Washington CE Requirements for License Renewal

As a nurse in the state of Virginia, you are required to earn continuing education to renew your active license.

Renewal Requirements

RN

• Annually (As of June, 2021)
  • Active nursing practice: 8 hours of continuing education and 96 hours of active practice 

  • Retired active nursing practice: 8 hours of continuing education and 24 hours a year (max of 90 days a year)

• One-time requirement
  • 6 hours on suicide assessment, treatment and management 

LPN 

• Annually
  • Active nursing practice: 8 hours of continuing education and 96 hours of active practice 
  • Retired active nursing practice: 8 hours of continuing education and 24 hours a year (max of 90 days a year)
• One-time requirement
  • 6 hours on suicide assessment, treatment and management 

Advanced Practice

• Every two years
  • 30 hours of continuing education in specialty area
  • 15 hours of continuing education in pharmacology for ARNP with prescriptive authority
• One-time requirement
  • 6 hours on suicide assessment, treatment and management (CRNA are exempt) 
     

Meet your license renewal requirements

NCPD Older Adult Suicides: What You Should Know and What You Can Do
Home Healthcare Now, 1.5 contact hours

NCPD Assessing Suicide Risk in Older Adults
The Nurse Practitioner, 2 contact hours

Additional CE Resources

• CESaver Collection
• Recommended Nursing CE
• "Never Events" CE Collections
• Topical CE Collections
• Advanced Pharmacology Hours
• Advanced Practice Nursing

Visit the Washington State Department of Health: Nursing Commission for more information on your renewal requirements.

Attention hospitals and other healthcare institutions! Interested in purchasing any of these CE activities in bulk for your staff?  Get more information by calling 855-695-5070 or sending an email to Sales@LippincottSolutions.com.