Oregon Nursing (RN) CE requirements

Registered Nurse — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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Renewal: Licenses renew biennially on the nurse's birthday (per OSBN renewal guidance; expiration moved to birthdays effective January 1, 2022).

Required categories

Cultural competency education (2 hours in the last 48 months)
2h
Oregon pain-management education (1 hour in the last 36 months)
1h

Details

Per the official OSBN Continuing Education Requirements for Renewal fact sheet (effective 12-31-2025): as of January 1, 2026, practice hours are no longer required for Oregon nurses; LPN, RN, or APRN renewal requires 1 hour of Oregon pain-management education in the last 36 months and 2 hours of cultural-competency education in the past 48 months. As of January 1, 2028, LPN/RN renewal additionally requires 20 hours of CE within two years, with the pain-management and cultural-competency education still required. The 20-hour total must not be applied before 2028. Renewal is biennial on the licensee's birthday (per the OSBN Sentinel newsletter, the Board's official publication).

Official source: Oregon State Board of Nursing - Renewal CE Fact Sheet (effective 12-31-2025)

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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