The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing provides the following guidelines regarding the continuing education requirements for nursing professions in Massachusetts.
Licensed Practical Nurses
- LPNs are required to complete 15 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years. Additionally, there are mandated one-time requirements:
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Training. You can access this training here
Registered Nurses
- RNs are required to complete 15 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years. Additionally, there are mandated one-time requirements:
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Training. You can access this training here
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- APRNs are required to complete 15 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years. Additionally, there are mandated one-time requirements:
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Training. You can access this training here
- APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete training in the following subjects with each renewal:
- Effective Pain Management
- The risks of abuse and addiction associated with opioid medication
- Identification of patients at risk for substance use disorders
- Counseling patients about the side effects, addictive nature and proper storage and disposal of prescription medications
- Appropriate prescription quantities for prescription medications that have an increased risk of abuse
- Opioid antagonists, overdose prevention treatments and instances in
which a patient may be advised on both the use of and ways to access
opioid antagonists and overdose prevention treatments
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mandatory-continuing-education-for-nurses
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 Massachusetts RN / LVN license, and you have the freedom to take even more courses to further expand your knowledge. We've even created the Massachusetts Renewal Bundle (included with enrollment) which contains all 15 contact hours in one, convenient bundle.
If you are ready to begin your continuing education for your Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts APRN license, and you have the freedom to take even more courses to further expand your knowledge. We've even created the Massachusetts APRN Bundle (included with enrollment) which contains all 15 contact hours in one, convenient bundle.
If you are ready to begin your continuing education for your Massachusetts APRN license renewal, click here to enroll now!
Nursing CE Central is directly accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the Massachusetts Board of Nursing accepts and honors this national accreditation.
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 Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing website.