The New Jersey Board of Nursing provides the following guidelines regarding the continuing education requirements for nursing professions in New Jersey.
Licensed Practical Nurses
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LPNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years.
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1 of the 30 contact hours must be on prescription opioid drugs
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1 of the 30 contact hours must be in implicit and explicit bias if nurse provides care to pregnant persons.
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Registered Nurses
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RNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years.
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1 of the 30 contact hours must be on prescription opioid drugs
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1 of the 30 contact hours must be in implicit and explicit bias if nurse provides care to pregnant persons.
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
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APRNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years.
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1 of the 30 contact hours must be on prescription opioid drugs
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1 of the 30 contact hours must be in implicit and explicit bias if nurse provides care to pregnant persons.
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2 of the 30 contact hours must be on end-of-life care
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APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete 6 contact hours related to controlled substances.
https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/pages/continuing-education-faq.aspx
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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 New Jersey APRN license, and you have the freedom to take even more courses to further expand your knowledge. We've even created the New Jersey APRN Bundle (included with enrollment) which contains all 30 contact hours in one, convenient bundle.
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