What are Florida's State CE Requirements?

The Florida Board of Nursing provides the following guidelines regarding the continuing education requirements for nursing professions in Florida.

Licensed Practical Nurses

• LPNs can complete 24 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years OR achieve, renew, or maintain national certification in their specialty area. There are, however, mandatory requirements they must complete:

  • 2 contact hours must be on the prevention of medical errors

  • 2 contact hours must be on Florida laws & regulations

  • 2 contact hours must be on recognizing impairment in the workplace – required every 4 years (2 renewals)

  • 2 contact hours must be on human trafficking

• 2 contact hours must be on domestic violence every 6 years (3 renewals)

• 1 contact hour must be on HIV/AIDS before first renewal (one-time requirement)

Registered Nurses

• RNs can complete 24 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years OR achieve, renew, or maintain national certification in their specialty area. There are, however, mandatory requirements they must complete:

  • 2 contact hours must be on the prevention of medical errors

  • 2 contact hours must be on Florida laws & regulations

  • 2 contact hours must be on recognizing impairment in the workplace – required every 4 years (2 renewals)

  • 2 contact hours must be on human trafficking

• 2 contact hours must be on domestic violence every 6 years (3 renewals)

• 1 contact hour must be on HIV/AIDS before first renewal (one-time requirement)

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

• APRNs can choose to complete the contact hour requirement for registered nurses OR achieve, renew, or maintain national certification in their specialty area. There are, however, mandatory requirements they must complete:

  • 2 contact hours must be on the prevention of medical errors

  • 2 contact hours must be on Florida laws & regulations

  • 2 contact hours must be on recognizing impairment in the workplace – required every 4 years (2 renewals)

  • 2 contact hours must be on human trafficking

  • 3 contact hours must be on safe and effective prescription of Controlled Substances

• 2 contact hours must be on domestic violence every 6 years (3 renewals)

• 1 contact hour must be on HIV/AIDS before first renewal (one-time requirement)

• Autonomous Nurse Practitioners must complete 10 additional contact hours at the graduate or NP level

• Autonomous APRNs Initial Registration Requirements:

  • Completion of 45 hours of CE in pharmacology and 45 hours of CE in differential diagnosis, within the past 5 years of registration.

https://floridasnursing.gov/continuing-education-ce/

If you are an RN or LVN, a one-time payment of $49.99 includes unlimited access to all of Nursing CE Central's RN / LVN course offerings for an entire year. This means you can take as many courses as you need to renew your Florida RN / LVN license, and you have the freedom to take even more courses to expand your knowledge further. We've even created the Florida Renewal Bundle (included with enrollment) which contains all 27 contact hours in one, convenient bundle.

If you are ready to begin your continuing education for your Florida RN/ LVN license renewal, click here to enroll now!

If you are an APRN, a one-time payment of $149.99 includes unlimited access to all of Nursing CE Central's APRN and RN / LVN course offerings for an entire year. This means you can take as many courses as you need to renew your Florida APRN license, and you have the freedom to take even more courses to further expand your knowledge. We've even created the Florida APRN Bundle (included with enrollment), which contains all 27 contact hours in one convenient bundle.

We also have bundles for APRNs in Florida who are Autonomous NPs, APRNs who want to become Autonomous NPs, and a Florida nurse midwife bundle.

• For APRNs who wish to register for autonomous practice, the requirement to provide patient care within the framework of an established protocol with a supervising physician or dentist is removed. Registration requirements include completion of 45 hours of CE in pharmacology and 45 hours of CE in differential diagnosis; all of the requirements can be completed through these bundles, the Florida Autonomous Practice Differential Diagnosis Initial Application Bundle and the Florida Autonomous Practice Pharmacology Initial Application Bundle.

• We have the Florida Certified Nurse Midwife Bundle for Florida Nurse Midwives who are ready to renew their certification.

If you are ready to begin your continuing education for your Florida APRN license renewal, click here to enroll now!

We are accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as well as directly by the Florida Board of Nursing.

For information on Nursing CE Central's accreditation(s) for your state, click here!

For further information on your renewal requirements, click here for a link to the Florida Board of Nursing website.