Texas Board of Nursing State CE Requirements

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Nurse.com offers courses that meet license, re-licensure, and certification requirements for nurses. Nurse.com offers a continuing nursing education courses on a variety of topics including geriatrics, evidence collection, and lyme disease. For the content related to older adults and geriatric populations, please see the suggested courses below or click on Gerontologic. Regulations that govern the practice of nurses Texas may be found in the Texas Administrative Code Chapter 301.

For additional information visit the Texas Board of Nursing.

CE Requirements for RNs

According to the Texas Board of Nursing License Renewal CEU Requirements, RNs are required to complete 20 contact hours every two years in their area of practice. CE content areas specified in the Texas nurse practice act include:

Two contact hours related to forensic evidence collection for any RN practicing in an emergency room setting (one-time requirement)
Two contact hours related to older adults and geriatric populations for RNs working with this population
Content related to tick-borne diseases for RNs working with this population
Two contact hours of continuing education relating to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics before the end of every third two-year licensing period

Advanced Practice Nurses

In addition to the 20 contact hours of continuing education in the advanced practice role and population focus area or renewal of the certification as specified, an APRN who has Prescriptive Authority must also complete at least five additional contact hours in pharmacotherapeutics within the preceding two years.

CE Requirements for LPNs

LVNs are required to complete 20 contact hours every two years in their area of practice. CE content areas specified in the Texas nurse practice act include:

Two contact hours related to forensic evidence collection for any LVN practicing in an emergency room setting (one-time requirement)
Two contact hours related to older adults and geriatric populations for LVNs working with this population
Content related to tick-borne diseases for LVNs working with this population
Two contact hours of continuing education relating to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics before the end of every third two-year licensing period

TX Courses

Continuing Education courses listed in this Texas Board of Nursing Requirements category will help you to meet the requirements for RN relicensure in Texas.

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For more information on Texas Board of Nursing License Renewal CEU Requirements, visit the Texas Board of Nursing.

Required Courses

Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics

This course examines and explains the Texas Nursing Practice Act and the Licensure Compact for RNs, with which T....

2.0 contact hrs

$15.00 Free with an Unlimited CE Membership.

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