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Texas CE Requirements (RN, LVN)

For each licensure renewal, Board Rule 216.3 outlines the Texas nursing CE requirements for RNs and LVNs. Every nurse must:

• Complete 20 contact hours of continuing nursing education (CNE) in the nurse's area of practice within the licensing period OR
• Demonstrate the achievement, maintenance, or renewal of a Board-approved national nursing certification in the nurse's area of practice within the licensing period and meet the applicable targeted continuing education requirements.

Special Requirement:

Licensees are required to complete targeted continuing education that applies to each licensee based on level of licensure and/or area of practice:

• Nursing Jurisprudence and Nursing Ethics. All nurses must complete at least Two (2) contact hours of CNE relating to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics before the end of every third two-year licensing period (applicable to licensing periods that began on or after January 1, 2014).
  • The CNE course(s) must contain information related to:
    • Texas Nursing Practice Act
    • Board's rules (including 217.11, Standards of Nursing Practice)
    • Board's position statements
    • Principles of nursing ethics
    • Professional boundaries
  • Contact hours completed for this requirement do count towards completion of the twenty (20) contact hours of CNE required for all nurses.
• Forensic Evidence Collection. Any nurse who is employed in an emergency room (ER) setting, including any nurse who could float to an ER or have shifts scheduled in an ER, as well as any nurse employed under contractual, temporary, per diem, agency, traveling, or another employment relationship whose duties include working in an ER must complete at least two (2) contact hours of CNE relevant to forensic evidence collection and age- or population-specific nursing interventions that may be required by other laws and/or are necessary in order to assure evidence collection that meets requirements under the Government Code 420.031 regarding use of an Attorney General-approved evidence collection kit and protocol. This is a one-time requirement. (Maintain record of course completion indefinitely, even if you change employment.)
  • Contact hours completed for this requirement do count towards completion of the twenty (20) contact hours of CNE required for all nurses.
• Older Adult or Geriatric Care. Any nurse whose practice includes the older adult or geriatric population is required to complete at least two (2) contact hours in every licensing cycle. The content must include information relating to:
  • Elder abuse
  • Age-related memory changes
  • Disease processes, including chronic conditions, end-of-life issues, health maintenance
  • Health promotion
  • Contact hours completed for this requirement do count towards completion of the twenty (20) contact hours of CNE required for all nurses.
• Human Trafficking Prevention. Any nurse who provides direct patient care must complete a human trafficking prevention course that is approved by the Executive Director of Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) that covers identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking before the end of every licensing period.

Jurisprudence and Ethics for Nurses Licensed in Texas - 2 Contact Hours

Elder Abuse - 2 Contact Hours

Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia - 2 Contact Hours

Palliative Care and Hospice- 2 Contact Hours

Human Trafficking - 2 Contact Hours