Florida Board of Nursing State CE Requirements

Nurse.com offers continuing nursing education courses on Domestic Violence, HIV/AIDS, Preventing Medical Errors, and Florida Nurse Practice Laws and Rules. These courses meet Florida continuing education requirements for license renewal. We are a proud partner of CE Broker and report completed courses automatically.

CE Requirements for RNs

RNs are required to complete 24 hours of appropriate continuing education (CE) during each renewal period, including 2 hours relating to prevention of medical errors. In addition to these 24 hours of general CE, each RN must complete 2 hours of domestic violence CE every third renewal for a total of 26 hours.

Beginning with the biennium on or after January 2, 2019 licensees must complete a 2-hour course on human trafficking, and each biennium thereafter. FAC 64B9-5.002.

There is a new 2-hour CE course requirement for "Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace" that becomes effective August 1, 2017, then every other biennium thereafter. Registered Nursing Group 1 will be the first group required to have the new CE for the renewal period ending April 30, 2018.

Florida Board of Nursing Rule Change Effective 8/1/2014, courses cannot be offered in tenth hour increments over one hour (example: 1.6 contact hours). Course contact hours will be rounded down to the nearest half hour (example 1.6 contact hours becomes 1.5 contact hours). For initial licensure, both RNs and LPNs must complete:

2 hours of medical errors
2 hours in Florida laws and rules
2 hours of recognizing impairment in the workplace
1 hour of HIV/AIDS

CE Requirements for LPNs

LPNs are required to complete 24 hours of appropriate continuing education (CE) during each renewal period, including 2 hours relating to prevention of medical errors. In addition to these 24 hours of general CE, each LPN must complete 2 hours of domestic violence CE every third renewal for a total of 26 hours.

New Requirements: Beginning with the biennium ending in 2015, each licensee shall complete a 2-hour course on the laws and rules that govern the practice of nursing in Florida. This will be part of the total 24 hours that are required each biennium. There is a new 2-hour CE course requirement for the Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace that becomes effective August 1, 2017, then every other biennium thereafter.

Licensed Practical Nurses will be required to have the new CE for the renewal period ending July 31, 2019.

FL Courses

Continuing education courses listed in this FL State Required Courses category will help you to meet the requirements for RN and other healthcare professionals’ licensure and relicensure in Florida.

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For more information visit the Florida Board of Nursing .