Washington Nursing (RN) CE requirements

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

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8CE hours every 1 yearVerify with board

Renewal: Licenses renew annually on the licensee's birthday.

Required categories

Health equity (2 of the 8 annual hours)
2h
Suicide assessment, treatment, and management training (one-time, 6 hours, due by the end of the first full year; counts toward the 8-hour requirement) (conditional)
6h

Details

Washington requires, each year, 8 contact hours of continuing education and 96 hours of active nursing practice; 2 of the 8 hours must be health equity education. A one-time 6-hour suicide assessment, treatment, and management training is also required and counts toward the annual 8-hour requirement.

Official source: Washington State Board of Nursing - Continuing Competency

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

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