Iowa Nursing (LPN) CE requirements
Licensed Practical Nurse — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
Renewal: Licenses expire on the 15th day of the licensee's birth month, every three years.
Required categories
Details
Iowa requires 36 contact hours per three-year cycle for LPNs (IAC 655-5.2). LPNs who regularly examine, attend, counsel, or treat children or dependent adults must also complete the state-approved 2-hour child-abuse and 2-hour dependent-adult-abuse identification-and-reporting trainings every three years. CE hours cannot be carried over between cycles.
Official source: Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing - Nursing Continuing Education; IAC 655-5.2
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