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Delaware APRN continuing education requirements
30 RN CE hours
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 30 RN CE hours
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- None identified as APRN-specific pharmacology
- Who it applies to
- Active APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- None identified
- Who approves the course
- Delaware Board of Nursing
- Accepted providers
- Board-approved CE providers
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Renewal period
- each full licensure renewal period
- RN requirement
- 30/2 yrs + practice/attestation; RN substance-abuse CE
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 30/2 yrs + practice/attestation
- Mandatory topics
- At least 3 of these contact hours must be in the area of substance abuse. Also, at least one hour on the recognition of and response to suspected or known sexual abuse, physical abuse, exploitation, trafficking, or domestic violence of vulnerable persons including, but not limited to, children, elders, or persons with intellectual, physical and developmental disabilities, or on the reporting obligations under the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Nursing, reporting of known or suspected child abuse or neglect.
- Required courses
- RN: 30 CE hours per full renewal period, including 3 hours substance abuse. LPN: 24 CE hours per full renewal period, including 3 hours substance abuse. First-renewal and endorsement/reinstatement exceptions can reduce the required hours. (Delaware DNREC) Source: Delaware Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- CE varies for the first renewal depending on how and when the license was issued. For subsequent full renewal periods, RN = 30 hours and LPN = 24 hours. Delaware also requires 3 CE hours in substance abuse. (Delaware DNREC) Source: Delaware Division of Professional Regulation / Board of Nursing.
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