Nevada Advanced Practice Registered Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Nevada 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 Nevada State Board of Nursing accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited.
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Continuing Education Requirement
RNs and LPNs: Required 30 contact hours every two year licensing period. There is a one-time requirement of 4 contact hours in Bioterrorism.
APNs: Required 45 contact hours every two year licensing period, 15 of which must be related to the area of practice. APNs registered to dispense controlled substances are required at least 2 hours, biennially, of continuing education specifically related to the misuse and abuse of controlled substances, the prescribing of opioids or addiction. Beginning July 1 2017, APNs are required 2 hours of training in evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness to be completed within two years of initial licensure and every four years thereafter. There is a one-time requirement of 4 contact hours in Bioterrorism.
For More Information
Please contact the Nevada State Board of Nursing at (775) 687-7700 or (888) 590-6726, or visit their website at http://nevadanursingboard.org/.
Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found
at:
http://nevadanursingboard.org/education-and-continuing-education/continuing-education/
- All Licensees.
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-632.html#NRS632Sec343 - NRS 632.343
[Effective July 1, 2016] for All Licensees.
