidden Dangers: Non-Lyme Tick-Borne Diseases
Nursing2014, 2.5 contact hours and 1 advanced pharmacology hour
Additional CE Resources
Visit the Texas Board of Nursing for more information on your renewal requirements.
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