Texas nurse practitioner CE courses

Curated courses matched to Texas’s nurse practitioners renewal mandates — with prices, accreditation, and format. Plain listings, no affiliate markup.

20CE hours every 2 yearsBoard-verified 10-06-2026

Renewal: 2-year renewal cycle; CE certificates uploaded to Texas Nurse Portal before renewal (SB 912)

Source: Texas Board of Nursing

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Mandated topics

Topic	Hours	Frequency	Who
Pharmacology	5 hours	Within cycle	As applicable
Human Trafficking	Required	Each renewal	All nurse practitioners

Pharmacology (5 hours, within cycle)

Pain Management: Assessment and Patient Care for Nurses

Wild Iris Medical Education · 8h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

$45.00View course →

Note: Comprehensive pain course: assessment, interventions, and opioid issues; includes 2 pharmacotherapeutic hours.

Pharmacology CEU Courses for Nurses (Wild Iris catalog)

Wild Iris Medical Education · 8h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

$45.00from $30; priced per courseView course →

Note: Wild Iris's pharmacology course list; listed courses show designated pharmacotherapeutic hours (e.g., Pain Management: 8 nursing hours including 2 pharmacotherapeutic hours).

NetCE Texas APRN CE Requirement and Course Options

NetCE · 5h · self-paced · ANCC (Jointly accredited by ACCME/ACPE/ANCC. Texas Board of Nurse Examiners accepts ANCC-accredited courses.)

$85.00course finder; priced per courseView course →

Note: NetCE's Texas APRN page lists pharmacotherapeutics course options for prescriptive-authority APRNs; NetCE's trafficking course is HHSC-approved.

Human Trafficking (Required, each renewal)

Human Trafficking and Exploitation: The Texas Requirement

NetCE · 5h · self-paced · ANCC (Jointly accredited by ACCME/ACPE/ANCC. Course #97471.)

$85.00View course →

Note: Course #97471; approved by Texas HHSC to meet the Texas human trafficking requirement.

HEART: Human Trafficking Prevention TrainingFree

Texas HHSC (HEART) · 1.5h · self-paced · Texas HHSC (official state training) (Texas Health and Human Services Commission official course.)

FreeView course →

Note: Free HHSC-approved course; the state's official human trafficking prevention training.

General electives

Fill your remaining hours with these board-accepted courses.

Diabetes Type 2: Prevention, Symptoms, and Treatment

Wild Iris Medical Education · 7h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

$42.00View course →

Note: Comprehensive type 2 diabetes course: prevention, screening criteria, treatment, complications, and long-term care planning.

Fall Prevention: Interventions for Balance Problems

Wild Iris Medical Education · 3h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

$24.00View course →

Note: Fall prevention in clinical and community settings: balance components, risk factors, and interventions.

Stroke: Comprehensive Acute Stroke Care

Wild Iris Medical Education · 9h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

$49.00View course →

Note: Stroke prevention, signs and symptoms, the NIHSS stroke scale, and acute nursing care.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Patient Management

Wild Iris Medical Education · 6h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

$24.00View course →

Note: COPD characteristics and causes, functional effects, preventive measures, and lifestyle interventions.

Breast Cancer: Types, Treatment, and Survivorship Care

Wild Iris Medical Education · 4h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

$30.00View course →

Note: Breast cancer types and categories, diagnosis methods, treatments and side effects, and survivorship care.

Complete renewal bundles

One purchase covering your full 20-hour renewal — usually cheaper than buying courses individually.

Nurse.com CE Membership (Standard)Bundle

Nurse.com (Relias) · 20h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC-accredited courses; Relias/Nurse.com is the largest US nursing CE brand.)

$49.99Premium membership ($149.99/yr) includes all courses + state renewal packages free.View course →

Note: Access to all online courses 1.5 contact hours or less (includes state-required courses), 50% off courses over 1.5 hours and state renewal packages; 500+ courses.

Elite Nursing Passport Lite CE MembershipBundle

Elite Learning · 20h · self-paced · ANCC (Colibri Healthcare LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by ANCC.)

$48.00per year; unlimited contact hours over 12 monthsView course →

Note: 100+ courses from an ANCC-accredited provider with state-required CE packages included, CE podcasts, and deadline tracking.

Free options

Accredited free courses. Note: free options rarely cover state-specific mandates — verify each mandate is satisfied.

HEART: Human Trafficking Prevention TrainingFree

Texas HHSC (HEART) · 1.5h · self-paced · Texas HHSC (official state training) (Texas Health and Human Services Commission official course.)

FreeView course →

Note: Free HHSC-approved course; the state's official human trafficking prevention training.

Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health ProfessionalsFree

HHS Office of Minority Health (Think Cultural Health) · 5h · self-paced · HHS (Federal curriculum from the HHS Office of Minority Health.)

FreeView course →

Note: Free federal cultural-competency curriculum; no cost, self-paced.

Novel Coronaviruses, including COVID-19 (free course)Free

Wild Iris Medical Education · 1h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

FreeView course →

Note: Wild Iris's free nursing CEU (1 ANCC contact hour); certificate included.

Free nursing CEUs from Wild IrisFree

Wild Iris Medical Education · 1h · self-paced · ANCC (ANCC Accredited Provider #P0314; accepted in all 50 states.)

FreeView course →

Note: Rotating free nursing CEU offerings, typically 1 ANCC contact hour each.

Frequently asked questions

How many CE hours do Texas nurse practitioners need?

Texas nurse practitioners need 20 contact hours every 2 years.

What are the mandated CE topics for Texas nurse practitioners?

Mandated topics: Pharmacology (5 hours, within cycle); Human Trafficking (Required, each renewal). All within the 20-hour total unless noted.

How many pharmacology hours do Texas nurse practitioners need?

5 hours of pharmacology (within cycle). NetCE's All Access APRN includes 650+ pharmacology hours for prescriptive-authority NPs.

When is the Texas nurse practitioners renewal deadline?

2-year renewal cycle; CE certificates uploaded to Texas Nurse Portal before renewal (SB 912)

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