CE Requirements for Nurses in Texas

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Requirements specific to Nurses in Texas

Required Courses: 2

All Texas nurses are required to complete 20 hours of CE to renew a license
- Nurses practicing in an emergency room setting must complete at least 2 hours related to Forensic Evidence Collection for Sexual Assault Victims approved by the Texas Department of Health
- At least 2 hours must be related to Geriatrics
- At least 2 hours must be related to Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics every third renewal period
APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete an additional 8 hours of CE for a total of 28 hours
- 5 hours on Pharmacotherapeutics
- 3 hours on Prescribing Controlled Substances

Texas nursing licenses must be renewed before the last day of the licensee's birth month

Nursing CE Courses for Nurses in Texas

Complete these courses towards your Texas nursing CE requirements.

Over 500 hours of CE for one low price
Geriatrics	2.0 ANCC contact hours 0.0 Pharmacology hours	Required	Start Course
Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics (Texas)	2.0 ANCC contact hours 0.0 Pharmacology hours	Required	Start Course
Intergenerational Workplace of Nursing CE Course	1.5 ANCC contact hours 0.0 Pharmacology hours	Recommended	Start Course
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs	1.5 ANCC contact hours 0.0 Pharmacology hours	Recommended	Start Course
Trauma and Tourniquets Nursing CE Course	1.5 ANCC contact hours 0.0 Pharmacology hours	Recommended	Start Course
Common Geriatric Syndromes in Older Adults Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs	10.5 ANCC contact hours 0.0 Pharmacology hours	Recommended	Start Course
The Nurse's Role in the Opioid Epidemic Nursing CE Course	1.0 ANCC contact hours 0.0 Pharmacology hours	Recommended	Start Course
Mental Health Pharmacology Nursing CE Course for RNs and LPNs	3.5 ANCC contact hours 0.0 Pharmacology hours	Recommended	Start Course

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You can learn more at Texas's Board of Nursing Website