Texas Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Texas 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 Texas Board of Nurse Examiners accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited.
Continuing Education Requirement
The Texas Board of Nurse Examiners accepts NetCE courses.
RNs and LVNs are required 20 contact hours every two years in the area of practice. Two contact hours of Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics must be completed every third renewal. Nurses whose practice includes older adult or geriatric populations must complete at least 2 contact hours relating to Geriatrics every two years. Nurses who work in an emergency room setting must complete a one-time requirement of 2 hours of Forensic Evidence Collection.
APRNs are required to either complete 20 contact hours in the area of practice every two years or maintain national certification. Two contact hours of Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics must be completed . Nurses whose practice includes older adult or geriatric populations must complete at least 2 contact hours relating to Geriatrics every two years. Nurses who work in an emergency room setting must complete a one-time requirement of 2 hours of Forensic Evidence Collection.
APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete an additional 5 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics. Those who prescribe controlled substances must complete an additional 3 contact hours related to prescribing controlled substances.
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For More Information
Please contact the Texas Board of Nursing at (512) 305-7400, or visit their website at http://www.bon.state.tx.us/index.asp.
Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found
at:
http://www.bon.state.tx.us/education_continuing_education.asp - All
Licensees.
https://www.bon.texas.gov/rr_current/216-3.asp - Title 22 TAC 216.3 for All
Licensees.
