New Jersey Advanced Practice Registered Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
New Jersey Nurses
In
support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to
provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The New Jersey Board of Nursing accepts courses approved through an agency accredited through the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). NetCE is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). The ANCC is an accredited member through NCCA. Therefore, NetCE courses are accepted by the New Jersey Board of Nursing.
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Continuing Education Requirement
RNs: Required 30 contact hours every two year licensing period. There is a one-time requirement of 1 contact hour of education on Organ and Tissue Donation and Recovery.
LPNs: Required 30 contact hours every two year licensing period.
APNs: Required 30 contact hours every two year licensing period, 2 of which must be related to end-of-life care; and must also maintain national certification. APNs authorized to prescribe are required an additional 6 hours in pharmacology related to controlled substances, including: pharmacologic therapy, addiction prevention and management, and issues concerning prescription opioid, including: responsible opioid prescribing, alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain, the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion. There is a one-time requirement of 1 contact hour of education on Organ and Tissue Donation and Recovery.
For More Information
Please contact the New Jersey Board of Nursing at (973) 504-6430, or visit their website at http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/default.aspx.
Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found
at:
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/regulations/Chapter-37-New-Jersey-Board-of-Nursing.pdf
- All Licensees.
