The North Carolina Board of Nursing provides the following guidelines regarding the continuing education requirements for nursing professions in North Carolina.
Licensed Practical Nurses
- LPNs are required to complete one of the following methods to renew their license every 2 years.
- 30 contact hours of continuing education
- 15 contact hours of continuing education AND one of the following
- 640 hours of practice within the last 2 years (prior to renewal)
- Completion of a nursing project
- Authoring or co-authoring a nursing-related article, paper, book, or book chapter
- Developing and conducting a nursing CE project that is at least 5 hours
- Certification or recertification by a national certifying body recognized by the NCBON
- More options can be found here.
Registered Nurses
- RNs are required to complete one of the following methods to renew their license every 2 years.
- 30 contact hours of continuing education
- 15 contact hours of continuing education AND one of the following
- 640 hours of practice within the last 2 years (prior to renewal)
- Completion of a nursing project
- Authoring or co-authoring a nursing-related article, paper, book, or book chapter
- Developing and conducting a nursing CE project that is at least 5 hours
- Certification or recertification by a national certifying body recognized by the NCBON
- More options can be found here.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- APRNs are required to complete one of the two requirements below to renew their license every 2 years.
- 50 contact hours of continuing education
- 1 of the 50 contact hours must be on controlled substance prescribing
practices, including signs of abuse or misuse of controlled substances
and controlled substance prescribing for chronic pain management. - A minimum of 20 hours of the required 50 hours must be in the advanced practice nursing population focus of the NP role
- 1 of the 50 contact hours must be on controlled substance prescribing
- APRNs that possess a national certification are deemed to be compliant with the CE requirement
- APRNs with prescriptive authority
- 1 contact hour on controlled substance prescribing
practices, including signs of abuse or misuse of controlled substances
and controlled substance prescribing for chronic pain management.
- 1 contact hour on controlled substance prescribing
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 North Carolina RN / LVN license, and you have the freedom to take even more courses to further expand your knowledge. We've even created the North Carolina Renewal Bundle (included with enrollment) which contains all 30 contact hours in one, convenient bundle.
If you are ready to begin your continuing education for your North Carolina 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 North Carolina APRN license, and you have the freedom to take even more courses to further expand your knowledge. We've even created the North Carolina APRN Bundle Part 1 which contains all 30 of the contact hours and North Carolina APRN Bundle Part 2 which contains the remaining 20 contact hours needed in two convenient bundles.(both included with enrollment)
If you are ready to begin your continuing education for your North Carolina APRN license renewal, click here to enroll now!
Nursing CE Central is directly accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the North Carolina Board of Nursing accepts and honors this national accreditation.
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For further information on your renewal requirements, click here for a link to the North Carolina Board of Nursing website.