Texas Nursing (RN) CE requirements

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

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20CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: The two-year period ends on the last day of the licensee's birth month and year; the first renewal is exempt from the CNE requirement.

Required categories

Forensic evidence collection training (conditional on applicable practice) (conditional)
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Geriatric content (conditional on applicable practice) (conditional)
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Human trafficking prevention (one-time) (conditional)
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Jurisprudence and ethics (required every third renewal) (conditional)
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Details

Texas requires 20 contact hours of continuing nursing education in the nurse's area of practice every two years, or a Board-approved national certification. Conditional and periodic add-ons include jurisprudence and ethics every third renewal, one-time human trafficking training, geriatric content for applicable practice, and forensic-evidence training for applicable nurses; the Board does not state hour amounts for these add-ons.

Official source: Texas Board of Nursing - Continuing Education

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

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