Virginia CE Requirements for License Renewal

As a nurse in the state of Virginia, you are required to earn continuing education to renew your active license. All of our CE activities are accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). To assist you in meeting your state’s continuing education requirements, we have added links to related topics. Please ensure that any activity meets the requirements of your state board of nursing.

Renewal Requirements

RN

• Every two years
  • 30 hours of continuing education, or 15 hours of continuing education and 640 hours of active practice as a nurse

LPN 

• Every two years
  • 30 hours of continuing education, or 15 hours of continuing education and 640 hours of active practice as a nurse

Advanced Practice

• Every two years
  • 40 hours of continuing education for nurse practitioner if licensed prior to May 8, 2002
  • 8 eight hours of continuing education in pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics for nurse practitioner with prescriptive authority

 

Visit the Virginia Board of Nursing for more information on your renewal requirements.

CEConnection Resources

• CESaver Collection
• Recommended Nursing CE
• Topical CE Collections
• Advanced Pharmacology Hours
• Advanced Practice Nursing