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Overview
Overview
This course educates Ohio nurses on the laws and regulations of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act and how to apply them in daily practice.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes

The Ohio Board of Nursing, or OBN, regulates the practice of nursing for public safety. This course discusses the OBN regulations, as stated in Chapter 4723 of the Ohio Administrative Code and Ohio Revised Code, and how they impact your nursing practice. You will explore Ohio nurse licensure requisites, continuing education requirements, and the standards of practice required for you to remain compliant with Ohio laws.

This course educates Ohio nurses on the laws and regulations of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act and how to apply them in daily practice.


After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Recall at least three responsibilities of the Ohio Board of Nursing.
  • Identify two differences between licensed RNs and LPNs in Ohio.
  • Recognize the Standards of Practice for Ohio nurses.
  • Indicate at least three violations of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act.

Course Termination Date: Not yet determined

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/27

Course Originally Released On: 04/01/25
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Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 4/1/2025

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Accreditations
Accreditations

Accreditations - Ohio

This continuing education activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association, an Ohio Board of Nursing approver. (OBN-001-91). 

Disclosures: None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Requirements for Successful Completion

To earn continuing education hours for this educational activity you must view the educational activity in its entirety, achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation. Your license/certification information must be documented into the system to be able to retrieve the appropriate certificate and to be reported appropriately to agencies, when applicable. Certificates will be date/time stamped with the time and date of the day the user passes the post-test (Eastern Time, U.S.).

Please see CE Course Instructions to learn how to earn CE credit for this module.

This continuing education activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association, an Ohio Board of Nursing approver. (OBN-001-91). 

Nurses will receive 1.0 contact hours of Ohio Nursing Law and Rules (Category A) after successfully completing this course.