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Arizona APRN CE requirements and approved online courses
Every 4 years for advanced practice registered nurses licensed by the Arizona State Board of Nursing. Here is exactly what counts — and the courses that satisfy it.
- Instant certificate
- Finish on your phone
- Accepted online CE
Arizona APRN requirements at a glance
- Total contact hours
- No general total
- Renewal cycle
- Every 4 years
- Pharmacology
- Counts toward total
- Reporting
- Self-report
- 3 hours of opioid, substance use disorder or addiction education if you hold an active DEA registration.
Source: Placeholder citation: A.A.C. R4-19-505 (admin-managed field). · last verified 2026-07-02. Arizona State Board of Nursing
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Written for Arizona advanced practice registered nurses
These courses name Arizona in their own records.
A prescriber-focused pharmacology refresher covering new agents, high-alert medications, interactions and safe titration.
Assessment, multimodal analgesia, controlled-substance safeguards and tapering conversations that respect patients.
General CE for advanced practice registered nurses
Matched on your license, not on Arizona's rules. Check your own renewal requirements before you count these hours.
We are adding courses for this combination. Browse the full course library in the meantime.
Arizona APRN CE questions
- How many CE hours does a APRN need in Arizona?
- See the mandated topics below every 4 years. Arizona APRN CE requirement: the Arizona State Board of Nursing does not set a fixed contact-hour total for advanced practice nurses. Nurse practitioners with an active DEA registration complete 3 hours of opioid, substance use disorder or addiction education.
- Is online CE accepted for APRN renewal in Arizona?
- Yes. Arizona accepts continuing education completed online from an approved provider. Our courses are self-paced, mobile-first and issue a certificate the moment you pass the post-test.
- How is CE reported in Arizona?
- User self-report; audit on request Keep your certificates — we also give you an audit-ready export to self-report.
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