Iowa Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Iowa 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 Iowa Board of Nursing accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited.
Continuing Education Requirement
The Iowa Board of Nursing accepts NetCE courses.
RNs and LPNs are required 36 contact hours every three years. Nurses who have frequent contact or observation with children and/or dependent adults are required 2 contact hours of mandatory reporting of child/dependent adult abuse every five years.*
ARNPs are required to maintain national certification.
ARNPs who supervise the use of fluoroscopic x-ray equipment must complete a one-time requirement on Safe Clinical Use of Fluoroscopy.
*NetCE does not offer a course to fulfill the 2 contact hours of mandatory reporting of child/dependent adult abuse.
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For More Information
Please contact the Iowa Board of Nursing at (515) 281-3255, or visit their website at https://nursing.iowa.gov/.
Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found
at:
https://nursing.iowa.gov/continuing-education/ce-licensees/basic-requirements
- All Licensees.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/rule/04-27-2016.655.5.2.pdf - IAC Rule
655.5.2 for RNs and LPNs.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/rule/04-27-2016.655.7.2.pdf - IAC Rule
655.7.2 for ARNPs.
