24 hours

Biennial

Content must be beyond the basic educational level for entry into practice. Hours must be earned no later than Sept. 30th of even years for RNs and odd years for LPNs. New graduates (LPNs and RNs) must earn: 4 contact hours of Board provided continuing education related to Board functions, the Nurse Practice Act , regulations, professional conduct and accountability and one contact hour for each calendar month remaining in the earning period to a maximum of 20 contact hours.

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30 hours

Biennial

For renewal: 30 CE hours or 30 hours of volunteer service or 320 hours nursing employment.

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15 hours

Biennial

30 hours

Biennial

Courses must be taken from approved providers, be relevant to the practice of nursing and include: scientific knowledge and or technical skills; be related, directly or indirectly to patient care; basic and advanced courses in the physical, social, and behavioral sciences; administration; as well as advanced nursing in general or specialty areas.

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30 hours

Biennial

Courses must be related to the licensee's scope of practice.

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30 hours

Biennial

An RN who has been endorsed into DE during the biennium must earn 15 contact hours if more than 1 calendar year remains in the biennium, an LPN must earn 12.

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To qualify for approval, the programs must: be current in subject matter; be developed and taught by qualified individuals and be administered or approved by a recognized organization.

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1 for each month of license cycle

One (1) contact hour is required for each calendar month of the licensure cycle, including one (1) hour on HIV/AIDS, two (2) hours on Prevention of Medical Errors, plus one (1) hour of Domestic Violence. In lieu of completing a courses in HIV/AIDS education or Domestic Violence, a licensee may complete a course in end-of-life care or palliative health care.

Take the NCSBN Learning Extension End-Of-Life Care course and Medication Errors course to meet your requirements!

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36 hours

3 years

For renewal of a license that has been issued for less than 3 years, the requirement is 24 contact hours or 2.4 CEUs. A child abuse course with at least 2.0 contact hours within last 5 years.

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30 hours

Biennial

Completion of a Board approved refresher course will be considered CNE and accepted for license renewal. College courses are acceptable if required for completion of a nursing program. One credit = 15 contact hours. Courses must be successfully completed to be used for CNE.

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14 hours

Biennial

Validation of CE/competency must include one of the following: 30 approved contact hours (including 2 hours domestic violence; a national certification or recertification related to the nurse's practice role) or 15 contact hours plus at least one of the following: completion of a nursing research project; published writing; professional nursing education presentation; a nursing employment evaluation that is satisfactory for continued employment; successfully completed nursing employment competency validation. APRNs need 5 hours pharmacology for renewal.

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15 hours

Biennial

For licensure renewal the applicant shall be in compliance with one of the following during the previous calendar year: 5 contact hours and full-time practice as a registered nurse; 10 contact hours and 160 hours of practice as a registered nurse; 15 contacts hours; initial licensure by examination or endorsement.

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15 hours
Biennial

1 semester hour college credit = 15 contact hours; for CE programs with a clinical component 2 clinical hours = 1 contact hour; 10 contact hours = 1 CEU.

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25 hours

Biennial

1 hour for each month of registration

RNs must complete a ratio of one contact hour of continuing education for each full month of registration. LPNs must complete a ratio of one contact hour for each two full months of registration.

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20 hours

Biennial

CE requirements: must be related to the practice of nursing; at least 10 of the 20 hours must be formally peer reviewed and approved CE; Up to 10 of the 20 hours may be obtained through independent home study; Up to 4 hours may be CPR related.

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30 hours

Biennial

Beginning 01.01.05:
one-time requirement of 4 hours on bioterrorism

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30 hours

Biennial

One credit = 15 contact hours, 1 CEU = 10 contact hours.

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APRNs: 30 hours

Biennial

APRNs must take 30 contact hours biannually.

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30 hours

Biennial

To be acceptable in NM, the CE activity must have been approved by a recognized approval body and must enhance the licensee's scope of professional development as related to his/her activities in nursing.

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One time requirement, 2 hours of child abuse completed prior to licensure, course on infection control every 4 years of life of license.

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12 hours

Biennial

15 hours every 2 years for pharmacotherapy

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24 hours

Biennial

At least 1 contact hour must be in the area of the law and rules related to nursing practice in Ohio. RNs and LPNs who have held an active license for less than 12 months must complete at least 12 contact hours, including 1 hour related to the Ohio Nurse Practice Act before renewing, and non-certified CNSs who have held an active COA for less than 12 months must complete at least 6 contact hours in addition to the number of hours to renew their RN license.

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20 hours

Biennial

Type I: Ten contact hours by participation in programs approved by a credentialing agency recognized by the board. Type II: The remaining 10 contact hours obtained by participation in additional Type I programs or by participation in other activities that meet Board criteria. APRNs must have 5 additional hours of pharmacology.

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30 hours

Biennial

Earn CE hours by: Attending approved CE activities, workshops, seminars and conferences dealing with issues related to end of life care, pain management and nursing practice; college or university in courses relevant to nursing practice, one quarter hour = 10 contact hours, one semester hour = 15 contact hours; complete study/ correspondence courses or complete the CE offerings in professional nursing journals;

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24 hours

Biennial

Two of the 24 contact hours must be in end of life care, including pain management. A licensee obtaining a license for the first time in WV during the first half of any 2 year reporting period is required to complete 12 contact hours in approved CE activities before the end of the reporting period, if during the second half, licensee is exempt.

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20 hours

Biennial

Courses must be relevant to nursing practice; Academic courses relevant to nursing may be accepted as meeting the requirements. 1 semester hour = 15 contact hour, 1 quarter hour = 10 contact hours.

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