The Florida Board of Nursing provides the following guidelines regarding the continuing education requirements for nursing professions in Florida.
Licensed Practical Nurses
- LPNs can choose to complete 24 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years OR achieve, renew or maintain national certification in their area of specialty. There are however mandatory requirements they must complete:
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- 2 contact hours must be on 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 prior to first renewal (one-time requirement)
Registered Nurses
- RNs can choose to complete 24 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years OR achieve, renew or maintain national certification in their area of specialty. There are however mandatory requirements they must complete:
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2 contact hours must be on prevention of medical errors
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2 contact hours must be on Florida laws & regulations
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2 contact hours must be on recognizing impairment in the workplace – required every 4 years (2 renewals)
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2 contact hours must be on human trafficking
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2 contact hours must be on domestic violence every 6 years (3 renewals)
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1 contact hour must be on HIV/AIDS prior to 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 area of specialty. There are however mandatory requirements they must complete:
- 2 contact hours must be on 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 prior to first renewal (one-time requirement)
- Autonomous Nurse Practitioners must complete 10 additional contact hours at the graduate or NP level
https://floridasnursing.gov/continuing-education-faqs/
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 further expand your knowledge. We've even created the Florida Renewal Bundle (included with enrollment) which contains all 26 contact hours in one, convenient bundle.
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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 which contains all 30 contact hours, including 18 Pharmacology contact hours, in one, convenient bundle.
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