New Jersey Board of Nursing
New Jersey RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years. 3 state-mandated topics may apply, depending on the license and practice.
At a glance
| Licenses covered | Registered professional nurse (RN), Licensed practical nurse (LPN) [1] |
|---|---|
| CE required for renewal | Yes [1] |
| Hours per renewal | 30 contact hours [1] |
| CE period | Every 2 years [1] |
| Renewal deadline | Licenses renew every two years; the CE must be completed in the two-year period preceding renewal (the Board's example: June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2019 for a May 2019 renewal). [1] |
| State-mandated topics | Prescription opioid drugs; Explicit and implicit bias; Organ and tissue donation and recovery [1] |
| What CE counts | Nursing CE courses approved by a credentialing agency accredited by ANCC; online courses count, and employer courses count if they carry contact-hour credit (60 minutes per contact hour), come with a completion certificate and the employer is ANCC-approved. [1] |
All registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses, every biennial renewal: prescription opioid drugs, including alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain, and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction and diversion.
Professional and practical nurses who provide perinatal treatment and care to pregnant persons, one credit as a condition of each biennial license renewal (required by statute, P.L.2021, c.79).
Registered professional nurses, once: a one-hour course on organ and tissue donation and recovery, unless their initial nursing education included a section on the topic. The rule set the original completion deadline as February 7, 2014.
Rules change, and your own license record decides your deadline. Confirm with the New Jersey Board of Nursing ↗ before you renew.
Free courses that count toward the hours
The board accepts continuing education accredited by ANCC [1]. These current free courses state that accreditation. State-mandated topics can require a specific approved course, so check those separately.
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Questions
New Jersey RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years. 3 state-mandated topics may apply, depending on the license and practice. Licenses renew every two years; the CE must be completed in the two-year period preceding renewal (the Board's example: June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2019 for a May 2019 renewal).
Prescription opioid drugs (1 hours): All registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses, every biennial renewal: prescription opioid drugs, including alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain, and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction and diversion. Explicit and implicit bias (1 hours): Professional and practical nurses who provide perinatal treatment and care to pregnant persons, one credit as a condition of each biennial license renewal (required by statute, P.L.2021, c.79). Organ and tissue donation and recovery (1 hours): Registered professional nurses, once: a one-hour course on organ and tissue donation and recovery, unless their initial nursing education included a section on the topic. The rule set the original completion deadline as February 7, 2014.
Nursing CE courses approved by a credentialing agency accredited by ANCC; online courses count, and employer courses count if they carry contact-hour credit (60 minutes per contact hour), come with a completion certificate and the employer is ANCC-approved. Free courses accredited by ANCC are listed on this page; a state-mandated topic may need a specific approved course.
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“As a condition of biennial license renewal, all registered professional nurses and all licensed practical nurses must complete one (1) contact hour of continuing education”
“How many continuing education contact hours must I complete in order to renew my nursing license? Each licensee must complete a minimum of 30 contact hours of continuing education contact hours during the two-year period preceding renewal.”
“Each licensee must complete a minimum of 30 contact hours of continuing education contact hours during the two-year period preceding renewal.”
“a minimum of 30 contact hours of continuing education contact hours during the two-year period preceding renewal”
“For example, in order to renew a license in May 2019, a licensee must have completed 30 contact hours of continuing education contact hours between June 1, 2017 and May 31, 2019.”
“As a condition of biennial license renewal, all registered professional nurses and all licensed practical nurses must complete one (1) contact hour of continuing education concerning prescription opioid drugs, including alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain, and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.”
“Continuing education courses related to nursing must be approved by a credentialing agency accredited by the American Nurses Crediting Servises (ANCC).”
“Continuing education contact hours may be obtained through successful completion of online courses.”
“The Board will accept courses completed through your employer provided that the courses carry a credit-hour designation, i.e., one contact hour for each 60 minutes of instruction, and the employer provides you with a certificate of successful completion. The employer must be approved by the ANCC.”
“A licensee may carry over up to 15 additional continuing education contact hours into the next renewal period.”
“While your license is inactive, you will not have to complete continuing education contact hours. However, you will have to go through the reactivation process to return to active license status.”
“The New Jersey Board of Nursing shall require that the number of credits of continuing education required of each person licensed as a professional nurse or a practical nurse who provides perinatal treatment and care to pregnant persons, as a condition of biennial license renewal, include one credit of educational programs or topics concerning explicit and implicit bias”
“By *[(three years from the effective date of the proposed amendment)]* *February 7, 2014*, every registered professional nurse shall have completed a *[one hour]* *one-hour* continuing education course that covers organ and tissue donation and recovery designed to address clinical aspects of the donation and recovery process.”
“A registered professional nurse who completed a course that included a section on organ and tissue donation and recovery during his or her initial nursing education need not complete the continuing education course”
