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Texas Nursing (RN) CE category requirements

How the 20 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for registered nurses in Texas, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Forensic evidence collection training (conditional on applicable practice) (conditional)
0h
Geriatric content (conditional on applicable practice) (conditional)
0h
Human trafficking prevention (one-time) (conditional)
0h
Jurisprudence and ethics (required every third renewal) (conditional)
0h

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

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