NP · CRNA · CNM · CNS
Nebraska APRN continuing education requirements
None identified as a fixed APRN CE total
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 14, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- None identified as a fixed APRN CE total
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 10 pharmacology contact hours. 3 hours opioid-prescribing CE for applicable NP/CNM requirements
- Who it applies to
- APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified as a separate CE requirement
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services / Board of Nursing
- Accepted providers
- Qualifying CE providers/organizations under Nebraska nursing regulations
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 14, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN licenses expire on October 31st of each even-numbered year. LPN licenses expire on October 31st of each odd-numbered year.
- RN requirement
- 20 CE + 500 practice hrs/5 yrs or applicable pathway
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 20 CE + practice requirement
- Mandatory topics
- 20 hours of approved CE OR approved competency alternatives; no general mandatory topic identified
- Required courses
- RN/LPN: 20 hours of nursing continuing education from an approved provider is required when using the CE/practice pathway. The Board does not identify a general mandatory course topic for RN/LPN renewal. All 20 hours may be completed through home-study/internet courses under the applicable pathway. (Nebraska DHHS)
- Good to know
- Nebraska uses a continuing-competency system. A common pathway requires 500 hours of nursing practice during the previous 5 years + 20 CE contact hours from an approved provider during the previous 2 years. Other pathways include recent graduation, an approved refresher course, or current national specialty certification. Beginning with 2025 renewals, non-peer-reviewed educational offerings are not accepted. (Nebraska DHHS)
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